Stories from the future
DAVID EWING DUNCAN
I like telling stories.
The Future is my beat.
A bestselling author, award-winning journalist, researcher, and sought-after advisor and analyst focused on the life sciences, AI, culture, policy, people, and society—and on how we can use technology wisely to optimize people and our planet for the future.
01/ Stories
Journalist and researcher covering life sciences and technology, offering insights into the stories that will shape our future.
02/ Speaking
A fun and knowledgable storyteller who can help you make sense of new and emerging technologies, trends, and ideas in science, technology, society, and the human condition.
03/ Strategies
How can you thrive during this period of breathtaking innovation but also of rising uncertainties and challenges in technology, policy, ethics, the economy & societal trends
Best-Selling Author
“A fascinating work of
imaginative futurology”
- USA TODAY on TALKING TO ROBOTS12 BOOKS
21 LANGUAGES
Award Winning Journalist
Latest
Recents and Favorites
OVER 1,200 STORIES
WRITTEN & PRODUCED
Research and Special Projects
Researcher, Executive Editor, and Co-Writer
A team of top writers, scientists, and physicians spent over a year researching trajectories for healthcare into the year 2040 on 11 topics including bionics, cancer, the brain, healthcare economics, climate health, and more.
Contributing Editor & Writer
Scientific American
A special issue on the growing body of science on staying healthy. David wrote the lead story and a Q&A with personalized medicine pioneer Lee Hood.
Researcher and Writer
David was first genetically sequenced in 2001 for a story in Wired. This launched a 20+ year journalistic quest to test drive thousands of healthtech tests from hundreds of companies and labs, capturing the experiences in dozens of stories and reports, and in his book Experimental Man
Astonishing B&W photos by my brother with a forward by reknowned photographer Paul Caponigro and an Afterward I wrote that tells Don’s heartbreaking story.
“…imbued with a magic, poetry, and sharp beauty - Paul Caponigro
More Stories
Read my column on Substack
Futures
A column about possible futures at a pivotal moment in history, where the future could turn out wondrous—or not. I’m asking fascinating people what they are most excited about and most afraid of for the future, and why.
In conversation with:
George Church, Michael Pollan, Deepak Chopra, Silvia Earle, Kevin Kelly, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Renee Flemming and more