Hannah Holmes (born 1963) is an American writer, journalist, essayist, and science commentator for Science Live ( Discovery Channel) and radio shows such as Maine Things Considered. She has published four books, most recently Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar Personality ( Random House, 2011). She has published articles online and in magazines including Sierra, New York Times Magazine, L.A.Times Magazine, Outside, Islands, and Escape. [1] [2] She earned a B.A. from University of Southern Maine in 1988, [1] and lives with her husband in Portland, Maine. [3]