José Antonio Marina's research has been dedicated to forming a theory of intelligence which extends from neurology to ethics. He believes philosophy to be a public service, and that philosophers must leave the ivory tower and get to grips with people's concerns, study them and then explain their findings to them publically. He has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Premio Nacional de Ensayo, and the Giner de los Rios prize for Innovation.
Antonio Redondo (Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 1967) has had a career in the fields of the Internet, training and culture. Co-founder of Hotel Kafka, he has worked for more than 15 years in the area of eLearning as a cunsultant and executive. He presently heads the training division of one of the most important companies in the sector of standardised content generation, and is also director of Innovation and New Technologies of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and the Commision for eLearning of the Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Internet (ANEI).
José Campanari is a storyteller by trade. He tells original stories devised from the starting point of some overheard line.
José Carlos Bermejo is a member of the Camilo religious community and director of the Tres Cantos Centre for the Humanisation of Health (Madrid). He is a Dr of Theology and Psychology and a specialist in aid and has wide experience of the pastoral element of health.
José Carlos Carmona (Malaga, 1963), PhD, teaches at the Universidad de Sevilla and is a musician and writer. In addition to this novel, he has, so far, published three collections of short stories: Pararse a pensar (Stop to Think), Cuentos para despues de hacer el amor (Stories for After Making Love) and El arte perdido de la conversación (The Lost Art of Conversation), plus the novel, Sabor a canela (The Taste of Cinnamon). The Taste of Chocolate won the XIII Premio Literario de la Universidad de Sevilla.