John Coates is a physiologist and neuroscientist who previously traded derivatives for Goldman Sachs and ran a trading desk for Deutsche Bank in New York. By means of wearable monitors worn by hedge fund traders, he now researches how the human body reacts to risk-taking and stress. His science papers have been published by the Royal Society and by the National Academy of Sciences USA. His book, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, was short-listed for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and the UK Wellcome Trust Science Prize.