David Wolman

David Wolman is an author and award-winning journalist. He is a contributing editor for Wired, and he has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Nature, Time, and Newsweek. A former Fulbright journalism fellow in Japan and a graduate of Stanford University's journalism program, he is also a recipient of the Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship.

His latest book, The End of Money, has "gonzo brilliance," says The Guardian. It is a globetrotting exploration of a topic that many readers have always taken for granted: the cash in their pockets.

Wolman's 2008 Wired story about activists in Egypt using Facebook to mobilize against the regime was one of the earliest pieces of long-form journalism about what would come to be known as the Arab Spring. He followed that up with an e-book, "The Instigators," which was nominated for a 2012 National Magazine Award for reporting.

His first book, "A Left-Hand Turn Around the World," was published by Da Capo Press (hardcover 2005, paperback 2006). "Righting the Mother Tongue," was published by HarperCollins (hardcover 2008, paperback 2009). Visit his website at www.david-wolman.com and follow him on Twitter at @davidwolman.