CATHERINE HERBERT HOWELL has conducted field research among urban
women in India and among Indian immigrants in New York City. A
former National Geographic staff member, she has authored a dozen
publications and has contributed to dozens more, including previous
editions of Peoples of the World, Wonders of the Ancient World, and
the Expeditions Atlas. She was also the editor of Out of Ireland, a
companion volume to the PBS documentary. She lives in Arlington,
Virginia.
K. DAVID HARRISON is a linguist and anthropologist specializing in
endangered languages, and is co-founder of the Living Tongues
Institute for Endangered Languages. He has conducted field research
in numerous countries where cultures are threatened by
globalization. His book The Last Speakers- The Quest to Save the
World's Most Endangered Languages explores the consequences of
language loss and efforts at revitalization. He lives in
Philadelphia and teaches at Swarthmore College.
SPENCER WELLS is a geneticist, anthropologist, author, and
entrepreneur. For more than a decade, he was an
explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society and
director of the Genographic Project, which analyzed DNA samples
from hundreds of thousands of people to decipher how our ancestors
populated the planet. Wells has appeared in numerous documentary
films. His fieldwork has taken him to more than 90 countries, and
he is the author of three books, The Journey of Man, Deep Ancestry,
and Pandora's Seed. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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