Hannah Monyer is Medical Director of the Neurobiology Clinic in Heidelberg and researcher at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum). She has received numerous awards and distinctions for her work, including the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The neurobiologist researches molecular mechanisms that trigger and influence synchronous neuronal network activities. The results of her work are thus focused on such cognitive processes as learning and memory.

Jens Harder is a comic artist and illustrator. He is well known for his monumental comic book series, whose planned several volumes describe the history of evolution. For Alpha: Directions and Beta ... Civilisations Volume I he has received numerous national and international awards. He is currently working on the third part Beta ... Civilisations Volume II, which is scheduled to be released next year. In this trilogy he goes far beyond mere scientific illustration, utilizing a broad spectrum of cultural references and providing space for religion and myths within the scientific narrative.