P.W. Singer is the author of multiple award-winning books, and a contributing editor at Popular Science. Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national security environment,” 
Dr. Singer is considered one of the world’s leading experts on changes in 21st-century warfare. Singer’s book Wired for War examines the implications of robotics and other new technologies for war, politics, ethics and law in the 21st century. Wired for War made The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list in its first week of release.

“Blew my f***ing mind…This book is awesome.” – Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (2015) is Singer’s debut novel. It melds nonfiction style research on emerging trends and technology with a fictional exploration of the future of war at sea, on land, in the air, space and cyberspace.

Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Rayguns, Robots, Drones, Jan 13–Mar 2, 2017.