Jelena Poleksic Author

Jelena Poleksic is a resident physician specialising in psychiatry with a passion for the history of medicine. She completed a graduate degree in the history and philosophy of science. You can find her on social media explaining the weirder aspects of medical history – @psychistorydoc. Jelena is from Toronto, Canada.

Ella Kasperowicz, AKA Ellastrated, is a UK-based illustrator. She creates playful, relatable and modern information illustrations inspired by travel, mental health, and friendship. Ella also illustrated the previous book in the series, A Stinky History of Toilets.