Joshua Davis

Who is Joshua Davis?

Joshua Davis is an American author, journalist and filmmaker who lives in San Francisco, California. Davis is currently a contributing editor at Wired magazine. In 2003, he reported from Iraq for the magazine. He has also written about genetically modified cocaine in Colombia, attempts to engineer the apocalypse in Jerusalem, and the 2007 cyberwar between Estonia and Russia. His work has been anthologized in the 2006 and 2007 editions of "The Best of Technology Writing" as well as the 2007 edition of "The Best American Science Writing." His work has also appeared in GQ, Outside, Food & Wine, Men's Health and Maxim.

Davis' first book, The Underdog, was published by Random House in 2005. It chronicles Davis' entry into unusual competitions around the world, including the World Armwrestling Championship in Gdynia, Poland; the US Sumo Open in Los Angeles; the World Sauna Championship in Heinol, Finland; and the Golden Shrimp, a backwards running competition in Poviglio, Italy.

Davis' experiences as an arm wrestler are also chronicled in his film, "The Beast Within," which won Best Documentary at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival in 2003.

20th Century Fox is adapting his experiences as a lightweight sumo wrestler into a movie starring Jon Heder.