Malcolm Smith was born in Australia in 1949, and has lived all his life there. He received his M.Sc. in zoology at the University of Queensland, and worked for 30 years as a public servant, while spending his vacations travelling around the world. He describes himself as an "amateur polymath" ie he has a wide interest in history, anthropology, science, and in particular, scientific anomalies. Malcolm Smith was born in Australia in 1949, and has lived all his life there. He received his M.Sc. in zoology at the University of Queensland, and worked for 30 years as a public servant, while spending his vacations travelling around the world. He describes himself as an "amateur polymath" ie he has a wide interest in history, anthropology, science, and in particular, scientific anomalies. ...more