Neil deGrasse Tyson
Your personal astrophysicist and host of the Emmy Award winning, COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr. Tyson’s passion for science communication changes the way we think about the universe.
Science & Innovation
Experts on science, technology, engineering and math. Making complex science accessible to all
Sandra Steingraber
An international anti- fracking activist & biologist who fights for the environmental protection of others. Steingraber sees environmental rights as a basic human right.
Video: Speaking out on Fracking
Bas Lansdorp
Visionary CEO of Mars One, Bas intends to create permanent human settlement on Mars in 2027. Gifted with an entrepreneurial spirit, Bas inspires audiences to dream big!
Video: Mars One Introduction Film
Ainissa Ramirez
A materials scientist, educator and inventor known as the “science evangelist,” Dr. Ramirez continually inspires audiences and redefines STEM representation.
Video: Ainissa Ramirez and the importance of STEM education
Michael Mann
Recognized as one of our planet’s heroes & part of the IPCC team that won the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Mann is an award-winning climate scientist and expert on climate change.
Daniel H. Wilson
Author of How to Survive a Robot Uprising, an award-winning SciFi Author, AI & Robotics Expert, and Cyber Security Guru. He was selected to write, “The Andromeda Evolution” with the Michael Crichton estate, marking the 50th anniversary of “The Andromeda Strain”.
Christine McKinley
STEM activist, mechanical engineer, musician, host of Discovery Channel’s Decoded, and author of Physics For Rock Stars. Her musical Gracie and the Atom won a Portland Drammy for Original Score.
Sonia Shah
An investigative journalist and critically acclaimed author. Addressing topics from human rights to international politics, Shah tracks viruses, drugs, and their future impacts on society.
David Quammen
Quammen’s science journalism creates a fascinating blend of exploration and storytelling. He brilliantly explains complicated science concepts to his audiences. Three-time recipient of the National Magazine Award and long-time contributing writer for National Geographic.
Derrick Pitts
NASA’s first Astrobiology Ambassador & Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director at the Franklin Institute, Pitts points us up above the atmosphere. His motto: “Eat, breathe, do science. Sleep later.
Video: Pitts at UW-Madison’s Big Learning Event
Steven Strogatz
An award-winning researcher, teacher, and communicator, Strogatz enjoys sharing the beauty of math, nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, often on topics inspired by the curiosities of everyday life.
Video: Steven Strogatz at the World Government Summit in Dubai
Robert Kirshner
Part of the Nobel-Award winning research team on “cosmic expansion” — takes his audience inside the world of dark energy, exploding stars, and the accelerating universe.
Charles C. Mann
Offering valuable insights into the most significant events, from the European discovery of the Americas to the rise of the digital age, Charles Mann transforms our views of history. His book, The Wizard And The Prophet, asks the question “Can Earth support 10 billion people?”
Video: Charles Mann on how we will survive when the population hits 10 billion
Edith Widder
Biologist, adventurer, deep sea explorer, innovator & inventor, who — through her organization ORCA — is changing the nature of aquatic conservation!
Jeff Lieberman
Art meets science through interaction, connection, and challenged perception. Scientist, musician, roboticist, and sculptor Jeff Lieberman combines his passions for art and science in ways that reveal how one influences the other.
Video: Jeff Lieberman at TEDxCambridge
Margaret Lowman
Champion & pioneer of rainforest canopy ecology, Dr. Lowman has been nicknamed the “Real-Life Lorax” by National Geographic and “Einstein of the Treetops” by the Wall Street Journal.
Richard Rhodes
Pulitzer Prize winner for The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Rhodes has written two other critically acclaimed books on nuclear warfare.
Video: Speaking at the American Museum of Science and Energy