Barbara J. Fields is a professor of American history at Columbia University. She is the co-author of Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life.
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Karen E. Fields is an independent sociologist who holds degrees from Harvard University, Brandeis University, and the Sorbonne. She is a co-author of the author of Racecraft: The Soul of[…]
Avi Loeb is a Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age[…]
Sai Gaddam is an entrepreneur and a computational neuroscientist by training. He previously co-authored A Billion Wicked Thoughts, an internationally acclaimed science non-fiction book about sexual desire and what the[…]
Helen Thompson is a professor of political economy at the University of Cambridge. In addition to contributing to publications including The New Statesman, The New York Times, and The Financial Times,[…]
As the former Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal, Bruno Maçães is a geopolitical consultant and the author of books such as Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of[…]
Bryan Walsh is the editor of Vox's Future Perfect section, overseeing coverage on policies and technologies that will make the future a better place. Previously he worked at Axios as[…]
Sam Jarman is a communicator of all things physics, from black holes to nature-inspired technology. He is also a regular contributor for online magazines including Physics World, Scientia, and Research[…]
Kelly Weill is a journalist at the Daily Beast, where she covers extremism, disinformation, and the internet. As a leading media voice on the role of online conspiracy theories in[…]
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.[…]
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[…]