Ed Regis (author)

Ed Regis (born 1944) is an American author and educator. He specializes in books and articles about science, philosophy and intelligence. His topics have included nanotechnology, transhumanism and biological warfare. His articles have appeared in several scientific magazines, including Scientific American, Harper's Magazine, Wired, Discover, The New York Times, Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and the American Philosophical Quarterly.

Personal

Regis was born in 1944. He received a Ph.D in Philosophy from New York University. Regis and his wife live in the mountains near Camp David, in Maryland.

Published works

Published books include:

• What is Life? Investigating the Nature of Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, published 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 978-0-374-28851-8 (discussing attempts to create an artificial living cell)
• Who Got Einstein's Office?: Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for Advanced Study, published 1987 by Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-12065-8
• Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over The Edge, published 1990 by Perseus Books, ISBN 0-201-09258-1
• Nano!: The True Story of Nanotechnology - the Astonishing New Science That Will Transform the World, published 1997 by Bantam, London
• Biology of Doom: America's Secret Germ Warfare Project, published 2000 by Henry Holt & Co., ISBN 0-8050-5765-X
• The Info Mesa: Science, Business, and New Age Alchemy on the Santa Fe Plateau, published 2003 by W. W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-02123-8
• Extraterrestrials: Science and Alien Intelligence, published 1985
• Gewirth's Ethical Rationalism: Critical Essays, with a Reply by Alan Gewirth (edited by Ed Regis), published 1984 by University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-70691-5