Dr. Peter Heller was born 1966 in Velbert, Germany. He is a trained astronomer and physicist. He worked several years for the software and aerospace industry. Since 2003 he is working as a trendscout, future researcher and strategy consultant for key technologies at the Innovationszentrum Niedersachsen (Innovation Center Niedersachsen, www.iz-nds.de). There he is focusing on topics related to mobility, especially the aerospace and automotive industries, materials science, nanotechnology and telematics. He is regular writer for various magazines and blogs. Along with others he runs the Science Skeptical Blog. He is regular writer for the NovoArgumente Magazine and for various blogs.