Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master’s Degree on Brain Science from Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Producing children’s TV programs, educational programs, NHK Special programs, and others as a program director at NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Involved in the research and development of computer graphics at NHK and making of the first TV program series using CG
Recently, publishing interviews with scientists, philosophers, politicians, economists, architects, entrepreneurs, and other experts as a science writer
Publications
How to Make a Flexible Brain (「やわらかな脳のつくり方」, Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd., 2002)
Beyond Wisdom (「知の逆転」, NHK Publishing, Inc., 2012)
Brave Acts of Wisdom (「知の英断」, NHK Publishing, Inc., 2014)
What Is Evolution: Growing Up in the Universe (「進化とは何か」, Hayakawa Publishing, Inc., 2015)
The Future of Mankind (「人類の未来」, NHK Publishing, Inc., 2017)
Lies, Loneliness, and Technology (「嘘と孤独とテクノロジー」, Shueisha International, Inc., 2020)
Music Consoles Despair: How Shostakovich Changed My Mind (「音楽は絶望に寄り添う」, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Ltd., 2022)
