About Bryant McGill

Bryant McGill is a human potential thought leader, international bestselling author, activist, and social entrepreneur. He is one of the world’s top social media influencers reaching a billion people a year (2016). His prolific writings have been published in thousands of books and publications, including a New York Times bestselling series, and his Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller, read by over 60 million people. He was the subject of a front-page cover story in the Wall Street Journal, has appeared in Forbes as a featured cultural thought leader, Nasdaq’s leadership series, Entrepreneur Magazine, and was listed in Inc. Magazine as an “Icon of Entrepreneurship” and one of, “the greatest leaders, writers and thinkers of all time.” He is the creator and founder of McGill Media, the McGill Peace Prize Foundation and Charitable Trust, The Royal Society (2015), and Simple Reminders. He is living his dream daily, serving those seeking inspiration, health, freedom, and truth around the world.

McGill is a United Nations appointed Global Champion and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, who received a Congressional commendation applauding his, “highly commendable life’s work,” as an Ambassador of Goodwill. His thoughts on human rights have been featured by President Clinton’s Foundation, in humanities programs with the Dalai Lama, and at the Whitehouse. He has appeared in media with Tony Robbins and Oprah, in a Desmond Tutu endorsed PBS Special with Jack Canfield, and has delivered speeches at the United Nations’ General Assembly Hall on Human Rights Day, with the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, and with Dr. Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.

McGill’s work has been endorsed by the president of the American Psychological Association, and has appeared in Psychology Today, and in meditation programs by Deepak Chopra. His writings have been published by Oprah’s Lifeclass, Simon & Schuster, Random House, HarperCollins, Wiley, McGraw Hill, and Writer’s Digest. His writings are regularly used in the curriculum at the university level, have been reviewed and published by the dean of NYU, and at Dartmouth, Stanford, and Yale, and were implemented into a campus installation at Bangkok University.

Speculative Nonfiction Author — Countering fear with systems thinking, optimism, and future-focused analysis.

"I write in the tradition of speculative nonfiction: weaving documented technologies, historical patterns, and verifiable infrastructures into forward-looking narratives. My aim is to counter fear-driven conspiracies and anti-science with rigorous systems thinking and optimistic analysis of humanity’s trajectory."

Poet, Communicator, and Linguist

Bryant has had a fascination with communications, words, language (including programming) and linguistics for the majority of his life. McGill is the editor and author of the McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme (2000) as featured in Smart Computing Magazine. He was also the author of Poet’s Muse: Associative Reference for Writer’s Block, and Living Language: Proximal Frequency Research Reference. His writings and award-winning language tools are used as part of the curriculum at the university level, and by numerous Grammy-winning and Multi-Platinum recording artists. He is a classically-trained poet who received private tutelage, mentorship and encouragement from the protege and friend of English-born American writer W.H. Auden (1993), and from American Academy of Arts and Letters inductee and founding Editor of the Paris Review, the late George Plimpton. Later in his life he studied and traveled for a number of years with Dr. Allan W. Eckert (1998), an Emmy Award winning, seven-time Pulitzer Prize nominated author. As an expert wordsmith, he has been published and quoted in Roget’s Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals; Word Savvy: Use the Right Word Every Time, All The Time; Power Verbs for Presenters: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations; and The Language of Language: A Linguistics Course for Starters.

Science, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

Bryant McGill’s lifelong passion for the convergence of science, technology, and human cognition has propelled him to the forefront of culture, where his deeper scientific studies informed his success in the humanities and became a bridge for others to attain greater understanding. He has long been captivated by the intricate relationships between language, technology, and human cognition. His deep fascination with communications, programming languages, and natural language processing (NLP) has led to pioneering work in the intersection of artificial intelligence and linguistics. As mentioned above, Bryant is the creator and editor of the McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme, a tool recognized by Smart Computing Magazine for its innovative contributions to the linguistic field. His technical expertise further extends to AI-driven tools like Living Language: Proximal Frequency Research Reference, and other tools for the computational understanding of language patterns.

Bryant’s work has been integrated into university-level curricula and used by leading AI researchers and technologists seeking new ways to bridge the gap between linguistic theory and practical applications in music, poetry, NLP. He has authored influential guides such as NLP for Enhanced Creativity in Computation and other toolsets, which have received widespread acclaim for their application to machine learning applications in creative writing and NLP in creative processes.

