Wendy Northcutt
Wendy Northcutt studied molecular biology at
UC Berkeley, worked in a neuroscience research laboratory at
Stanford, and later joined a biotech startup developing cancer and diabetes therapeutics. All this merely served as a prelude to her true calling as creator of the website
www.DarwinAwards.com, and author of hundreds of
Darwin Awards stories. Wendy is the leading authority in the novel ways humans manage to accidentally eliminate themselves from the gene pool. She specializes in debunking
urban legends, works as a freelance webmaster and public speaker, and enjoys travelling, glassblowing, and gardening.