Daniel Stone

Daniel Stone is a national bestselling writer on adventure, history, and science. He is a former senior editor for National Geographic and a former White House correspondent for Newsweek. His first book, The Food Explorer, was a national bestseller and is currently in development for a TV series. His book Sinkable, released in 2022, is about shipwrecks and the deep sea. American Poison (2025) tells the story of the most destructive invention in human history and the inspiring story of the woman who tried to stop it, Alice Hamilton. Daniel is an adjunct lecturer in environmental science, history, and storytelling at Johns Hopkins University. He is an award-winning historian and a Distinguished Fellow with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.