Douglas Reay attended Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied the Natural Sciences tripos, including the History and Philosophy of Science. He has since gone on to become a professional software developer and qualified teacher of mathematics.

Over the years he has written within Ethics (http://www.utilitarianism.com/), the Philosophy of Mathematics (http://www.toothycat.net/wiki/wiki.pl?CategoryMaths/BigNumbers), and Epistemology (http://www.toothycat.net/wiki/wiki.pl?ReaysLemma).