Over the past twenty five years, Lawrence E. Joseph has written on science, nature, politics and business on five continents for publications including The New York Times (Magazine, Op-Ed), Salon.com, and many others. He has also authored a number of books. "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization’s End," (Broadway/Random House, 2007, plus twenty one foreign languages) is a personal exploration of the strange coincidence that both ancient Mayan prophecy and contemporary solar physics indicate that the year 2012 will be uniquely pivotal, perhaps catastrophic. Joseph’s next book is "Aftermath: Preparing for and Surviving Apocalypse 2012," (due out from Broadway/Random House in 2010), which explores the scenarios that global civilization might face following the cataclysm and/or enlightenment predicted for 2012 or thereabouts. Previous books include "Gaia: The Growth of an Idea" (St. Martin’s Press, 1990), which explored the Gaia Hypothesis that the Earth adjusts and regulates itself more like a living organism than a geological machine, as traditional Earth science holds; "Common Sense: Why It’s No Longer Common" (Addison-Wesley, 1994), examined the psychology, philosophy and folk wisdom of common sense.

Until recently, Joseph was chairman of the board of an Albuquerque, New Mexico research firm developing ultra-high temperature plasma furnaces designed to completely disintegrate extremely toxic biological and chemical wastes. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, educated at Stuyvesant High School, Brown University and University of California at San Diego, Joseph now lives in Los Angeles with his two young children.

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