Margaret Wertheim is a science writer and commentator, who is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and New York Times. She's the author of Pythagoras' Trousers and The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace. Wertheim also has written TV documentaries, including the Catalyst series and PBS's Faith and Reason. She is the founder and director of the Institute For Figuring, an organization devoted to expanding the public understanding of science in innovative and creative ways.
