David Jay Brown holds a master s degree in psychobiology from New York University. A former neuroscience researcher at the University of Southern California, he has written for "Wired", "Discover", and "Scientific American", and his news stories have appeared on The Huffington Post and CBS News. A frequent guest editor of the "MAPS Bulletin", he is the author of several books including "Mavericks of the Mind" and "Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse". He lives in Ben Lomond, California.