マイケル・ロングは、科学を題材とするノンフィクションも執筆してきたスピーチライター、脚本家、劇作家。マイケル・E・ロング名義でも著書がある。マレー州立大学で物理学と数学を学び、ヴァンダービルト大学大学院で物理学を学んだ。大学院在学中にコメディの舞台に立ち始め、その後、米国の上院議員のスピーチライターとして活動した。連邦議会議員、閣僚、大統領候補、企業経営者などのスピーチを手がける一方、ジョージタウン大学ではスピーチやビジネス文書を含むライティングを教え、ライティング・プログラムのディレクターも務めた。20作以上の舞台作品が上演され、映画脚本ではスラムダンス映画祭の脚本部門で最終候補に選ばれた。精神科医ダニエル・Z・リーバーマンとの共著『もっと！――愛と創造、支配と進歩をもたらすドーパミンの最新脳科学』（原題 “The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race”）では、ドーパミンを単純な快楽物質とみなす見方を離れ、まだ手に入れていないものへの欲求や将来を計画する働きから、恋愛、創造、政治などを考察した。単著『ドーパミン断ち――最先端の脳科学が解明した自分を「うまく動かす」方法』（原題 “Taming the Molecule of More: A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Dopamine Work for You”）では、この議論を日常の行動に移し、SNS、買い物、恋愛、ゲームなどの具体例を通じて、欲求との付き合い方や創造性、人生の意味をめぐる実践的な方法を論じた。
Michael E. Long, also known as Mike Long and published in Japanese as Michael Long, is a speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright who has also written nonfiction about science and human behaviour. He studied physics and mathematics at Murray State University and pursued graduate studies in physics at Vanderbilt University. While in graduate school, he began performing comedy; he subsequently became a speechwriter for a United States senator. His clients have included members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, presidential candidates, and corporate executives. At Georgetown University, he taught writing, including speechwriting and business communication, and served as director of writing. More than twenty of his plays have been produced, and his screenwriting honours include selection as a finalist for the grand prize at the Slamdance Film Festival. With psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, Long coauthored The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race, translated into Japanese as Motto! The book moved beyond a simple description of dopamine as a pleasure chemical to examine its roles in wanting what is not yet possessed and planning for the future, connecting those functions to love, creativity, and politics. His solo follow-up, Taming the Molecule of More: A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Dopamine Work for You, appeared in Japanese as Dopamin Dachi. It shifted the discussion toward everyday behaviour, using examples involving social media, shopping, romantic relationships, and gaming to explore ways of managing desire, developing creativity, and finding meaning in life.
