I've had the good fortune to collaborate on stage a couple of times with author Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy
In May 2010, Philip and I were on stage together at the Charleston Festival of Literature in the south of England. The event was moderated by author and documentary filmmaker Bill Nicholson. See a review of the event here.
I can't say enough about Philip: he is smart, generous, terrifically talented, and a pleasure to collaborate with.
I was named a CNN Next List Fellow. Watch two clips from the show.
Francis Crick, one of the premier biologists of the 20th century, passed away July 28, 2004, in San Diego. On his 88th birthday, I brought him chocolates and spent the day with him in his home in La Jolla.
Posthumanism asks what happens when our technologies allow humans to enhance intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities beyond what biology can give us. Think bionics on crack.
I'm a scientific advisor for Kernel, and I think Bryan Johnson is one of the most future-leaning guys I know.
David has won the Science Educator Award from the Society of Neuroscience.
Click here to watch David's talk on possibilianism at PopTech. Executive director Andrew Zolli wrote: "This is one of the best talks ever at PopTech. Everyone should watch this."
Read David's new article in Wired magazine: "Apocalyse? No. Six Ways the Internet Will Save Civilization"
