Tobias Aufmkolk holds a degree in geography from Ruhr University Bochum with minors in Portuguese and sociology. He has many years of experience in science journalism, both as an author and as a proofreader/editor. Since 2002, he has been working as a freelance online editor in the science and education department of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). In his work as an editor, he pays particular attention to clear text structure and a writing style that is understandable to almost all readers.