The author (that's me) holds an BS in Cognitive Science from MIT and an BS from MIT'S Department of Mechanical Engineering (but not an BSME). I minored in Technical Communication, and I think I concentrated in Political Science/Media though it may have been Psychology (whichever paperwork made it to the registrar first).
I also went to grad. school at Stanford, and I'm now living in San Francisco
doing Internet consulting (strategy/marketing/UI) and writing.