Dr. David Eagleman David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator. He teaches neuroscience at Stanford University and is CEO and co-founder of Neosensory, a company that develops devices for sensory substitution. He is the writer and presenter of The Brain, an Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and BBC.
Nikki Erlick Nikki Erlick is a journalist and travel writer whose work has appeared online with New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Indagare Travel, The Huffington Post, and Vox.
Alex Filippenko Filippenko is an Astrophysicist on a Nobel Prize winning team, as well as the 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize, 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics to all team members. He was voted the “best professor at UC Berkeley 9 years!”.
Chris Gardner Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur, single parent, philanthropist, speaker and writer. His story may be best known by those who have read his critically acclaimed first book, The Pursuit of Happyness, or seen the award-winning film adaptation starring actor Will Smith.
Jaron Lanier Computer scientist, artist, and author of You Are Not a Gadget and Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, known for his critique of technology’s impact on society.
Mary Roach Mary Roach is an American author specializing in popular science and humor who has published six best-selling works of nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in Outside, National Geographic, Wired, and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and her TED talk made the TED 20 Most Watched list.
Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith is an American poet and educator. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for her volume, Life on Mars, and was the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States. Smith’s signature voice, whether in elegy or praise or outrage, insists upon vibrancy and hope, even―and especially―in moments of inconceivable travesty and grief.
Rick Stevenson Filmmaker, writer, and founder of The 5000 Days Project, a long-term project documenting the lives of young people. His storytelling often focuses on personal growth, resilience, and the beauty of human development over time.
