David M. Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and Guggenheim Fellow. His areas of research include sensory substitution, time perception, vision, and synesthesia. He also studies the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system, and in that capacity, he directs the nonprofit Center for Science and Law. He has published over 120 academic publications including in Science and Nature and is an internationally bestselling author of books about the brain and literary fiction, with his works translated into thirty-three languages and two operas. He has launched several neuroscience companies from his research, including Neosensory and BrainCheck, and is the creator and host of PBS’s Emmy-nominated series “The Brain with David Eagleman.” He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Baylor College of Medicine, U.S.(Contact: Assistant to David Eagleman at sean@eagleman.com)

Perspective

Through collaborations among diplomats, scientists, and engineers, authors envision artificial intelligence (AI) paired with emerging human augmentation technologies significantly improving the bandwidth, speed, and optimality of diplomacy.