Dr. Bruce J. MacLennan is the author of the book “Wisdom of Hypatia” . He has a BS in mathematics from Florida State University, and an MS and PhD in computer science from Purdue University. He was a senior software engineer at Intel, and a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research is in artificial intelligence, artificial life, self-organizing systems, and philosophy of mind.