Steven Levy

Steven Levy is senior editor and chief technology correspondent for Newsweek, where he writes the "Technologist" column. He is author of six books, including the classic computer history "Hackers"; "The Unicorn's Secret"; "Insanely Great" (the story of the Macintosh computer); "Artificial Life," "Crypto," and, most recently, "The Perfect Thing," which considers the technological and cultural aspects of Apple's iPod music player.

He has contributed to many publications including Rolling Stone, The Sunday New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and the New Yorker.