Cat Warren is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and science communicator. She is Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University, where she was a professor since 1995. Her acclaimed book, "What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World," explores her experiences training a cadaver dog and the science behind canine olfaction. A Young Readers Edition of her book was published in October 2019.