Mari Frank Interviews David Brin, Scientist, Inventor and NY Times Bestselling Author

David Brin, Scientist, Inventor and NY Times Bestselling Author David Brin is a scientist, inventor and NY Times bestselling author. With books translated into twenty-five languages, he has won multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. A film directed by Kevin Costner was based on David's novel The Postman. Other works have been optioned by Paramount and Warner Bros. One of them - "Kiln People" - has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a vividly original future, while a hardcover graphic novel - "The Life Eaters"- explored alternate outcomes to World War II. David's science fictional Uplift Universe explores a future when humans genetically engineer higher animals, like dolphins, to speak. As a "scientist/futurist" David Brin is seen frequently on shows like THE ARCHITECHS, UNIVERSE and LIFE AFTER PEOPLE (the most popular show ever, on the History Channel) along with many appearances on PBS and NPR. He is also much in-demand to speak about future trends, keynoting for IBM, Google, Procter & Gamble, SAP, Microsoft, Qualcomm, the Mauldin Group and Casey Research, all the way to think-tanks, Homeland Security and the CIA. (http://www.davidbrin.com/speaker.html) With degrees from Caltech and UCSD, David serves serves on advisory panels ranging from astronomy, space exploration, nanotech and SETI to national defense and technological ethics. His non-fiction book - The Transparent Society - explores the dangers of secrecy and loss of privacy in our modern world. It garnered the prestigious Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association. For more information, drop by http://www.davidbrin.com/