{"id":6,"date":"2020-10-10T20:41:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T20:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-05-02T14:24:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:24:14","slug":"marshallbrain-com","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/","title":{"rendered":"MarshallBrain.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello, and welcome to MarshallBrain.com. I am glad you have found your way to this site and appreciate your taking the time to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am best known as the founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howstuffworks.com\/\">How Stuff Works<\/a>. I started HowStuffWorks as a hobby in 1998 and it has grown to be one of the top Web sites in the country. In 2007&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dsc.discovery.com\/\">Discovery Communications<\/a>&nbsp;purchased HowStuffWorks.com for $250 million. I am also well known as the host of the show &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/tags\/126933372\/factory-floor-with-marshall-brain\">Factory Floor with Marshall Brain<\/a>&#8221; which appeared on the National Geographic channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e7f5fe\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><strong>Latest Projects!<\/strong><\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wraltechwire.com\/tag\/marshall-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WRAL Techwire Articles on Climate Change<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>The Doomsday Boo<\/strong>k&nbsp;&#8211; The companion website for the book is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doomsdaynow.com\/\">available here<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>MachineThatMakesMoney.com<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Your complete online guide to becoming an entrepreneur and starting your startup &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/machinethatmakesmoney.com\/\">Click here to start reading<\/a>!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Imagining Elon Musk&#8217;s Million-Person Mars Colony &#8211; The greatest thought experiment of all time!<\/strong>&#8221; is now available free here on MarshallBrain.com &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/mars.htm\">Click here to start reading<\/a>!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Join the discussion on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/MarshallBrain\/?sort=hot\">Reddit<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am known for the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/robotic-nation.htm\">Robotic Nation<\/a>&nbsp;essays and the book&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/manna1.htm\">Manna<\/a>. The article&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/million.htm\">How to make a million dollars<\/a>&nbsp;is also very popular.&nbsp;I am also known as a member of the&nbsp;<em>Academy of Outstanding Teachers<\/em>&nbsp;at North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, the Dr. Oz show, CNN, MSNBC, Modern Marvels, etc. I have been interviewed for hundreds of different newspaper articles, magazine articles and radio shows. If you would like to schedule an interview, please&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/#contact\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I am a writer, a well-known&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/consulting-coaching.htm#speaking\">national speaker<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/consulting-coaching.htm\">consultant<\/a>. I am the Director of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/\">Engineering Entrepreneurs Program at NCSU<\/a>. I am an active participant in the entrepreneurial community in RTP as a mentor, coach, consultant and adviser. I am very interested in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/mars.htm\">Elon Musk&#8217;s Mars Colony<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/basic-income.htm\">Basic Income<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ConcentrationOfWealth\/\">concentration of wealth<\/a>, I work with Dr. Seth Hollar on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecoprt.com\/\">EcoPRT<\/a>&nbsp;(a envisioned automated transportation system for NCSU), and so on. You can find my resume on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/marshall-brain\/0\/2b0\/9a9\">LinkedIn<\/a>. I live in Cary, N.C. with my wife Leigh and our four children.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/#contact\">Contact information<\/a>&nbsp;is available at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also enjoy these in-depth interviews and videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marshall Brain: We\u2019re approaching humanity\u2019s make or break period\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Aup_EaO680?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>We&#8217;re approaching humanity\u2019s make or break period<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getting Over Getting Started | Marshall Brain | TEDxNCSU\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qr3j8GozmYA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Getting Over Getting Started<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marshall Brain on Robotics and Employment\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DxxL0EcpvdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>On Robotics and Employment at the Singularity Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Knew- With Trek Bikes - Marshall Brain NGC 22 03 2008 13 58 02 16x9 Part 1\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abzfF0bQj3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ui_RXgZlE3I\">Part 2<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Conversation with Marshall Brain\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/33628921?