PZ Myers is the author of Pharyngula, the most heavily-trafficked science blog online. He is currently an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Morris, works with zebrafish in the field of evolutionary developmental biology, and also cultivates an interest in cephalopods. He is a public critic of intelligent design (ID) and of the creationist movement in general. He has published numerous research papers in Nature and other notable scientific journals. Asteroid 153298 Paulmyers is named in his honor.