2013 : WHAT *SHOULD* WE BE WORRIED ABOUT?

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Biological Anthropologist, Rutgers University; Author, Why...
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Professor of Neural Science, Psychology, Psychiatry, and...
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Astrophysicist; Author, Why?: What Makes Us Curious
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Journalist; Author, Us and Them
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Software Pioneer; Philosopher; Author, A Realtime...
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Neuroscientist; Philosopher; Author, Making Sense
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; Stanford...
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Psychologist; Assistant Professor of Marketing, Stern...
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Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley
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Science Writer; Fellow, Royal Society of Literature and the...
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Psychologist; Director, Quality of Life Research Center,...
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Journalist; Editor, Nova 24, of Il Sole 24 Ore
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Author, Utopia is Creepy
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Physicist, Director, MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms;...
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Professor of Environmental Studies, Brown University;...
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Science Editor, The New York Times; Author, The Secret Life...
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Computational Neuroscientist; Francis Crick Professor, the...
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, NYU; Author,...
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Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Baltimore...
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Classics Scholar, University Librarian, ASU; Author, Pagans
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Former Financier; Author, Age of Stagnation
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Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus); Former Director...
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Psychologist; Author (with Richard Davidson), Altered Traits
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Professor of Psychology, Director NYU Center for Language...
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Physicist, MIT; Researcher, Precision Cosmology; Scientific...
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Science Historian; Author, Analogia
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Director, Big History Institute and Distinguished Professor...
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Anthropologist; Emeritus Research Director, Centre National...
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Professor Emerita, George Mason University; Visiting...
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Biologist; Author, Six Steps Back to the Land
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Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology;...
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Philosopher; Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Co...
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