Chip Walter is the author of Last Ape Standing, a former CNN Bureau Chief, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. His articles have been published in Slate, The Economist, Wall St. Journal, Scientific American and many other publications and his books have been published in six languages. His other books include, Thumbs, Toes and Tears -- And Other Traits That Make Us HUman; I'm Working on That (written with William Shatner) and Space Age (a companion volume to the PBS series of the same title). He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife Cyndy. Their four children are scattered all over the country, but they are still a family.
