Tobias in Conversation invites the reader to embark on a journey beyond time, often far beyond a human lifetime into the past, a journey through the life and work of Professor Phillip Tobias. It is based on a collection of interviews with the internationally acclaimed scientist, conducted and recorded over a period of five years. Tobias is first and foremost a human anatomist, and an important theme is his astonishingly broad-based approach to the teaching of anatomy. Other interviews range across such topics as research into the physical anthropology of living peoples; studies of mammalian chromosomes; an invitation from Louis and Mary Leakey to describe all the hominid fossils they discovered; the identification, description and naming of Homo habilis; re-opening of the Sterkfontein fossil site in 1966; Tobiass political activism and medical ethics; and his personal philosophy concerning religion and evolution. To allow the text to convey Tobiass unmistakable eloquence, the editors intervention has been minimal and focused only on enhancing readability and flow. Tobias in Conversation is accessible to the non-scientific reader and provides a lively personal account of Tobiass multi-faceted career.