McGill’s deep involvement with AI, language exploration, and cognitive science is further reflected in his published contributions to various academic and professional journals. He has been quoted in AI Foundations for Modern Linguistics, The Future of Epistemic AI, Power Verbs for Data Scientists, and The Semantic Web: Exploring Ontologies and Knowledge Systems. Bryant’s rigorous approach to merging AI with the humanities has positioned him as a thought leader in the burgeoning fields of AI, cognitive computation, and as a strong advocate for the future of transhumanism and human-machine symbiosis. Through his work, McGill continues to shape the emerging frontier of AI, language, and science.

His most current study interests include Climate Change, Global Health Policy, Cybernetics, Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Spaces, Neural Networks, Biotechnology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Natural Language Processing, Epigenetics, Life Extension Technologies, Smart Materials, Photonic Computational Connectomes, Bio-Computational Systems, Neural Terraforming, Organoid Research, Cognitive Operating Systems, Biostorage and Biocomputation.

Where to find Him

Bryant’s writings and small aphorisms are regularly used in major network TV programs, newspapers, political speeches, peer-reviewed journals, college textbooks, academic papers and theses, and by university presidents and deans in non-violence programs and college ceremonies. His writings are some of the all-time most virally shared posts in social media surpassing top-shared posts by Barack Obama and the New York Times. He posts regularly on People Magazine’s #CelebsUnfiltered and on Huffington Post Celebrity, and his writings, aphorisms and “Simple Reminders” can also be found on-line around the world and at About.com, WashingtonPost.com, OriginMagazine.com, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.com, Values.com, Lifebyme.com, TinyBuddha.com, DailyGood.org, PsychologyToday.com, PsychCentral.com, Beliefnet.com, ElephantJournal.com, Lifehack.org, Upworthy.com, Edutopia.org, Alltop.com, Examiner.com.

Published by:

Simon and Schuster, Random House, HarperCollins, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, For Dummies, Writer’s Digest Books, The National Law Review, NASDAQ, Inc. Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Front Page of the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, The London Free Press, Country Living, Drexel University, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, PubMed Peer Reviewed Journals, Yale Daily News, U. S. Department of the Interior, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, Microsoft, Drexel University, SAP, Adams Media, Morgan James Publishing, Corwin Press, Conari Press, Smithsonian Institution, US Weekly, Hearst Communications, Andrews UK Limited, CRC Press, Sandhills Publishing, Sussex Publishers, Walt Disney Corp., Family.com, Yale University, Arizona State University, Cornell University, Open University Press, Dartmouth University, New York University, California State University, College of New Rochelle, Columbia University, Boston University, University of Arizona, Florida State University, Bowling Green State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Missouri Honors College, Arizona State University School of Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine / Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Arizona Department of Education, University of Missouri Honors College, FOFM Smithsonian Institution, Kiwanis Foundation, Lion’s Club, Rotary Club, Arizona Department of Education and the State of Missouri, metro.co.uk, High Point University, Havas PR Corporate Branding Digest, Carleton University, University of Arizona Health Network, College of Medicine Tucson, The Society for Computer Simulation, Society for Modeling & Simulation International, Front Page of the Washington Informer, and many others.

Google Lunar XPRIZE Advisor

I served on the Board of Advisors for Team Plan B, an official competitor in the Google Lunar XPRIZE, one of the most ambitious private space exploration initiatives in history. Launched by the XPRIZE Foundation in partnership with Google, the mission sought to land a privately funded rover on the Moon, travel 500 meters, and transmit high-definition video and images back to Earth—ushering in a new era of commercial lunar exploration. I was appointed to my advisory role during the active phase of the competition in the mid-2010s, placing me in the midst of groundbreaking efforts supported by NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and innovative aerospace companies like SpaceIL, Astrobotic, and Moon Express. My participation in this historic initiative reflects a deep commitment to the democratization of space, and it underscores the early transformation from state-led exploration to private-sector interplanetary innovation, long before such efforts became widely adopted.

Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies, published by Oxford University Press.

Alongside my work on the Google Lunar XPRIZE, I had the distinct honor of collaborating with my dear friend and visionary thinker, Professor Calestous Juma of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, on his seminal book Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies, published by Oxford University Press. Calestous, who has since passed, and I frequently exchanged ideas late into the night—deep dialogues on the trajectory of technological systems, genomics, genetic engineering, bio-convergence, and the socio-ethical thresholds shaping public acceptance. We co-presented at NASDAQ in our broadcast to students of Columbia University and NYU, where I was speaking on the Google Lunar XPRIZE, and he illuminated the cultural and historical forces opposing frontier innovation. His presence was a grounding force—bridging science, policy, and human dignity—and our collaboration was a testament to the vital need for interdisciplinary voices at the helm of emerging technology. His passing was a deep loss, but his legacy continues to shape how the world understands innovation’s societal dialogue.