Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery is an author, scientist, and explorer. He has published numerous scientific essays and over a dozen books, including "The Eternal Frontier" and the award-winning bestsellers "The Future Eaters" and "Throwin Way Leg." A pioneering thinker in environmental science, Dr. Flannery taught for a year at Harvard University. He currently resides in Adelaide, where he serves as the director of the South Australian Museum and is the Chair of the State Science Council and the Sustainability Roundtable of Australia. He is also the Australian representative for the National Geographic Society.