Sören Nylin is a Professor of Animal Ecology at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden, where he also earned his Ph.D. in 1991. Currently he is acting Head of Department. Besides Ecology and Evolutionary Biology he teaches Philosophy of Science, Research Ethics and other practical aspects of the scientific process.

His research focus is on the Evolutionary Ecology of insects, particularly the co-evolution between butterflies and their larval host plants. He has published close to 70 scientific papers and book chapters in this field. He is however new to the field of cultural studies, besides a distant past as writer for Sweden’s major rock magazine, Schlager, during his pre-graduate university studies in the 80’s.

Sören is married to Maria (also a Buffy and Whedon fan, which helps) and he has two children, one of whom doesn’t mind watching the episodes the first time around.