2003 : WHAT ARE THE PRESSING SCIENTIFIC ISSUES FOR THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE ON HOW I CAN BEGIN TO DEAL WITH THEM? - GWB

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2003 : WHAT ARE THE PRESSING SCIENTIFIC ISSUES FOR THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE ON HOW I CAN BEGIN TO DEAL WITH THEM? - GWB

Physicist, Matthews Distinguished University, Professor Northeastern University Stephen Reucroft Matthews Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern...	Physicist, Matthews Distinguished University, Professor Northeastern University John Swain physicist at Northeastern
Web Pioneer Video gaming consultant Founder and author of Justin's Links Justin Hall a Web pioneer, a video gaming consultant, and founder and...	Associate Professor, Department of Psychology at New York University Gary Marcus Professor of Psychology, Director NYU Center for Language...
Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University John Mccarthy Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University	Mathematician Keith Devlin Mathematician; Executive Director, H-STAR Institute,...
Professor of Psychology University of Texas at Austin David M. Buss Professor of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin;...	Founder and editor-in-Chief of SEED (Science has never looked so good) Adam Bly Head of Advanced Analytics, Spotify
Neuroscientist Steven R. Quartz Neuroscientist; Professor of Philosophy, Caltech; Co-author...	Author, Lecturer, and Social Theorist Douglas Rushkoff Media Analyst; Documentary Writer; Author, Throwing Rocks...
Archaeologist and Journalist Christine Finn Archaeologist; Journalist; Author, Artifacts, Past Poetic	Professor of Electrical Engineering University of Southern California Bart Kosko Information Scientist and Professor of Electrical...
Geoarchaeologist Eberhard Zangger Managing director of science communications	Technology journalist, designer of online news systems Cliff Barney Former Journalist
Department of Anthropology University College, London Robert Aunger Biological Anthropologist; Author, Gaining Control	Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Leon M. Lederman Director emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Research Staff member, IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center Clifford Pickover Author, The Math Book, The Physics Book, and The Medical...	Actor, Director, Writer Host of PBS program Alan Alda Actor; Writer; Director; Host, PBS program Brains on Trial...
Astrophysicist, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton Piet Hut professor of astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced...	CEO, Biophan Technologies, Inc. Mike Weiner CEO of Biophan Technologies, Inc.
Author of The Sand Dollar & the Slide Rule, The Leakey Family, and The Hominid Gang. Delta Willis Paleontologist; Author, Hominid Gang	Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson Professor Emerita, George Mason University; Visiting...
Independent Writer and Strategist Lance Knobel Independent Writer and Strategist	Archeologist, FSA Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a member of CIFA (Centre for International Forensic Assistance) Timothy Taylor Jan Eisner Professor of Archaeology, Comenius University in...
Biologist Rupert Sheldrake biologist and author	Computational Neuroscientist Terrence J. Sejnowski Computational Neuroscientist; Francis Crick Professor, the...
Professor of Physics University of California, Santa Barbara Steve Giddings Theoretical Physicist; Professor, Department of Physics,...	Assistant Professor (of Medicine; Family and Preventive Medicine; and Psychology) at UCSD Beatrice Golomb Professor of Medicine at UCSD
Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychology Randolph Nesse Research Professor of Life Sciences, Director (2014-2019),...	Professor of Cognitive Science University of California, Irvine Donald D. Hoffman Cognitive Scientist, UC, Irvine; Author, The Case Against...
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University Gerald Holton Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Professor of the...	Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurobiology University of Irvine Leo M. Chalupa Neurobiologist; Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology,...
Editor-in-Chief, Skeptic magazine Michael Shermer Publisher, Skeptic magazine; Monthly Columnist, Scientific...	Professor of Economic Policy at the Chemical Institute of Ramon Llull University in Barcelona Eduardo Punset Scientist; Spanish Television Presenter; Author, The...
Faculty, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Mind Brain Behavior Initiative Clinical Associate in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital Nancy Etcoff Psychologist and faculty member of the Harvard Medical...	Psychologist Bristol, England Susan Blackmore Psychologist; Visiting Professor, University of Plymouth;...
Professor of Classics Provost Georgetown University James J. O'Donnell Classics Scholar, University Librarian, ASU; Author, Pagans	Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science Duke University Stuart Pimm Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology, Duke University;...
Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science Roger Schank CEO, Socratic Arts Inc.; John Evans Professor Emeritus of...	Cultural revolution correspondent, The Washington Post Principal, The Garreau Group Joel Garreau Principal, The Garreau Group
Chairman, Foresight Institute K. Eric Drexler Researcher; Policy Advocate; Author, Engines of Creation	Professor of Physics Harvard University Lisa Randall Physicist, Harvard University; Author, Dark Matter and the...
