Wade Roush
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD, History and Social Study of Science and Technology 1989-09-01 - 1994-05-01
Harvard University
B.A., History and Science 1985-09-01 - 1989-06-01Work Experience
Self-employed
Current
Self-employed
Soonish
Current
Soonish
Hub & Spoke Audio Collective
Current
Hub & Spoke Audio Collective
MIT Technology Review
2020-01-01 - 2020-09-01
MIT Technology Review
Wade Roush
2019-01-01 - 2020-05-01
Wade Roush
Scientific American
2019-01-01 - 2020-03-01
Scientific American
Wade Roush
2017-01-01 - 2018-05-01
Wade Roush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014-07-01 - 2016-06-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Xconomy
2007-07-01 - 2014-06-01
Xconomy
MIT Technology Review
2001-08-01 - 2007-06-01
MIT Technology Review
Skills
Summary
I’m a journalist and audio maker who creates accessible stories about the inner workings of innovation and how we can use science and technology to make the future better (or worse). I reach audiences through books, magazines, the web, radio, podcasts, live storytelling, and consulting reports—all with the goal of helping non-experts understand, appreciate, and intelligently navigate their changing world. I'm the producer and host of Soonish, a journalistic podcast about technology, culture, curiosity, and the future, and the co-founder of Hub & Spoke, a collective of idea-driven, independent podcasts. I'm also the author of Extraterrestrials, a look at the history of the idea of life on other worlds, published by the MIT Press in May of 2020, and editor of three science fiction anthologies published or co-published by the MIT Press. I do extensive work as a freelance audio producer of science-, technology, and health-related podcasts, and I've also developed a practice as an "organizational storyteller" for tech startups and venture capital funds, embedding myself inside their organizations in order to prepare journalistic accounts of their innovation and growth for key audiences.
