Allen Bragdon
The whimsical old dog with puzzle experience and a curious mind. Editorial founder of Games magazine. Editor of international puzzle column syndicated by the New York Times. Author of dozens of books of professional and academic examinations and how-to instructions in practical skills. Director, The BrainWaves Center. During the summer, Allen writes from his office at the Brainwaves Center on Cape Cod and races sailboats. During the winter he works from his 14th century villa in Tuscany. You can contact him by e-mail at abragdon@brainwaves.com

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David Gamon
The researcher, author and teacher in the cognitive sciences.
David was raised in a peripatetic Foreign Service family, and grew up in Martinique, Liberia, Swaziland, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. He studied German literature at Reed College and cognitive science at U.C. Berkeley, where he received his Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1997.

In addition to collaborating with Allen Bragdon on the Brainwaves book series, he serves as contributing writer to ScienceIQ, a science news and information e-mail subscription service, and to the ScienceMaster science education site, winner of the National Academy Press’s “Coolest Science Site” award. He also works as a professional translator.His current projects include books about the brain’s construction of sensory reality, humor and the brain, psychopathy, and the evolution of language. David lives in Oakland, California. You can contact him by e-mail at dcgamon@sbcglobal.net