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Martin Seligman Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology, University of... MUCH SMARTER PEOPLE	David G. Myers Professor of Psychology, Hope College; author Psychology,... INEXPENSIVE, CUSTOMIZABLE,.
Stewart Brand Founder, The Whole Earth Catalog; Co-founder, The Well;... CLIMATE	Paul Davies Theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astro-biologist, and... SHADOW BIOSPHERE
Yochai Benkler Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies,... RECOMBINATIONS OF THE NEAR.	Anton Zeilinger Physicist, University of Vienna; Scientific Director,... THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL COMPUTERS
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K. Eric Drexler Researcher; Policy Advocate; Author, Engines of Creation KNOWLEDGE SPREADING	Brian Knutson Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience;... NEUROPHENOMICS + TARGETED.
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Brian Goodwin Professor of biology at the Schumacher College THE ORGANISM ITSELF AS THE.	Mark Pagel Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Reading University,... WE ARE LEARNING TO MAKE.
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Nick Bostrom Philosopher; Professor, Oxford University; Director,... SUPERINTELLIGENCE	Marcelo Gleiser Theoretical Physicist, Dartmouth College; Author, A Tear... MASTERING DEATH
Rodney A. Brooks Roboticist; Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus) ,... LIFE (OR NOT) ON MARS	Marc D. Hauser Psychologist and Biologist, Harvard University: Author,... THE ACTUAL, THE POSSIBLE, AND.
Karl Sabbagh Writer and Television Producer; Author, Remembering Our... A FAREWELL TO HARM	Stuart A. Kauffman Professor of Biological Sciences, Physics, Astronomy,... THE OPEN UNIVERSE
Roger Schank Psychologist & Computer Scientist; Engines for Education... WISDOM REBORN	Juan Enriquez Managing Director Excel Venture Management; Co-author,... HOMO EVOLUTIS
Douglas Rushkoff Media Analyst; Documentary Writer; Author, Program or Be... THE DISCOVERY OF INTELLIGENT.	Ed Regis Science writer; Author, What Is Life? MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING
John Gottman Psychologist; Co-founder, The Gottman Relationship... LABORATORY EARTH COLONIES	Timothy Taylor Archaeologist, University of Bradford; Author, The... CULTURE
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