Idan Ben-Barak

Biography

Idan Ben-Barak holds a BSc in medical science and an MSc in microbiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is currently completing a PhD in the history and philosophy of science at the University of Sydney. His first book, Small Wonders: How Microbes Rule Our World, published internationally, won the 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science Prize for Excellence in Science Books, YA category.