Bruce Bagemihl is a biologist, linguist, and author. Previously on the faculty of the University of British Columbia and a consultant to Microsoft, Bagemihl is an internationally recognized scholar whose interdisciplinary work explores the frontiers of language, biology, gender, and sexuality. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, "Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity", named one of the best books of the year by (among others) The New York Public Library and "Publishers Weekly". Bagemihl holds degrees in biology and linguistics/cognitive science, and has published widely on subjects ranging from zoology to cognitive ethnomusicology to queer theory.