Age: 81
Home: Fresno.Occupation: Retired professor emeritus in biology at California State University, Fresno.Hobbies: Sculpting, photography, gardening.Bee reader since: 1969 when we moved to Fresno.How many letters: 78 since 1987.Favorite topics: I write, more often than not, when people of some influence are on record as preferring religious or political bias, preconception or plain ignorance over evidence-based scientific consensus.Why do you write? To prompt readers to think carefully about what they believe.Education: UCLA, Ph.D, MS, BS (biology, zoology).Family: Wife, Vickie, of nearly 60 years, two daughters and one granddaughter.Political philosophy: Liberal progressive centrist.-- Compiled by Pam Rowse