Ekaterina Taratuta is a philosopher and the author of numerous works of fiction, including One Hundred and One Minutes (2007), The General Hygiene of Dr. Andreas (forthcoming), and Fishes and Frogs. She was born in 1976 in Novosibirsk, one of the largest cities in Siberia. She teaches social philosophy at St. Read More Petersburg State University (Russia), where she earned her PhD, and also works as a freelance columnist and writer for both journals and newspapers. Her academic book, Philosophy of Virtual Reality, was released in 2007.