About

Rob Brooks is Professor of Evolution at UNSW Sydney and a popular science author. He is an international expert on the conflicting evolutionary interests that make sex sizzle and render reproduction complex. From guppies and crickets to mice and humans, he has spent his career understanding the many surprising ways in which mating shapes the lives that animals lead. His popular writing explores the murky intersection of culture, economics and biology, and how new technologies interact with our evolved minds and bodies. He has won the Queensland Literary Award for Science (for his first book Sex, Genes and Rock ‘n’ Roll), and the Eureka Prize for Science Communication. His articles have been published in Psyche, CNN, The Atlantic, The Sydney Morning Herald, Areo, and many other publications. His latest book Artificial Intimacy: Virtual Friends, Digital Lovers, and Algorithmic Matchmakers considers what happens when new technology collides with our ancient ways of forming relationships and falling in love.