Bernd Heinrich is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Vermont and is the author of numerous books, including Bumblebee Economics, Why We Run: A Natural History, Mind of the Raven, and most recently, The Homing Instinct. His work has been featured in Scientific American, Discover, and The New York Times, among other places. He has received the John Burrough's Medal for Nature Writing and has been nominated for a National Book Award for Science. He lives in Vermont.
