DAVID
HAS A NEW WEBSITE!
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MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON DAVID.
NEW BOOK IN THE STORES NOW!
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Recent Projects:
David Interviewed by Renee
Montaigne about new book, "The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA,"
on NPR's Morning Edition, June 23, 2005.
LATEST BOOK IS OUT!
The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA:
and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech
Published by Harper-Collins in the US,
and in the UK in August 2005 by Fourth Estate/HarperCollins. Check
out a
sample
of the book...
Order a copy now
from
Amazon. Click here for early reviews.
DAVID A NOVA CORRESPONDENT
David recently returned
from shooting on location in Micronesia as a correspondent and writer
for the new PBS NOVA science magazine program,
ScienceNow! Look for his segment on the Science of Obesity airing
in Winter 2005. ALSO, David has just finished a segment on brain implants
for NPR's Morning Edition that is a "reported commentary," a new style
of commentary that combines a reported piece with opinion. Look for this
to air in mid-March on
Morning Edition.
COLUMN, “BIOTECH AND
CREATIVITY,” TWICE MONTHLY
After one year, the column has covered everything from stem cells and
increasing lifespan to the return of Dr. Faustus and the role of science
in politics. Look for it every other Sunday in the San Francisco
Chronicle, or
online, or on this site in the media section. National syndication
is on the way.
AAAS JOURNALISM AWARD –
BEST MAGAZINE STORY, 2004
David received the prestigious
AAAS Science Journalism Award for best magazine story, 2004, given
by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for the
article “DNA as Destiny,” in Wired.
BIOAGENDA GOES
NON-PROFIT
BioAgenda enters its
second year after a successful first year having recently been
provisionally approved by the IRS as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation.
BioAgenda is designed as an independent, journalistic program that
gathers scientists, journalists, policy makers, business leaders,
advocates, critics, and artists representing all points of view on
issues ranging from stem cells to drug pricing. David is the unpaid
founder and editorial director in charge of content and educational
activities.
BIO
David Ewing
Duncan is a journalist and author of six books, and a television and
radio producer and correspondent. He wrote the international bestseller
Calendar: Humanity’s Epic Struggle to Determine a True and Accurate Year (Harper-Collins/Avon), published in 19 languages. His most recent book
for Harper-Collins is The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA… and
other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech, released in May, 2005.
He writes the "Biotech and Creativity" column for the San Francisco
Chronicle, and is a Contributing Editor to Wired and Discover. He has
written for Life, Harper’s, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, Fortune, USA
Today, and others. Duncan is a freelance producer for ABC’s Nightline,
and a producer for Discovery Television, and a correspondent for NOVA on
PBS; he is a commentator for NPR’s “Morning Edition.” In 2004, Duncan
won the prestigious AAAS Magazine Journalism Award.
He is the Founder and Editorial Director of The BioAgenda Institute, an
independent, nonprofit life science policy program and institute. He is
a member of the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto, and is the Executive
Producer of Grotto Nights. He is a board member of the Friends of the
San Francisco Public Library. His other books include a narrative about
a bicycle trek around the world; about a stint as a correspondent in
Africa during the waning days of Apartheid; a biography of the
conquistador Hernando de Soto; and an investigative report on how
doctors are trained. He has three children and lives in San Francisco.
