John Bohannon

John Bohannon is an American science journalist and scientist who is Director of Science at Primer, an artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco, California. He is known for his career prior to Primer as a science journalist and Harvard University biologist, most notably with his "Gonzo Scientist" online series at ''Science Magazine'' and his creation of the annual "Dance Your PhD" contest. His investigative journalism work includes: * critiquing the ''Lancet'' surveys of Iraq War casualties (2006) * uncovering serious problems with the peer review process at a large number of journals that charge fees to authors (2013) * showing how uncritical mass media can become victims of claims made in fake scientific papers (2015)

Bohannon is involved in the effective altruism movement. In July 2015 he became a member of Giving What We Can, an organization whose members pledge to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities. Provided by Wikipedia