Jeff Wise

Jeff Wise is a science writer, outdoor adventurer and pilot of airplanes and gliders. He is the author of Extreme Fear . He is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics , Travel + Leisure , Outside's GO , and Fortune Small Business . He has also written for The New York Times Magazine , Esquire , Details, Popular Science , National Geographic Adventure , and many others. In the course of his journalism career he has surfed in Alaska, scuba dived the South China Sea, piloted a WWII fighter...See more

Jeff Wise is a science writer, outdoor adventurer and pilot of airplanes and gliders. He is the author of Extreme Fear . He is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics , Travel + Leisure , Outside's GO , and Fortune Small Business . He has also written for The New York Times Magazine , Esquire , Details, Popular Science , National Geographic Adventure , and many others. In the course of his journalism career he has surfed in Alaska, scuba dived the South China Sea, piloted a WWII fighter plane, and mushed a dog team in Montana. He lives in New York City. See less