Chris Rapley
Chris Rapley CBE is Professor of Climate Science at University College London. He is a Fellow of St Edmund’s College Cambridge, a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a member of the Academia Europaea, a Board member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Chairman of the European Space Agency Director General’s High Level […]
Eva Villaver
Prof. Eva Villaver is a distinguished astrophysicist renowned for her groundbreaking research on the evolution of planetary systems around dying stars and her unwavering dedication to science outreach. Currently Deputy Director at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, she has made astronomy accessible to broad audiences through her popular science book Las mil caras de […]
Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Derek Kiss, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X and also one of the founding members of Black Country Communion and Sons of […]
Michael Najjar
Born in Germany in 1966, Michael Najjar is an internationally renowned artist, explorer, and future astronaut. His multidisciplinary work spans photography, video, digital image making, sculpture, and writing, and is known for exploring the intersection of art, science, and technology. Najjar critically engages with the technological advancements shaping the early 21st century, often incorporating performative […]
Steven Chu
Steven Chu is Professor of Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for laser cooling and trapping of atoms. Other contributions include the first optical tweezers manipulation of biomolecules, precision atom interferometry based on optical pulses of light, and single molecule […]
Philip Torr
Professor Philip Torr did his PhD (DPhil) at the Robotics Research Group of the University of Oxford under Professor David Murray of the Active Vision Group. He worked for another three years at Oxford as a research fellow, and still maintains close contact as visiting fellow there. He won several awards including the Marr prize […]
Matt Mountain
Matt Mountain, a visionary astronomer and astrophysicist, has spent over three decades at the forefront of revolutionary space exploration and observational astronomy. A graduate and doctor of philosophy from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, Mountain’s career has been distinguished by a relentless pursuit of pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the cosmos. […]
Tony Franklin
English rock musician known as the “Fretless Monster” for his work on the fretless bass guitar. He has played with notable artists like Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, and Whitesnake. Franklin’s distinctive bass style has made him a sought-after session musician and performer. He has also toured with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and […]
Flautopía
The Flautopía Duo is composed of Miriam Ridruejo (flute) and Lola Barroso (piano), both performers, composers, and teachers. Formed out of their shared interest in promoting the extensive repertoire for their instruments from the Baroque period to contemporary times, they have a special fondness for 19th and 20th-century scores, particularly Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. They have […]
Kip Thorne
Kip Thorne is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) until 2009 and is one of the world’s leading experts on the astrophysical implications of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. He continues to do scientific research […]
