Imagine a conversation about robots and ketamine in one interview. Are they related? Not really, but the segue is fascinating. This dialogue takes many twists and turns and goes in directions we didn’t expect. Don’t miss this fascinating and occasionally humorous discussion. David Ewing Duncan is an award-winning journalist covering life science, technology, AI, politics, and culture in print, television, and radio—and a best-selling author of 12 books published in 21 languages.

David writes for Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Atlantic, The New York Times, Wired, and many others. He is a former producer and correspondent for ABC Nightline and 20/20, and for NPR’s Morning Edition. He was also the longtime Chief Correspondent of NPR Talk’s Tech Nation. His latest book, Microland: The Future of Life on Earth (and why it’s smaller than you think), is about how climate change and human activity are altering the microbiome of Earth, which connects all life. He has been nominated for a National Magazine Award three times.

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