Michael Easter is a New York Times bestselling author who’s made a career of traveling the world to uncover innovative and practical ideas that help people live healthier, happier and more productive and remarkable lives. His research has taken him everywhere—from war zones to the Arctic to the most remote reaches of the Bolivian jungle.

Michael’s work has been embraced by leading institutions, ranging from professional sports teams to the military to Fortune 500 companies. The tactics he uncovers have changed how organizations approach critical issues like physical and mental health, performance, innovation and success. Most importantly, his ideas have helped millions of people worldwide live healthier, happier and more remarkable lives.

His books include The New York Times bestseller Scarcity Brain and The Comfort Crisis. He’s appeared in many of the world’s most influential media outlets, including Good Morning America, The New York Times, CBS Saturday Morning and The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Michael has spoken to or consulted for various top-tier universities, medical schools, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and some of the country’s largest nonprofits.

When he’s not crisscrossing the globe for his research, you can find him living in Las Vegas, where he is a professor in the journalism department at the University of Nevada Las
Vegas (UNLV) He co-founded and co-directs the Public Communications Institute, a think tank at UNLV. He lives on the edge of the desert with his wife and two dogs, Stockton and Conway