Garth Sundem is the author of Brain Candy, The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination, and Brain Trust: 85 Top Scientists Reveal Lab-Tested Secrets to Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants and More. He blogs at Wired’s GeekDad, Psychology Today, and Science20.com and is a frequent speaker in places where geeks gather. Follow him @garthsundem or find him at garthsundem.com. He recently moved to Boulder, CO, with his psychologist wife and two young kids, the latter of which he hopes will not remember their abduction from the other world.
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