David Pescovitz

Who is David Pescovitz?

David Pescovitz is a writer and journalist best known for his work on science, technology and Internet culture. He is also a co-editor of Boing Boing and a research director with the Institute for the Future. He was editor-at-large for MAKE and formerly writer-in-residence for UC Berkeley's College of Engineering.

Pescovitz earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati and later a Master's degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley.

Pescovitz co-wrote the book Reality Check with Brad Wieners based on his column in Wired magazine. He has also written for a number of publications including Scientific American, Popular Science, The New York Times, the Washington Post, New Scientist, and Business 2.0. In 2002, he won the Foresight Prize in Communication, for his work in educating the public and research community about nanotechnology and other emerging technologies.