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David Ewing Duncan
CEO
Arc Fusion
May 2026, SynBioBeta
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David Ewing Duncan is an award-winning journalist, researcher, entrepreneur, and advisor in the fields of life science, technology, AI, politics, and culture—and a best-selling author of 12 books published in 21 languages. David writes for Wired, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, MIT Technology Review, Fortune, Scientific American, Atlantic, and many others. He is a former producer and correspondent for ABC Nightline and 20/20, and for NPR’s Morning Edition. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arc Fusion, which holds unique events around the world on major life science topics for top leaders. He was the founding director of the Center for Life Science Policy at UC Berkeley, a Health Expert in Residence at IDEO, the Creative Director of Cure in New York City and. He is a consultant and advisor to select projects, nonprofits, investors, academic programs, and companies. David's latest book is Microlands: The Future of Life on Earth (and why it’s smaller than you think) (LittleBrownUK and Harvard U Press), about the microbiome of the Earth that connects all life. Other books include Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-Robot Futures (Dutton) and the bestsellers Experimental Man and Calendar. He has co-founded three companies. He has won the AAAS Magazine Story of the Year award has been nominated 3 times for a National Magazine Award.
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