Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford’s Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and […]
Torsten Wiesel
Torsten Nils Wiesel is a Swedish neurophysiologist. Together with David H. Hubel, he received the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system; the prize was shared with Roger W. Sperry for his independent research on the cerebral hemispheres. In 1947, he began his scientific career in […]
Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. Penrose is known for his work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to […]
Leslie Sage
Dr Leslie Sage is a senior editor (physical sciences) at the science journal Nature and is based at the Astronomy Department of the University of Maryland (USA). He is also a long-time columnist for the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. He grew up in the western suburbs of Toronto, Canada, but now […]
Valentin Martinez
Valentín Martínez, born in Alicante, Spain, is a distinguished solar physicist and the newly appointed Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) as of July 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of La Laguna and the IAC. Martínez has an extensive background in solar physics, having served as the […]
Jannicke Mikkelsen
Jannicke Mikkelsen didn’t grow up thinking she would go to space. She carved that path herself—one bold decision at a time. From the icy wilderness of the Arctic to the vacuum of space, she has redefined what’s possible in both science and storytelling. In 2024, she became the first Norwegian in space and the world’s […]
Sian Proctor
Dr. Proctor was a geoscience professor for over 26 years and is now an artist, advisor, and storytelling specialist. She engages in strategic conversations that unlock clarity, alignment, and forward momentum—enabling individuals and organizations to let their EarthLight shine. From personal growth to nonprofit leadership and corporate innovation, she guides transformational thinking through creative insight, […]
Elmar C. Fuchs
Physicist and physical chemist whose research explores the remarkable behaviour of water under electric and magnetic fields. He is a program manager at Wetsus, the European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, and is best known for his research on the enigmatic Floating Water Bridge. His work has been featured […]
Damia Barcelo
Prof. Barcelo is a leading expert in environmental sciences. Since 2008-to date Prof. Damien Barcelo is a Director of the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Girona, Spain. From 2016 – to date he is Professor at KSU, Riyadh and Professor at ZAFU, Hangzhou .D Barceló has received the following awards: Doctor Honoris Causa by […]
George Smoot
Astrophysicist at the University of California Berkeley (USA), Professor Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006 for his work on COBE with John C. Mather that led to the measurement of the anisotropy and blackbody form of the cosmic microwave background radiation. He is a senior scientist at LBL and, since 2010, a professor of […]
