Murray Carpenter has reported caffeine-related stories for the"New York Times", "Wired", "National Geographic", NPR, and PRI s"The World". He has also written for the"Boston Globe", the"Christian Science Monitor", and other media outlets. He holds a degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a master of science in environmental studies from the University of Montana, and has worked as a medical lab assistant in Ohio, a cowboy in Colombia, a farmhand in Virginia, and an oil-exploring juggie in Wyoming. He lives in Belfast, Maine.