[2] Professor Seymour started his academic career as a lecturer in the School of Tropical Biology at James Cook University.
He has been involved in programs designed to decrease the envenoming of humans by box jellyfish in Australia, East Timor and Hawaii.
Professor Seymour, who lived on the Clarence River in Grafton, New South Wales, spend much of his early life swimming, diving and sailing.
Because his whole childhood revolved around the water, Professor Seymour considered it preordained that he would end up with his subsequent career.
They include: In addition, he has collaborated with Destin Sandlin in multiple videos of Smarter Every Day, and also hosts the educational YouTube channel The Nature of Science.