David Ewing Duncan
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David Ewing Duncan (b. 1958) is an American journalist, author and broadcaster with a special emphasis in technology, particularly biotechnology. He lives in San Francisco.
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[edit] In Media
Duncan is the Chief Correspondent of NPR’s “Biotech Nation”, heard in 133 countries, and also a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition.
He is the author of six books, published in 19 languages. His most recent is Masterminds: Genius, DNA and the Quest to Rewrite Life. Duncan is a Contributing Editor to Wired, Discover and MIT Technology Review; he writes for National Geographic, Fortune and The Atlantic Monthly, among others.
Formerly a special correspondent and producer for ABC’s Nightline, he is currently a correspondent for NOVA ScienceNow! and an Executive Producer for Smithsonian Networks. His documentaries have been broadcast on ABC and Discovery Television.
[edit] In Academia
Duncan is the founder and director of The BioAgenda Institute for Life Science Policy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit think-tank. He has been a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He is a Visiting Researcher at the Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley.
His blog on the MIT Technology Review website is called "The Biopragmatist".
[edit] Honors
- AAAS Magazine Journalism Award
- Best Book of the Year selection, San Francisco Chronicle (for "Masterminds: Genius, DNA and the Quest to Rewrite Life")
[edit] Miscellanea
- He is a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, a workspace co-operative that also includes Po Bronson, Caroline Paul, Tom Barbash, Peter Orner, ZZ Packer, and B. Ruby Rich, among others.
[edit] Bibliography
- Experimental Man: A Molecular Autobiography (due out in 2008)
- Masterminds: Genius, DNA and Quest to Rewrite Life (2005)
- Calendar: Humanity's Epic Struggle to Determine a True and Accurate Year (1998)
- Residents: The Perils and Promise of Training Young Doctors (1996)
- Hernando de Soto: A Savage Quest in the Americas (1996)
- From Cape to Cairo: An African Odyssey (1989), about a journalist's stint in Africa and riding a bike from Cape Town to Cairo
- Pedaling the Ends of the Earth (1985), about bicycling around the world
