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Italian theoretical physicist and writer. Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute and core member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Founder of loop quantum gravity theory. Author of the popular science book "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" which has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Philosopher, writer, Prof @UBCPhilosophy. Author of MIND IN LIFE (2007); WAKING, DREAMING, BEING (2015); WHY I AM NOT A BUDDHIST (2020). Married to @beckettodd
Andrea Wulf is the author of five acclaimed books, including “The Brother Gardeners”, "Chasing Venus" and "Founding Gardeners". and the co-author of “This Other Eden”. Her latest book 'The Invention of Nature" has received rave reviews and awards - and is a New York Times bestseller. She has written for New York Times, the Atlantic, the LA Times, Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times and the Guardian and many others.
Medical doctor, theoretical biologist, and complex systems researcher. Professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and affiliate faculty at the Institute for Systems Biology.
American author and essayist known for his focus on American popular culture. Columnist for Esquire and ESPN.com. Author of twelve books, including "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto."
Theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of superfluidity. Nobel Prize recipient for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics.