Matt (Matthew) Ridley (born February 7, 1958 at Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British science writer. He received a doctorate in zoology from the University of Oxford before commencing a career in science journalism. He worked as a science correspondent for The Economist and The Daily Telegraph. He is the author of four acclaimed works of science popularization.
- The Red Queen
- The Origins of Virtue
- Genome
- Nature Via Nurture : Genes, Experience, and What Makes us Human