Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., systemic physicist and theorist, is founder and director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley. Capra is the author of many books that investigate the philosophical aspects of scientific thought, including the world bestsellers The Tao of physics, The web of life, and Universal science. He is co-author with Pier Luigi Luisi of the textbook The systems view of life. His online course (www.capracourse.net) is based on this textbook. Website: www.fritjofcapra.net