Peter Daempfle

Peter Daempfle was raised in Queens, NY in the 1970s and was a child of immigrants. He started early in life asking a key science question: "Why are things the way they are?" From the media's role in selling junk science to big tobacco's misuse of math to get people hooked on smoking, Dr. Daempfle explores good and bad science in his books.

He is a nature lover and enjoys the outdoors - hiking, swimming and writing in the forest - the roots of his love for science.

As a child in the city, one of the few natural settings of the buildings was his eight foot backyard. Here he learned about nature -- he remembers thinking about the ants in the yard working hard to serve their colony. They seemed selfless and he wished for a world with their cooperation. His books show us why those ants are not so good as they appear and why science compels us to question. A theme of his books is to bring forth our scientific skepticism so we are not fooled by the media and big business.

Peter Daempfle has taught in the sciences for over 20 years and is also the author of several books.

See "Science Impact TV Show" interview with Peter Daempfle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNDAKUrKxuE