Haim Shapira was born in Lithuania in 1962 and immigrated toIsrael in 1977, where he earned a PhD in mathematical genetics for hisdissertation on Games Theory and another PhD for his research about themathematical and philosophical approaches to Infinity. He teaches mathematics,psychology, philosophy, and literature. Haim is an author of seven best-sellingbooks. Shapira is not trying to makehis readers agree with him, but simply encourages them to enjoy thinking. He isone of Israel's most popular andin-demand speakers and giveslectures on creativity and strategic thinking, existential philosophy andphilosophy in children's literature, happiness and optimism, nonsense andinsanity, imagination and the meaning of meaning, as well as friendship andlove. He is also an accomplished pianist and an avid collector of anythingbeautiful.