My earliest attempt at cookery began with the filleting of my sister's goldfish at age 2 and cooking my pet rabbits by age 7. Life has been downhill ever since.

Thiel Fellow, currently working on Patagon

Keith Berkowitz, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the Center for Balanced Health in New York City

Tim Kreider is the author of two essay collections, and a frequent contributor to Medium and The New York Times. He lives in NYC and the Chesapeake Bay area.