Jacob Berkowitz is an author, journalist and playwright who lives in Almonte, Ontario (pop. 3000, 30-minutes west of Ottawa). His writing combines a passion for science and storytelling.

Through Quantum Writing, the science writing boutique he founded in 2000, Berkowitz popularizes the work of leading scientists at major research-based organizations in Canada and the United States.

Berkowitz' freelance journalism credits during the past 15 years include stories in newspapers and magazines across Canada. His writing ranges from a first-person feature on social trends in vasectomy, to how our view of the universe is shaped by the way NASA colors images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

His first book, Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs and Others Left Behind is in bookstores this fall. He's presently at work on the book Starting at the End: The Power of Turning Science into Story, a 50th anniversary follow-up to C.P. Snow's classic book on science and society The Two Cultures.