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 NAME                      DATE              DESCRIPTION
 
 Bio                       Feb 2007          credentials
 
 
 


David Pescovitz (david@pesco.net) is co-editor of the popular weblog BoingBoing.net and 
a research director with the Institute for the Future. He is also editor-at-large for MAKE: 
and writer-in-residence for UC Berkeley's College of Engineering. Pescovitz co-wrote the book 
Reality Check, based on his long-running forecasting column in Wired magazine where he remains
a correspondent. He also has contributed to Scientific American, Popular Science, the New York 
Times, the Washington Post, New Scientist, Business 2.0, and many other publications. In 2002, 
he won the Foresight Prize in Communication, recognizing excellence in educating the public and 
research community about nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. Pescovitz holds a 
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati and a Master's in 
Journalism from UC Berkeley.

Pescovitz's writing also has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, IEEE Spectrum, Industry Standard,
Spin, MTV Online, Interior Design, Discovery Channel Online, FlashArt, Small Times, and 
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. His explorations of fringe culture, science, and art are featured 
in the books True Mutations (Pollinator Press, 2007), Else/Where: Mapping (University of Minnesota, 
2006), The 'Zine Reader (Holt, 1997), and The Happy Mutant Handbook (Riverhead, 1996). In 1996, 
Pescovitz created Nrrrd, a critically acclaimed technology and youth culture Web site for Turner 
Entertainment. Pescovitz is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Science and has 
appeared on numerous television and radio programs and networks including CNN, NPR, Fox News, and CNET.