Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. Tyson’s professional research interests are broad, but […]
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer is a science fiction writer. He has has published in both of the world’s leading scientific journals, Science (guest editorial) and Nature (fiction), as well as in the glossy newsstand magazines Sky & Telescope and Archaeology, and he contributes op-eds on scientific issues to The Ottawa Citizen. According to the US trade […]
Mario Livio
Mario Livio, born in 1945, in Bucharest, Romania, is an internationally renowned astrophysicist and best-selling author. He spent 24 years at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates the Hubble Space Telescope, contributing significantly to our understanding of cosmology, supernova explosions, black holes, and the emergence of life in the universe. Livio has published […]
Anousheh Ansari
Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges. The first female private space explorer and first Muslim woman in space, she is a global presence in future-positive tech markets and a resonant voice for women within STEM, business, and the entrepreneurial industries. […]
Mary Lewis
Vice President – Office of the Founder The Jane Goodall Institute Following 25 years in the oil and gas business with Conoco Inc, Mary began working and travelling with Jane Goodall in 1990. As Vice President -Office of the Founder – Global, she worked closely with Jane on all aspects of her complex life. She […]