James B. Meigs is the former editor of Popular Mechanics, where he helped reposition that century-old brand to become a major voice on technological issues of the day. He currently cohosts the How Do We Fix It? podcast and is working on a book about man-made disasters. Previously, he served as editorial director for Car and Driver and Road & Track magazines, as executive editor at National Geographic Adventure, as editor in chief at the movie magazine Premiere, and as part of the team that launched Entertainment Weekly.