Mark W. Moffett
Tropical biologist and author
Mark W. Moffett is an American tropical biologist who studies ants and human societies. He wrote The Human Swarm.
1 summary 25 min of listening
American Born 1958 in Salida, Colorado, United States
About Mark W. Moffett
Mark W. Moffett is an American tropical biologist, born in 1958. His work looks at the ecology of tropical forest canopies, and at the social lives of animals (ants in particular) and of humans. He is a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution and is known for his close-up photography of ants. He has received the Lowell Thomas Medal from the Explorers Club, and he has appeared on The Colbert Report and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His books for general readers include The Human Swarm.