David Ewing Duncan

David Ewing Duncan talking at the Chautauqua Institution in 2008.

David Ewing Duncan (born 1958) is an American journalist, author and broadcaster with a special emphasis on new discoveries and their implications in biotechnology and the life sciences; he also reports on the environment and on green technologies. His latest book is When I'm 164: The new science of radical life extension, and what happens if it succeeds (TED Books). He lives in San Francisco, California.[1]

Duncan is a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, a workspace co-operative that also includes Po Bronson, Caroline Paul and Tom Barbash, among others.

Early life

Duncan graduated from Vassar College.[2]

In Media

Duncan is a correspondent for The Atlantic and writes a column for TheAtlantic.com; he also is the Chief Correspondent of public radio's "Biotech Nation" (part of "Tech Nation") heard in 133 countries and on NPR Talk. He also has been a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition.

He is the best-selling author of eight books, published in 20 languages. His most recent book is When I'm 164: The new science of radical life extension, and what happens if it succeeds (TED Books); his last book was the bestseller Experimental Man: What one man's body reveals about his future, your health and our toxic world, based on award-winning articles he wrote for Wired and National Geographic (John Wiley & Sons). Information and updates are available at the Experimental Man Project website.

Duncan's previous books include Masterminds: Genius, DNA and the Quest to Rewrite Life. He also wrote the international bestseller Calendar: Humanity's epic struggle to determine a true and accurate year (Avon), published in 20 languages. He is a former Contributing Editor to Wired, Discover, Conde Nast Portfolio and MIT Technology Review; he writes for National Geographic, Fortune, The New York Times, and Harper's, among many others.

In television, he was a special correspondent and producer for ABC's Nightline, and a correspondent for NOVA ScienceNow! His documentaries have been broadcast on ABC and Discovery Television.

Duncan is a frequent speaker — recent talks include "When I'm 164" at TEDx Brussels and The Experimental Man Project. He appears frequently in the media, including the Today Show and NPR's All Things Considered.

Nonprofit and Academia

Duncan is the founding director of the Center for Life Science Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the founder and former director of The BioAgenda Institute for Life Science Policy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit think-tank that held summits, panels and discussions, and sponsored white papers on important issued in the life sciences between 2003 and 2007. In 2011, he launched The Personalized Health Project, sponsored by The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He regularly lectures at Singularity University.

Honors

Duncan has won the Magazine Story of the Year Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His articles have twice been cited in nominations for National Magazine Awards, and his work has appeared twice in The Best American Science and Nature Writing. He has won numerous other awards.

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References

  1. ↑ David Ewing Duncan, The Fiscal Times
  2. ↑ David Ewing Duncan, The Fiscal Times

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