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Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow at UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
📍 United States

Webb Wright is a freelance journalist and Columbia Journalism School alumnus specializing in the intersection of technology and the mind. His work, featured in publications like WIRED, The Atlantic, and Quanta Magazine, explores complex topics including artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and quantum computing.

Originally from Colorado, Webb is now based in Brooklyn, New York. He is obsessed with language and music and was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, which shapes his personal interests outside of his technology-focused reporting.

As a Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow, he conducted an investigation into New York Citys underground mushroom market.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow
Location
United States
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Emerging Technology
Writes extensively on emergent tech, including AI, the metaverse, and quantum computing for major publications and authored a weekly newsletter on the topic called “The Emerging Tech Briefing”.
Psychedelics & Policy
His work as a UC Berkeley fellow and his Master's Project focused on the burgeoning psychedelics industry, drug policy, and mental health applications.
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Work history

3-2023 - 9-2023
Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow
UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
12-2021 - 10-2024
Technology Reporter
The Drum
8-2021
Technology Reporter
Freelance
1-2021 - 8-2021
Graduate Student
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
3-2019 - 12-2021
Freelance Writer
Freelance
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Education
12-2020 - 9-2021
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Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
2013 - 2015
Bachelor of Science - BS
Portland State University
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