Frank Ochmann was born in Marl, an industrial town in western Germany, in 1956. He gained his doctorate in physics, studied theology the following years and was ordained as a Catholic priest for the diocese of Münster. Since 1992 he has continued to pursue his interests in science and the humanities outside the church and currently works as a senior science writer for stern magazine. In addition Ochmann provides an online column to stern.de, mainly on topics from psychology and the neurosciences. A highly praised book on the biological basis of morality – “Die gefühlte Moral” (“Emotional Ethics”) – was published in 2008. A book on deception (”Verführt - Verwirrt - Für dumm verkauft”), its possibly dramatic consequences for our societies, and what we can do about it, came out in May 2011. Frank Ochmann lives in Hamburg, Germany. English © Frank Ochmann 2011