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/33628921\">A Conversation with Marshall Brain<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/machineintelligence\">MIRI<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Knew With Marshall Brain (later retitled &quot;Factory Floor&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/13126915?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Factory Floor with Marshall Brain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marshall Brain&#8217;s Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Born in Santa Monica, California, on May 17, 1961.<\/li><li>B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York<\/li><li>M.S. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/li><li>Taught in the computer science department at NCSU between 1986 and 1992<\/li><li>Named to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers at NCSU in 1992.<\/li><li>Started a software training and consulting company in Raleigh in 1992.<\/li><li>Named one of the Carolinas&#8217; top entrepreneurs by Ernst &amp; Young in 1999.<\/li><li>Founded HowStuffWorks as a hobby in 1998 and turned it into a venture-backed startup in 2000.<\/li><li>Won numerous awards while at HowStuffWorks including:<ul><li>Time Magazine&#8217;s 2002&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/2002\/tech\/best\/reference.html\">50 Best Web Sites<\/a><\/li><li>PC Magazine&#8217;s 2002&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,4149,7895,00.asp\">Top 100 Classic Web Sites<\/a><\/li><li>Scientific American&#8217;s 2002&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciam.com\/article.cfm?articleID=000CBEF0-963F-1CFB-93F6809EC5880000\">Sci\/Tech Web Award<\/a><\/li><li>Yahoo Internet Life Magazine&#8217;s 2002&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howstuffworks.com\/hswnews1.htm\">Best Science and Technology Resource<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Other Achievements:<ul><li>Author of more than a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marshall-Brain\/e\/B001HCZ0LY\/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0\">dozen books<\/a>.<\/li><li>Hundreds of live radio and television interviews on radio stations like WABC and TV networks like CNN.<\/li><li>Hundreds of radio vignettes for the Cox radio network.<\/li><li>Dozens of television news vignettes like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howstuffworks.com\/mpeg\/fireworks.mpg\">this<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howstuffworks.com\/mpeg\/skydiving.mpg\">this<\/a>.<\/li><li>Host of the National Geographic show &#8220;Who Knew? with Marshall Brain&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singularityweblog.com\/marshall-brain\/\">We\u2019re approaching humanity\u2019s make or break period<\/a>&nbsp;(2015)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/schoolforstartupsradio.com\/2015\/07\/marshall_brain_greg_slamowitz\/\">School for Startups<\/a>&nbsp;(2015)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/wunc.org\/post\/marshall-brain-explains-how-stuff-works#stream\/0\">Marshall Brain Explains &#8216;How Stuff Works&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;(2015)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/midtown\/docs\/clm_pdf_doc\">How Marshall&#8217;s Brain Works<\/a>&nbsp;(2014)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/radioinvivo.org\/2014\/10\/29\/marshall-brain\/\">Radio In Vivo Interview<\/a>&nbsp;(2014)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpi.edu\/dept\/NewsComm\/Magazine\/jun02\/feature3-1.html\">Sultan of Stuff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/102\/story\/465975.html\">Brain&#8217;s eye is firmly on the future<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/tech\/feature\/2003\/09\/18\/automation\/index_np.html\">Welcome to the Machine?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/2002\/tech\/best\/reference.html\">Time Magazine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/news\/business\/0,1367,59882,00.html\">Wired Magazine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ernac.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=title_1&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">Geek of the week<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-brain15oct15,1,7873837.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions\">Los Angeles Times editorial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/search\/abstract?res=F30F12FA38590C778EDDAC0894D9404482\">The New York Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectforkids.org\/node\/3177\">Review of The Teenager&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact Information for Marshall Brain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/gif\/mb-email.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Web site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/MarshallBrain.com\">MarshallBrain.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MarshallBrain\/\">On Reddit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marshall-Brain\/e\/B001HCZ0LY\">On Amazon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mailing Address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marshall Brain<br>103 Crosswaite way<br>Cary, NC 27518<br>(919) 858-1002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, and welcome to MarshallBrain.com. 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