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Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee is President of Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and protecting the rights of...
Stephan A. MayerStephan A. Mayer, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in...
Lance B. BeckerLance B. Becker, MD, is Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the founder and Director...
Christopher P. ComfortChristopher P. Comfort, MD, as Medical Director of Calvary Hospital, develops, coordinates, and facilitates clinical services for palliative and end-of-life...
Concetta TomainoConcetta Tomaino, DA Concetta Tomaino is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function and...
Richard DavidsonRichard Davidson, PhD Richard Davidson is William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
Amishi JhaAmishi Jha, PhD Amishi Jha is associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami, prior to which she was...
Jon Kabat-ZinnJon Kabat-Zinn, PhD Jon Kabat-Zinn is founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society...
Jeffrey J. KripalJeffrey J. Kripal, PhD, is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, where he...
Jim HoltJim Holt is an American philosopher, author and essayist. He has contributed to The New York Times, The New York...
Nicholas D. SchiffNicholas D. Schiff, MD Nicholas D. Schiff, MD, is Director of the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuromodulation at Weill Cornell Medical...
André AcimanAndré Aciman, PhD André Aciman was born in Alexandria, Egypt and is an American memoirist, essayist, novelist, and scholar of...
Joseph LeDouxJoseph LeDoux, PhD Joseph LeDoux is a University Professor at NYU in the Center for Neural Science, and he directs...
Daniel SchacterDaniel Schacter, PhD Daniel L. Schacter is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Schacter’s research explores...
Alison WinterAlison Winter, PhD Alison Winter is a historian specializing in the history of the human sciences. She received her PhD...
Jamshed BharuchaJamshed Bharucha, PhD Jamshed Bharucha is the twelfth President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art....
Charles LimbCharles Limb, MD Charles Limb is an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Department of...
Laurie SantosLaurie Santos, PhD Laurie Santos is Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University and the director of The Comparative Cognition...
Daniel KahnemanDaniel Kahneman, PhD, Prof. Em. Daniel Kahneman is a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International...
Alex DomanAlex Doman Alex Doman is an author and producer whose work is based on music effects research and principles of...
Don Campbell, PhDDon Campbell, Ph.D. Don Campbell is a leading lecturer and consultant to healthcare organizations as well as corporations and parenting...
Jerrold SeigelJerrold Seigel, PhD Jerrold Seigel is William R. Kenan Professor of History emeritus at NYU, where he has taught since...
Timothy WilsonTimothy Wilson, PhD Timothy D. Wilson is the Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and...
Roy BaumeisterRoy Baumeister, PhD Roy Baumeister is Francis Eppes Professor of Psychology and head of the social psychology graduate program at...
Frances KammFrances Kamm, PhD Frances M. Kamm is Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School...
David A. JoplingDavid A. Jopling, DPhil David A. Jopling is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at York University, in Toronto,...
Alex VoorhoeveAlex Voorhoeve, PhD Alex Voorhoeve is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the London School of Economics. In 2008-09 he...
V. V. RamanV. V. Raman, PhD V. V. Raman is Emeritus Professor of Physics and Humanities at the Rochester Institute of Technology;...
Shaun GallagherShaun Gallagher, PhD Shaun Gallagher is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences at The University of Central Florida, where he...
Simon CritchleySimon Critchley, PhD Simon Critchley is Chair and Professor of philosophy at The New School for Social Research. Critchley studied...
Nancey MurphyNancey Murphy Nancey Murphy is Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. She received her B.A. from...
Kenneth R. MillerKenneth R. Miller Kenneth R. Miller is Professor of Biology at Brown University. He earned his Ph.D. in biology from...
John F. HaughtJohn F. Haught John F. Haught is Senior Fellow, Science & Religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University. He was formerly...
Lisa MillerLisa Miller Lisa Miller is a senior editor at Newsweek. She oversees all of the magazine’s religion coverage and writes...
Norbert WileyNorbert Wiley , PhD Norbert Wiley is professor emeritus of Sociology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, and was Visiting...
Raymond MartinRaymond Martin, PhD Raymond Martin, Philosophy Department chair at Union College, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and...
Gerald IzenbergGerald Izenberg, PhD Gerald N. Izenberg is a professor of history at Washington University. Izenberg joined Washington University in 1976,...
Robert HannaRobert Hanna, PhD Robert Hanna is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his Ph.D....
Owen FlanaganOwen Flanagan, PhD Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He also holds appointments in...
Paul BloomPaul Bloom, PhD Paul Bloom is a professor of psychology at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults...
Steve PaulsonSteve Paulson Steven Paulson is the executive producer and an interviewer for To the Best of Our Knowledge, a radio...
Krista TippettKrista Tippett Krista Tippett is a journalist, former diplomat, and Peabody-award-winning broadcaster. As the creator and host of public radio’s...
Evan ThompsonEvan Thompson, PhD Evan Thompson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His areas of research are cognitive...
