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Dr. Clay Routledge is a leading expert in existential psychology. His work examines how the human need for meaning in life influences and is influenced by different cognitive processes, self-regulation,[…]
Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist who hunts and writes about dinosaurs. He is on the faculty of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, but grew up in the Midwestern USA.[…]
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, and the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award winning documentary about the Catholic[…]
Sasha Sagan is a native of Ithaca, New York and a graduate of NYU. She has worked as a television producer, filmmaker, writer, and speaker in the U.S. and abroad.[…]
Dr. Deborah Haarsma is President of BioLogos. She is an astronomer and frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at research universities, churches, and public venues like the National[…]
Jamie Susskind is a graduate of the University of Oxford and has held Fellowships at Harvard and Cambridge Universities. He practises as a barrister in the courts of England and[…]
Raffael Jovine trained in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, did his PhD in marine sciences at UC Santa Barbara, and completed research at MIT. In 2013, he founded and[…]
Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor, PhD social scientist, bestselling author, and columnist at The Atlantic who specializes in using the highest levels of science and philosophy to provide people[…]
Alan Lightman is an American writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. Born in 1948, he was educated at Princeton and at the California Institute of Technology, where he received a PhD[…]
Tony Morley is a progress studies writer and communicator, specializing in the historical trends in global living standards and the economic, social, political, scientific, and technological forces that drive human[…]
Dr. Jillian Peterson is the co-founder of The Violence Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank that works to reduce violence through research and analysis. She is the co-author of The[…]
James Densley is professor and department chair of criminal justice at Metropolitan State University. He is perhaps best known for co-creating the largest, most comprehensive database of mass shooters in[…]
Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an[…]
Dr. Matt Grawitch is Director of Strategic Research at Saint Louis University School for Professional Studies. He holds a PhD in psychology.
Albert-LászlĂł Barabási is a network scientist, fascinated with a wide range of topics, from unveiling the structure of the brain and treating diseases using network medicine to the emergence of[…]
Kathryn Judge is the Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. She is an expert in financial markets and financial regulation. She has published articles in top[…]
Sakshi Udavant is a freelance writer with a degree in psychology. She covers mental health, relationships, business, finance, technology, and other topics for a wide range of brands and publications[…]
Michael Slepian is the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia University. A recipient of the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological[…]
David Christian is Professor of History and Director of the Big History Institute at Macquarie University in Sydney. By training a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union, he has[…]
Dr. Jenny Morber is a veteran science writer with a PhD in materials science and engineering. Her favorite topics include the strange, the offbeat, and those that challenge us to[…]
Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, where he works in the Division of Law, Ethics, and[…]
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and[…]
Jacob L. Shapiro is Partner & Director of Geopolitical Analysis at Cognitive Investments (CI). He oversees geopolitical analysis at CI, working with the CI research team to integrate geopolitics into[…]
Wendy Wood is a social psychologist whose research addresses the ways that habits guide behavior - and why they are so difficult to break - as well as evolutionary accounts[…]
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top 1% most-cited scientists in the world, having published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Barrett is a University Distinguished Professor of psychology at[…]
Sam Gilberg is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is interested in exploring the emotional undercurrents that guide our behavior. You can find more of his writing[…]
Melissa Daimler helps leaders design, operationalize, and scale their culture. She currently serves as the Chief Learning Officer for Udemy.
Philip Ball is a freelance science writer. He worked previously at Nature for over 20 years, first as an editor for physical sciences (for which his brief extended from biochemistry[…]