Barry Evans writes a regular science column for the North Coast Journal of Humboldt County, California. A retired civil engineer, he is the author of The Wrong-Way Comet and Everyday Wonders, has published many local histories of Northern California, and produced segments for his local NPR affiliate. Evans lives in Old Town Eureka, CA with his wife Louisa Rogers, several kayaks and bikes, and a stuffed gorilla named "Nameless."

