• Joshua Davis

  Science Journalist

Profession:

Science Journalist

Education

• Marin Academy, San Rafael, California

A Contributing Editor at WIRED Magazine, Joshua Davis is a journalist, author and filmmaker. In addition to WIRED, his work has been published in magazines ranging from GQ, to Outside to Men's Health. As a filmmaker, his documentary, The Beast Within, won Best Documentary at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival. His first book, The Underdog, documented his many attempts at outlandish competitions.

Did you grow up always knowing that you wanted to become a science journalist?

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and went to school at a high school called Marin Academy in San Rafael, California. I was quite an environmentalist. I was the head of the environmental committee. I thought that I was going to go into non-profit environmental work. I never thought that I was going to become a journalist.

How did you get involved in writing for WIRED Magazine?

When I graduated from college, I did start writing, but it was very difficult to make a living. A friend of mine had gone to journalism school, and he said, "Why don't we write an article together about a bug-eating contest?" So we wrote the story and got paid for it and I was like, "Wow! I could make money writing!" So I started writing for the local papers in San Francisco, including short stuff for WIRED. I ended up becoming a contributing editor for the magazine, but it was never a path that I would have expected.

What would you say to someone who's interested in writing a science or technology article for WIRED Magazine?

All you have to do is have an idea, put it on paper, and email it to one of the editors. If it's any good, you'll get a response.

Interview

I thought that I was going to go into non-profit environmental work. I never thought that I was going to become a journalist.

Joshua Davis
Science Journalist

Web Resources

• Joshua Davis' Official Website
• Johusa Davis' Book: Underdog Nation
• Wikipedia - Joshua Davis
• "What Are You Working On" Interview with Josha Davis
• "15 Minutes with" Joshua Davis
• Interview with Joshua Davis Regarding His Book, The Underdog
• Wired Magazine Article by Joshua Davis: "Web War One"
• Wired Magazine Article by Joshua Davis: "Face Blindness"
• Wired Magazine Article by Joshua Davis: "The Dawn of Robotic Cars"