Michael Corballis was born in New Zealand in 1936, and completed undergraduate and masters degrees there in psychology and mathematics. His PhD in psychology was from McGill University, where he taught from 1968 until 1977. He then returned to the University of Auckland, where he is now Emeritus Professor of Psychology. He enjoys writing in an accessible way about cognitive science, brain science, and evolution. His books include "The Psychology of Left and Right", "Human Laterality", "The Ambivalent Mind", "The Lopsides Ape", and most recently "The Recursive Mind".