David Wolman
Contributing editor at Wired
David Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired (for whom he first wrote about Egyptian Techie dissidents in 2008) and has written for Newsweek, Currency News, Outside, and Science & Spirit, among others. His first book, A Left-Hand Turn Around the World, was published in 2005 by Da Capo Press. His more recent book, Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, was published by HarperCollins in 2008. A recipient of a 2010 Oregon Arts Commission fellowship, Wolman just completed his third book, The End of Money, due out in late 2011.
Events with this presenter
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 06/15/2011 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Digital Dissidents: Sowing the seeds of Egypt’s revolt
David Wolman
David Wolman (a contributing editor at Wired) retraces the forces behind the Egyptian revolution, revealing the grassroots organizing that helped make it possible, and showing how a small band of digital activists risked their lives and helped bring down the government of Egypt. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Film: Words of Witness
David Wolman
22-year-old Heba Afify takes to the streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using Tweets, texts, and Facebook posts. Every time Heba heads out to cover the historical events shaping her country’s future, her mother says: “I know you are a journalist, but you’re still a girl!” Read More ››