Ken Mogi
Japanese scientist and author
Ken Mogi is a Japanese scientist and researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories who has written over 50 books, including Awakening Your Ikigai.
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Japanese Born 1962 in Nakano, Japan
About Ken Mogi
Kenichirō "Ken" Mogi was born in Tokyo in 1962. He studied science and then law at the University of Tokyo, and earned a doctorate in 1992. He works as a senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories. He was Japan's first TED speaker, presenting in March 2012. Most of his more than 50 books are in Japanese, and they range from brain science to philosophy, history, art, education and linguistics. His book Nō to Kasō won the 2005 Hideo Kobayashi award. His English-language work includes Awakening Your Ikigai.