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David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & TechnologyVanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Peter J. Bergerson, Ph.D.

Professor EmeritusFlorida Gulf Coast University

Peter Bergerson focuses on U.S. campaigns and elections, the presidency and congress.

Mitra Fakhrashrafi

Curator and LibrarianMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.

Luca Cottini, PhD

Associate Professor of Italian StudiesVillanova University

Luca Cottini, PhD, is a scholar of 20th-century Italian design and literature and the creator of the YouTube channel "Italian Innovators."

Brenda Lee

Ph.D., C.Psych.(Cand.), CounsellorUniversity of Manitoba

Relationship and sex researcher (monogamy, infidelity, breakups, relationship maintenance, cyber/stalking); clinical therapist.

Mark Baskinger

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Mark Baskinger's research interests include new paradigms for interactive objects, durational design, and methodologies for visual thinking.

Bruce Hanington

Professor and Head of the School of DesignCarnegie Mellon University

Bruce Hanington's core teaching has included undergraduate courses in Human Centered Design and Industrial Design Studio.

Suzie Silver

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Suzie Silver has been creating queer performance and video art for more than two decades.

Omar Khan

Head, School of ArchitectureCarnegie Mellon University