Ben Selinger AM is Emeritus Professor at the
Australian National University. His extracurricular activities have
included consumer protection, regulating Australia’s chemicals, and
providing features on science on talk-back radio and for the
Canberra Times. He was awarded a Eureka Prize for Science
Communication by the Australian Museum.
Russell Barrow is an Associate Professor in the
Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University.
He researches the roles of chemicals in natural systems, including
chemicals involved in ecological processes such as plant
pollination and the chemistry of compounds from mushrooms that are
used traditionally in Papua New Guinea.
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