Gregory Mone Keynote Speaker

Former technology columnist at Popular Science
Author of 21 books, including four New York Times bestsellers
His recent book, 'The Mind’s Mirror: Risk and Reward in the Age of AI' was chosen for J.P. Morgan’s prestigious 2025 NextList

Gregory Mone's Biography

Gregory Mone is a former technology columnist at Popular Science magazine, where he covered cosmology, robotics, AI, and the future for more than two decades.

Mone specializes in explaining complex topics for broad audiences through his books, essays, articles, and talks. He is the author of 21 books, including four New York Times bestsellers, that have been translated into 25 languages. He has given hundreds of invited talks at schools, companies, and conferences, including featured presentations at Google, MIT, the World Science Festival, and San Diego Comic Con.

Since 2015, he has collaborated with public intellectuals, brands, and thought leaders, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, and Mattel, Inc. His private publishing and ghostwriting firm, 509 Press, has produced books for prominent investors and entrepreneurs.

The Mind’s Mirror: Risk and Reward in the Age of AI, his recent book with Daniela Rus, the director of MIT’s AI lab, was chosen for J.P. Morgan’s prestigious 2025 NextList. The Financial Times selected The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots, his first book with Rus, as one of its Best Books of 2024 in the Economics category.

A graduate of Harvard College, Mone has also published eleven novels and multiple works of science fiction. He surfs year-round and lives with his family on Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of reality.

What to do with Alien Technology:

On the history of AI; how it works; the strengths and weaknesses; and how to make sense of it all as an organization and individual.

How to Save Your Job in the Age of AI:

The immediate and potential long-term impact of AI on jobs; mass confusion from AI-crazed marketing; how AI really works; the strengths of human minds vs. AI engines; a collaborative model for the future without the hype.

Welcome to the Future!

An entertaining review and analysis of the many fantastic, futuristic technologies that are already here today, from AI sunglasses to self-driving cars, and how to use them to your advantage as an individual and organization.

The Generalist, or How to Become an Expert in Anything:

Tips and tricks on how to rapidly turn yourself into an expert on almost any subject, from an author who has written about everything from black holes to women’s fitness, and insights from leading scientists, investors, and thinkers.

He brings two decades of frontline technology journalism at Popular Science, translating fast-moving breakthroughs in AI, robotics and cosmology into clear, compelling insight for non-specialist audiences.
He is a prolific, best-selling author with 21 books including four New York Times bestsellers, equipping organisations with powerful narrative tools to communicate complex science and technology with confidence.
He partners with leading public intellectuals and brands including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Mattel, helping leaders craft ideas that resonate across media, culture and global audiences.
He co-authored acclaimed recent books on robotics and AI with MIT AI Lab director Daniela Rus, giving audiences a current, research-grounded view of the risks and rewards shaping the next era of intelligent machines.
He delivers hundreds of invited talks for audiences ranging from Google and MIT to major festivals, combining sharp analysis and storytelling that inspires teams to embrace innovation without losing clarity or scepticism.