John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. His research includes over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and several published textbooks.[…]
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Dr. Barbara Durrant serves San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance as the Henshaw Endowed Director of Reproductive Sciences. Her division studies reproductive biology, endocrinology, and behavior, and develops innovative methods to[…]
Dr. Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, where he leads the Sleep Disorders Centre. He is the author of The Nocturnal Brain:[…]
Bernd Brunner works at the crossroads of literature, science and history. He has written for Lapham's Quarterly, The Paris Review Daily, Courrier International, TLS, Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Aeon, Quartz,[…]
Sachin Rawat is a freelance science and tech writer based in Bangalore. He holds a master's degree in biotechnology. Find him on Twitter at @sachinxr.
Mark P. Mills is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, where he co-directs an Institute[…]
Jacob Mchangama is a lawyer, human-rights advocate, author, podcast host, and founder and executive director of the think tank Justitia. He has written about free speech and human rights in[…]
Michael Brooks holds a PhD in quantum physics and is a science author, journalist, and broadcaster. As a consultant writer at New Scientist magazine, he is the author of numerous books,[…]
Dr. Oliver Roeder has been a senior writer at FiveThirtyEight and editor of The Riddler, a collection of the site’s math puzzles. He studied artificial intelligence as a Nieman Fellow[…]
Michael Wiseman is the Senior Manager of Learning Development for Lowes Foods, where he leads a team that creates dynamic on-the-job and mobile learning experiences for a fast-paced retail environment.[…]
Sara Manning Peskin, MD, MS, is an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Harvard University, where she graduated[…]
Christopher Kemp is a molecular biologist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases at Michigan State University. Kemp is the author of Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation. He lives with his family in[…]
Mónica Guzmán is the Director of Digital and Storytelling at the nonprofit Braver Angels, host of the Crosscut interview series Northwest Newsmakers, and author of the upcoming title from BenBella[…]
Alexey W. Root is a former U.S. Women’s Chess Champion with a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. She is a lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas, teaching online[…]
Andrew Hessel, a pioneer and an expert in the field of synthetic biology, is the president of Humane Genomics, an early-stage company developing synthetic viruses for canine and human oncology.[…]
Amy Webb advises CEOs of the world’s most-admired companies, three-star admirals and generals, and the senior leadership of central banks and intergovernmental organizations. Amy is CEO of the Future Today[…]
Chen Qiufan (a.k.a. Stanley Chan) is a fiction writer, screenwriter, and columnist. He has published fiction in venues such as People’s Literature, Youth Literature, Science Fiction World, Esquire, and Chutzpah!.[…]
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, managing US$2.7 billion dual currency investment funds, is a[…]
Since 2013, Jo Cook has specialized in training learning professionals about virtual classroom and webinar design and delivery through her company, Lightbulb Moment. Jo is a speaker, instructional designer, and[…]
Mr. Paul Latta is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and principal and portfolio manager at Cedar River Capital. He has over 25 years of investment experience, mostly in research at Seattle-based[…]
Michael Gordin is Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the History Department at Princeton University, where he specializes in the history of modern science, and since 2017 has[…]
Ainissa Ramirez is a materials scientist and sought-after public speaker and science communicator. A Brown and Stanford graduate, she has worked as a research scientist at Bell Labs and held[…]
Tom Hafer developed systems for neutralizing rockets and drones during a nearly 50-year career working for or with the Defense Department and Homeland Security. He is currently retired and coaches[…]
David Schonthal is a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, the Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Kellogg, and the Faculty Director of the Zell Fellows Program. He is a[…]
Loran Nordgren is a Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, where he researches the psychological processes that guide how we think and act. Nordgren's research[…]
Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut,[…]
Michael Spitzer is the author of The Musical Human and professor of music at the University of Liverpool, where he leads the department’s work on classical music. A music theorist[…]
Dr. Merchant is a historian of science and technology in the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the quantitative human sciences and technologies of human measurement. Her first book, Building[…]
Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into[…]
Crystal Hunter is a Learning Experience Design consultant based in northern Utah. With over 18 years of experience, she has created training programs and educational technology platforms for clients across[…]