Mario Luis Rodriguez Cobos, pen name Silo, was born in Argentina in 1938. Towards the end of the 60s, Silo organized a group to study the personal and social crisis occurring in the world. This group (and others like it) organized around his writings, grew and developed into what later became known as the Humanist Movement.

Today, the Humanist Movement can be found in over 105 countries and Silo's books have been translated into over 20 languages and dialects.

His works include Humanize the Earth, a beautiful and profound mixture of prose and poetry; Contributions to Thought, a philosophical work comprising two essays - one on the function of the image in the consciousness and the other on historiology; Guided Experiences, a "storybook for grownups" in which the reader assumes the role of the story's protagonist; Universal Root Myths, a compilation of the universal myths that recur across various cultures; the award-winning The Day of the Winged Lion, a book of imaginative short stories in an unusual science fiction vein, and Letters To My Friends, in which he articulates the approach of New Humanism to the central political, ethical and personal questions of our time.

Silo was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1993 from the Russian National Academy of Sciences for the contributions his writings made to Russia as it struggled through more than a decade of dramatic changes.

In January 2002, with the Movement developing capably all over the globe, Silo removed himself from the organizing of the HM to pursue a new project, The Message.

He lives with his wife and two sons outside the city of Mendoza, Argentina, far from the country's capital and near the snow-capped Andes.

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