Olson, Randy, 1955-
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- Flock of dodos, 2006:closing credits (written & directed by Randy Olson)
- IMDb, viewed Mar 1, 2007(Randy Olson; director, writer, producer)
- University of Southern California WWW site, viewed Mar. 1, 2007:USC faculty profile (Randy Olson, lecturer; Ph. D., biology, Harvard, 1984; M.F.A., cinema, U.S.C., 1997; as a marine biologist, specializes in marine ecology of marine invertebrate larvae; as a filmmaker, wrote & directed documentary, Flock of dodos)
- NewYork times WWW site, viewed Mar. 1, 2007:Eager to Tell the Stories of Science, a Biologist Evolves, publ. Apr. 11, 2006 (Randy Olsen; from an army family; b. 1955 in Heidelberg; evolutionary biologist & filmmaker)
Richard Randolph "Randy" Olson is a marine biologist-turned-filmmaker who earned his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University (1984) and became a tenured professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire (1992) before changing careers by moving to Hollywood and entering film school at the University of Southern California. He has written and directed a number of short films and feature documentaries which have premiered at film festivals such as Tribeca Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival. Most of his films draw on his science background, involve humor, and address major science issues such as the decline of the world's oceans, the controversy around the teaching of evolution versus intelligent design, and the attacks on global warming science.
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