A Trusted Voice on the Future of Science & Society
David delivers powerful, thought-provoking keynotes at the intersection of science, technology, and human impact.
David Ewing Duncan has delivered hundreds of talks asking audiences to imagine the breathtaking possibilities of emerging technologies and discoveries, describing a wondrous future where we do it right while being keenly aware of what can go wrong, and being smart and careful with how we navigate the future.
Topics include thoughtful and detailed ideas, analysis, and future trends in healthcare & genetics, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and robotics, personalized health, climate change, healthcare policy, digital and data-driven health, start-up how-tos, and investing advice, and more.
In his articles, books, and highly engaging lectures, he describes the science and technologies that will power the future, and what it will mean as these extraordinary inventions become integrated into our daily lives.
Keynote Topics
01
Possible Futures in a world of radical change and growing uncertainty
How to frame trends in life sciences, technology, investment, and life, and to plan for the future.
02
Do You Love AI Yet?
What’s Really Happening & What Comes Next —Separating hype from reality, how to do it right, and to learn to love AI.
03
Experimental Man, Longevity, and Radical Wellness
David has been called the most tested man in the world. What technology and personal health data can—and can’t (yet)—reveal about your innermost health secrets and how long you will live.
04
A Skeptic’s Guide to SuperConvergence
It’s been hyped for years, but now it’s happening, when technologies and ideas begin to converge and super accelerate innovation—plus what the biggest hold up is right now to implementing innovation.
05
The Wave Theory
Innovation isn’t linear, it moves in waves of ups and downs, ebbs and flows. So does love, joy, grief, and markets.
06
How to Build a Better Human: a HealthTech Primer
What’s the latest you may not know about in research, engineering, business, investing—what’s working and what’s not, how to navigate what’s new, and how this will impact your future and the future of humanity.
07
Radical Stewardship: Climate, Human Health & The Future of the Planet
How technology and policy can drive sustainable solutions.
(Custom talks available upon request.)