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Speakers

Physics of Life
Nikta Fakhri

Biophysicist

Nikta is an associate professor in the department of physics at MIT and the physics of living systems group. She studies how to ad...

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Neurobiology of Perception
Aleena Garner

Cognitive Neurobiologist

Aleena is an assistant professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. She studies how memory regulates the way auditory and ...

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Purpose of the Universe
Philip Goff

Consciousness Philosopher

Philip is a professor of philosophy at Durham University, UK. His research focuses on consciousness and the ultimate nature of rea...

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Brain Criticality
Keith Hengen

Systems Neuroscientist

Keith is an assistant professor of biology at Washington University in Saint Louis. He studies how computation emerges from biolog...

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Planetary Ecology
Ferris Jabr

Science Writer

Ferris is the author of Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life and a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and ...

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Evolution of Social Behavior
Sarah Kocher

Evolutionary Biologist

Sarah is an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Prin...

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Geodynamic Timescales
Harriet Lau

Geoscientist

Harriet is an assistant professor in the department of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University. She studi...

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Social Behavior of Viruses
Asher Leeks

Evolutionary Biologist

Asher is an incoming assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of British Columbia who studies social evolutio...

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Ethics of AI sentience
Jeff Sebo

Moral Philosopher

Jeff is an associate professor of environmental studies, an affiliated professor of bioethics, medical ethics, philosophy, and law...

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Decision Making
Amitai Shenhav

Behavioral Scientist

Amitai is an associate professor in the department of psychology at UC Berkeley. He researches the computational and neural mechan...

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Nature’s Missing Law
Michael Wong

Astrobiologist

Michael is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science's Earth & Planets Laboratory. He rese...

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Artists

Performance
Boston Dance Theater

Artist

Boston Dance Theater is New England’s premier contemporary dance company, presenting works of socio-political relevance. They’ve p...

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Performance
Kendall Ramseur

Artist

Kendall Ramseur is a music producer, composer, and recording artist who has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and NBC's...

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