I wanted to write something my kids could read … and their peers could read. I wrote it for people who may not otherwise pick up an evolution textbook.” — Chakrabarty on Explaining Life Through Evolution.
Prosanta Chakrabarty is the George H. Lowery Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Curator of Fishes at the Museum of Natural Science at Louisiana State University and a member of the NCSE Board of Directors. He is a TED Senior Fellow, an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, and a National Geographic Certified Educator. He is also the author of a recent popular book, Explaining Life Through Evolution (MIT Press, 2023).
Chakrabarty was interviewed recently by NCSE Executive Director Amanda L. Townley.