Thiemo Breyer teaches philosophy at the University of Cologne. His research interests include phenomenology, anthropology, and cognitive science.
Thomas Widlok is professor for cultural anthropology at the University of Cologne. He completed his MSc and PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was a member of the CRC "Our way to Europe" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). He is a specialist in hunter-gatherer studies.