About the author
Eric Bright is a voracious learner and a polymath. He is a world
traveller and has studied in Dubai, Iran, Australia, and Canada. His
diverse background helps to amplify and elevate the quality of his work
and demonstrates a breadth that is rare in today's world of narrow
specialisation. Born in Tehran, Iran, in 1977, Eric is the oldest of
three siblings. He has a warm spot in a close-knit, talented, and
supportive family, whose bonds were melded by struggling together
through and beyond the Iran-Iraq war. At one point, the family had to
flee for safety and to quickly find a new home for dogs who were their
trusted security guards and much loved members of the family. As a young
boy, Eric spent much of his time at Dehkhoda High School, a leading
private school in Tehran, where his peers and instructors referred to
him as Doctor, since he was always accompanied by medical texts and
aiming to master the nuances of the human body. When he was not at
school, he was adding to what would become an immense and deeply beloved
personal library he would have to part with when he moved to Vancouver,
B.C. in 2004. When he wasn't busy with his books, the young Eric was in
hiding, secretly learning to play the piano at a time and place when
doing so was illegal and dangerous. These experiences have left defining
marks on his character.
Eric is now a Canadian citizen, accomplished pianist, and an advocate
for the amelioration of the human condition. He has achieved a Bachelor
of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy and Plant
Breeding/Genetics and a Masters in International Business. He has
enhanced his education by taking advanced post-baccalaureate studies in
Philosophy, with an emphasis on logic under the tutelage of Ray
Jennings, a world renowned logician. With many years of intense study,
both formal and informal, Eric has developed competence in biology,
psychology, genetics, evolutionary theory, marketing, and religious
studies. He has worked as a high school teacher, film director,
counsellor, video producer, photographer, computer technician and
analyst, and he is a member of the council of Wingtzun Kung Fu. Most
importantly, despite all of his impressive and far-ranging
accomplishments, he is humble, kind, and personable.