Science & Technology

Jack Andraka was just a fifteen year old Maryland high school sophomore when he invented an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers....

Wagner James Au has written about high-tech culture for over 10 years, and is the author of The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World (HarperBusiness). Currently...

Andrew Blum is a journalist and the author of two books that demystify the everyday infrastructure of our lives: The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast (Ecco)...

Larry Burns advises organizations on the future of mobility, logistics, manufacturing, energy, and innovation. His current clients include Waymo (previously Google Self-Driving...

Daniel Burrus is considered one of the world's leading technology forecasters and business strategists, and is the founder and CEO of Burrus Research, a research and...

Professor John L. Casti, popular-science author and internationally-recognized complexity scientist, received his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Southern California...

Dr. Renee Engeln has been a professor for eleven years at Northwestern University, where she teaches about psychopathology, the psychology of women and gender, social...

Jonathan F.P. Rose is a thought leader on the environmental, social and economic issues and opportunities of cities. In 1989, Rose founded Jonathan Rose Companies LLC,...

Antonio García Martínez has been an advisor to Twitter, a product manager for Facebook, the CEO/founder of AdGrok (a venture-backed startup acquired by Twitter), and...

Andrea “Andy” Gonzales is a computer programmer, feminist, and captivating public speaker. When Andy was 16, she created Tampon Run, a video game to destigmatize...

Christopher Gray, the son of a single working mother, grew up in deep poverty in Birmingham, Alabama. An academic star, he had every qualification for attending a top...

Tim Jarvis is an environmental scientist, author, adventurer and public speaker with Masters degrees in environmental science and environmental law. He is committed to...

Dr. Frances Jensen is an internationally known expert in neurology and the teenage brain. She is the Professor of Neurology and Chair of Neurology at the Perelman School...

Thomas D. Jones, PhD, is a scientist, author, pilot, and former NASA astronaut. He holds a doctorate in planetary sciences, and in more than eleven years with NASA, flew...

Rory Jones is a medical writer, award-winning film producer, and professor of Narrative Medicine at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is the co-author, with...

Yukari Iwatani Kane is a veteran journalist with nearly fifteen years of experience writing about the technology industry. Author of the forthcoming Haunted Empire (HarperBusiness),...

Ann Kirschner, acclaimed historian, author, and internationally recognized expert on technology and education, knows how to dig deep into history to find the untold...

Randy Komisar is a venture capitalist with decades of experience with startups. He is the author of the best-selling book The Monk and the Riddle, as well as several...