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David Ewing Duncan

David Ewing Duncan is a journalist and best-selling author of nine books. He is curator of Arc Fusion, which convenes top doers and thinkers around critical life science topics to discuss and find solutions. He… More is a Daily Beast columnist and writes for Wired, the New York Times, Atlantic, and Fortune, among others. He is the author of Experimental Man: What one man’s body tells us about our health future (Wiley) and When I’m 164: The science of radical life extension and what happens if it succeeds (TED Books). His website is www.davidewingduncan.com.

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