Dean Kowalski is an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin Colleges, teaching philosophy at the Waukesha campus. He is a graduate of Ripon College, earning undergraduate degrees in philosophy and history. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from UW-Madison. He has authored, edited, or co-edited six books, each with some connection to popular culture and philosophy: Moral Theory at the Movies, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film, The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy, The Philosophy of The X-Files, The Philosophy of Steven Spielberg, and The Philosophy of Joss Whedon. He was born and raised in Wisconsin, and is a life-long Green Bay Packers fan. He is married and has two children. When he is not busy "Muldering-out" the truth--which *is* out there--he enjoys exercising, taking his kids to water parks, playing chess and ping-pong, an occasional glass of single-malt scotch (having yet to sample Mudder's Milk), and dropping well-placed pop culture references. Although he actually hasn't ever sent Rupert Murdoch 30 pieces of silverware, he agrees with Sheldon Cooper that Friday evenings aren't the same without his beloved Firefly. Murdoch!...Murrr-doch!!!