David M. Ewalt

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David M. Ewalt
Born1976 (age 49–50)
United States
OccupationsJournalist and author
EmployerScientific American
Websitedavidmewalt.com

David M. Ewalt (born 1976) is an American journalist and author. Ewalt is the author of the books Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It (2013)[1] and Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution (2018).[2] As of June 2025, he is the editor-in-chief of Scientific American.[3][4]

Career

David M. Ewalt was the Science & Technology Editor at The Messenger.[5] Previously he was Editor in Chief of Gizmodo,[6] an editor at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, and wrote for a wide range of media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and New York magazine.[7] Before that, Ewalt was deputy editor of Forbes magazine, where he wrote numerous in-depth cover stories on technology companies including Oculus VR,[8] Magic Leap,[9] Microsoft,[10] Mojang,[11] SHI International,[12] and Bigelow Aerospace.[13] Prior to Forbes he was a reporter at InformationWeek.[14]

Ewalt is regarded as an expert on the intersection of technology and gaming and has been interviewed by media outlets including The New York Times[15] and National Public Radio,[16][17] and he was a frequent guest on the live television program Attack of the Show![18][19]

Ewalt has also been invited to speak to organizations including Google,[20] Microsoft Research,[21] and Huawei.[22]

Works

In 2013, Simon & Schuster published Ewalt's first book, Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It, about the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. It was reviewed by major publications including The Wall Street Journal,[23] The Seattle Times,[24] Los Angeles Times,[25] Kirkus,[26] and Publishers Weekly.[27] The book was picked as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year[28] and listed as one of Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of 2013.[29]

In 2009, Ewalt co-created the inaugural Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People and has edited each annual update of the ranking.[7] The list has received significant global coverage and attention in the media, and Ewalt has appeared as a guest to discuss it on outlets including CNN,[30] MSNBC,[31] CNBC,[32] and Fox Business Network.[33]

References

  1. Ewalt, David M. (August 20, 2013). Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It. New York: Scribner. ISBN 9781451640502. OCLC 893156770.
  2. Ewalt, David M. (July 17, 2018). Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 9781101983713. OCLC 1047655715.
  3. "Scientific American Announces David M. Ewalt as New Editor-in-Chief | Springer Nature Group | Springer Nature". group.springernature.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  4. "Stories by David M. Ewalt". Scientific American. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  5. "The Messenger To Launch May 15". Axios. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. "MG/O Media Announces New Editors In Chief Of AV Club, Gizmodo, Jezebel". Cision. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. "About David M. Ewalt". Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  8. "Palmer Luckey: Defying Reality". Forbes. January 19, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  9. "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. November 2, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  10. "Microsoft Xbox Is Winning The Living Room War. Here's Why". Forbes. June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  11. "Inside The Post-Minecraft Life Of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson". Forbes. March 3, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  12. "The Modest Tycoon Behind America's Biggest Woman-Owned Business". Forbes. May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  13. "Cosmic Landlord". Forbes. August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  14. Ewalt, David. "David M. Ewalt - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  15. Gilsdorf, Ethan (January 9, 2012). "Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  16. "Virtual Reality Is About To Get Very Real". September 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  17. "1.14.15: The New Puberty, Hits And Misses From CES, & A History Of Cheerleading". January 14, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  18. Breaking Down The Apple News. YouTube. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  19. Windows 7 Reactions and a Steve Jobs Absence. YouTube. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  20. David Ewalt: "Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution" - Talks at Google. YouTube. September 16, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  21. "Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It - Microsoft Research". Microsoft. January 9, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  22. "4th European Huawei Innovation Day". April 8, 2017. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  23. "Tales From the Basement". The Wall Street Journal. August 26, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  24. "'Of Dice and Men': the lure of Dungeons & Dragons". The Seattle Times. August 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  25. "There be dragons: 'Of Dice and Men' explores the story of D&D". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  26. "OF DICE AND MEN". Kirkus. July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  27. "Nonfiction Book Review: Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It". Publishers Weekly. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  28. "Best of 2013". Amazon.com. 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  29. "Hudson Booksellers Announces the Best Books of 2013". PR Newswire. November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  30. "Forbes releases 2015 most powerful people list". November 4, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  31. "Putin ranks at top of 'Most Powerful People' list". MSNBC. December 14, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  32. "Forbes most powerful person of 2016 is not Trump". CNBC. December 14, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  33. "Trump beat by Putin, China's Xi in Forbes most powerful person list". Fox Business. May 8, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.