Thomas MetzingerThomas Metzinger, PhD Thomas Metzinger is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and an Adjunct Fellow at...
Pim van LommelPim van Lommel, MD Pim van Lommel, MD was born in 1943, graduated in 1971 at the University of Utrecht,...
David ChalmersDavid Chalmers, PhD David Chalmers is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian...
William CasebeerWilliam D. Casebeer, Ph.D. Dr. Casebeer is a career intelligence analyst and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force. He...
Donald W. PfaffDonald W. Pfaff, Ph.D. As head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at Rockefeller University, Dr. Pfaff uses neuroanatomical,...
Farhad MechkatFarhad Mechkat Farhad Mechkat is a critically acclaimed composer, conductor, and musical virtuoso who began his musical studies at the...
Bernard GertBernard Gert, Ph.D. Dr. Bernard Gert is currently the Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College, and...
Martha J. FarahMartha J. Farah, Ph.D. Dr. Martha Farah is currently Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences and Director of the...
Maxwell R. BennettMaxwell R. Bennett, Ph.D. Dr. Bennett is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Sydney, and Scientific Director of the...
Leili AnvarLeili Anvar, Ph.D. Dr. Leili Anvar is Professor in Persian Language and Literature at the Institut National des Langues et...
Parashkev NachevParashkev Nachev, Ph.D. Dr. Parashkev Nachev is an Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Neurology at University College London, and...
Hanna PickardHanna Pickard, Ph.D. Hanna Pickard is a philosopher of mind and psychiatry at All Souls College, Oxford; and a therapist...
Ian PhillipsIan Phillips, Ph.D. Ian Phillips is a Philosopher and Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University. He works mainly...
John HymanJohn Hyman, Ph.D. John Hyman, Ph.D., is currently a Professor of Aesthetics and Senior Tutor at The Queen’s College, University...
Peter HackerPeter Hacker, Ph.D. Professor P.M.S. Hacker is currently Emeritus Research Fellow at Oxford University’s St. John’s College, where he had...
Richard FinnRichard Finn, OP Fr Richard Finn OP is a Dominican friar, and Regent (Head of House) at Blackfriars Hall since...
Martin DaviesMartin Davies, Ph.D. Dr. Martin Davies is Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow...
Dennis McBrideDennis McBride, Ph.D., MPA Dr. McBride is an affiliated professor at the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute and the Georgetown...
Susan SchneiderSusan Schneider, Ph.D. Dr. Susan Schneider is assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and...
Erik ParensErik Parens, Ph.D. Dr. Erik Parens is a Senior Research Scholar at The Hastings Center, a nonpartisan research institution dedicated...
Jeffrey L. KrichmarJeffrey L. Krichmar, Ph.D. Jeffrey L. Krichmar is an assistant professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University...
Layne KalbfleischLayne Kalbfleisch, Ph.D. Layne Kalbfleisch, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology at the College of Education and Human...
James GiordanoJames Giordano, Ph.D. Dr. James Giordano is Samueli-Rockefeller Professor of Medicine and Neurosciences, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. and...
Kevin FitzGeraldKevin FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D. Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald is a Research Associate Professor in the Division of Biochemistry and Pharmacology of...
Sheri AlpertSheri Alpert, M.A., M.P.A., Ph.D. Dr. Sheri Alpert is a Lecturer and Associate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center...
Roger ScrutonRoger Scruton, Ph. D. Roger Scruton, Ph. D. is currently Research Professor for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences where...
Esther M. SternbergEsther M. Sternberg, M.D. Dr. Esther M. Sternberg received her M.D. and Rheumatology training at McGill University in Montreal, Canada...
Henry P. StappHenry P. Stapp, Ph.D. Dr. Henry Stapp is a theoretical physicist at the University of California’s Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, specializing...
Jeffrey M. SchwartzJeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. is Research Psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine and a seminal thinker...
Christina M. PuchalskiChristina M. Puchalski, M.D. Dr. Puchalski is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Health Care Sciences at...
Sam ParniaSam Parnia, MD, PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on the scientific study of death, the state of...
Andrew B. NewbergAndrew B. Newberg, M.D. Dr. Andrew B. Newberg is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Psychiatry...
Hanifa D. Mezoui, Ph.D.Hanifa D. Mezoui, Ph.D. A native of Algeria who has worked with the United Nations for the past 25 years,...
Bruce Greyson, M.D., Ph.D.Bruce Greyson, M.D., Ph.D. Bruce Greyson is the Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and Director of...
Ebrahim Elahi, M.D., FACSEbrahim Elahi, M.D., FACS Dr. Ebrahim Elahi is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in...
Elie DuringElie During, Ph.D. Dr. Elie During is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris 10, Nanterre, and...
Mario BeauregardMario Beauregard, Ph.D. Dr. Mario Beauregard is currently an Associate Researcher at the University of Montreal in the Departments of...