Linda Geddes is a London-based magazine journalist who writes about biology, medicine, and technology. She has worked as both a news editor and reporter for New Scientist magazine. She has received numerous awards for her journalism, including the Association of British Science Writers' award for Best Investigative Journalism and the European School of Oncology's Best Cancer Reporter. She was also shortlisted for the Paul Foot Award in 2011 and the Press and Periodicals Association's Writer of the Year award in 2009, 2011 and 2012.