Position/Organization: freelance writer/filmmaker, www.smallmammal.com

John Pavlus has published in and created original video features for Scientific American, Popular Science, Nature, Wired, Slate.com, NPR, New York magazine, the New York Times Magazine, DVICE.com, io9.com, and others. He is the creative principal and co-founder of Small Mammal, an online video production company focusing on science and technology subjects, and has worked as a writer and associate producer on documentaries for National Geographic Explorer, NOVA ScienceNOW, and The Science Channel. He is a recovering GTD user.