Gallery: Highlights from 50 Years of James Bond

Skyfall Villain Raoul Silva

James Bond Skyfall

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Raoul Silva, the main villain of 'Skyfall' played by Javier Bardem, sees the world as his Internet oyster.

Q MI6 Skyfall

James Bond Skyfall

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The new Q quartermaster in 'Skyfall,' played by Ben Whishaw, thinks he can do more damage than Bond with just a laptop.

Managing editor, Scientific American

Jeanna Bryner is managing editor of Scientific American. Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species, including the gorgeous Florida Scrub Jay. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science.