A suggestion from jordanhiller@jmp:
I'm a big fan of his work. (Particularly "The Ghost Map", about cholera and epidemiology and sanitation and cities. ) He writes on science and culture, on innovation and big ideas, and on storytelling with data. His recent book and tv series combines all these threads -- "How We Got To Now". I recommend them highly!
His contact info is at his website.
Cheers
Jordan