Freelance science journalist (Scientific American, the New York Times, the Washington Post, among others) John Horgan Director, Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of...	Public communicator in science Karl Sabbagh Producer; Founder, Managing Director, Skyscraper...
Nobel Laureate Eric R. Kandel Recipient, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2002;...	Neuroscientist Ernst Pöppel Head of Research Group Systems, Neuroscience and Cognitive...
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Cognitive Science Program Indiana University, Bloomington Andy Clark Professor of Cognitive Philosophy, Department of Philosophy...	Schumacher College Dartington, Totnes, Devon, UK Brian Goodwin Professor of Biology at Schumacher College
Professor of Psychology Alison Gopnik Psychologist, UC, Berkeley; Author, The Gardener and the...	John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology Hope College David G. Myers Professor of Psychology, Hope College; Co-author,...
TEDMed Conferences Architect, cartographer, creator of the Access Travel Guide Series Richard Saul Wurman Founder, TED Conference; EG Conference; TEDMED Conferences...	Cognitive Scientist Rafael Núñez Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, University of...
Psychologist Judith Rich Harris Independent Investigator and Theoretician; Author, The...	Professor of Computer Science Brandeis University Jordan Pollack Professor and Chairman of Computer Science, Brandeis...
Psychologist Daniel Goleman Psychologist; Author (with Richard Davidson), Altered Traits	Theoretical Physicist Founding member, Perimeter Institute in Waterloo Canada Lee Smolin Physicist, Perimeter Institute; Author, Einstein's...
Professor of Quantum-Mechanical Engineering Seth Lloyd Professor of Quantum Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Author,...	Psychologist University of Michigan Richard Nisbett Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of...
Davidson Professor of Management Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Psychologist; Director, Quality of Life Research Center,...	Pioneer in sequencing the human genome J. Craig Venter A leading scientist of the 21st century for Genomic...
Mathematician and computer scientist Marvin Minsky Mathematician; computer scientist; Professor of Media Arts...	Director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab Rodney A. Brooks Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus); Former Director...
Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology University of Pennsylvania Martin Seligman Professor and Director, Positive Psychology Center,...	Interim CEO of Cometa Networks, Inc. Larry Brilliant, MD Pandemics researcher; Chairman of the Advisory Board for...
Oxfordshire Three-time winner of the Glaxo/ABSW Science Writer of the Year Award. Colin Tudge Biologist; Author, Six Steps Back to the Land	Author of Mapping Mars Oliver Morton Chief News and Features Editor
Professor of Education at Harvard University Howard Gardner Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard...	Editor-At-Large, Wired Kevin Kelly Senior Maverick, Wired; Author, What Technology Wants and...
Pioneer of Chaos Theory J. Doyne Farmer Professor of Mathematics, Oxford University; Director,...	Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences Stephen Schneider climatologist, is a professor in the Department of...
Theoretical Physicist Cambridge University Janna Levin Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Barnard College of...	Editor-in-Chief Nature Philip Campbell Editor-in-Chief of Nature since 1995; Beginning summer 2018...
Computer Scientist And Musician Jaron Lanier Computer Scientist; Musician; Author, Who Owns The Future?	Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gino Segre Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of...
Professor of computer science, Yale University David Gelernter Computer Scientist, Yale University; Chief Scientist,...	retired professor of physics Freeman Dyson Physicist, Institute of Advanced Study; Author, Disturbing...
Professor of Chemistry, New York University Robert Shapiro Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Senior Research...	Inventor and Technologist Ray Kurzweil Principal Developer of the first omni-font optical...
Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington, Seattle William H. Calvin Theoretical Neurobiologist; Affiliate Professor Emeritus,...	Founder and Editor, Arts & Letters Daily Denis Dutton Philosopher; Founder and Editor, Arts & Letters Daily;...
Emeritus Professor of Psychology University of Minnesota David Lykken Behavioral Geneticist and Emeritus Professor, University of...	Physicist, writer and broadcaster, now based in South Australia Paul Davies Theoretical physicist; cosmologist; astro-biologist; co-...
Peter de Florez Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology;...	Science historian George Dyson Science Historian; Author, Analogia
Director, Initiative on Technology and Self MIT Sherry Turkle Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of...	Associate Professor of Linguistics John McWhorter Professor of Linguistics and Western Civilization, Columbia...
Professor and Head of Department of Gene Expression and Development at the Roslin Institute Ian Wilmut Chair of Reproductive Biology, Director Scottish Centre for...	Professor of Physics George Smoot experimental astrophysics and observational cosmology
Science writer and Commentator Margaret Wertheim science writer and commentator	a physicist Philip Brockman Physicist
Chairman/Founder of AeroVironment Inc. Paul MacCready Chairman/Founder of AeroVironment Inc.	Presidential Professor, University of New Mexico Vera John-Steiner Presidential Professor, University of New Mexico
Professor of Physics at University of California Gregory Benford Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UC-Irvine;...