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As one of the hosts of the mega-hit show MythBusters, Jamie Hyneman, along with fellow host Adam Savage, gets to mix scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create their own signature style of explosive experimentation. Jamie's sense of curiosity and love of experimentation come naturally. He's been a wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal... read full bio
Rob Solomon was the President of Groupon, a social commerce startup based in Chicago. Previously, he was a Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures and served as CEO of Sidestep, a travel search site that was bought by Kayak. His efforts led to the merger of SideStep with Kayak.com, creating the fifth largest Internet travel brand worldwide. ... read full bio
Considered the marketing guru of Silicon Valley, Regis McKenna is a well-known technology marketing consultant, advisor to entrepreneurs, venture capitalist and author. McKenna advised a number of entrepreneurial start-ups and their founders during their formation years including: America Online, Apple, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Intel, Linear Technology, Lotus, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, Silicon Graphics, 3COM, and many others. He helped launch... read full bio
Apollo Robbins, otherwise known as The Gentleman Thief, is a performer, speaker, consultant and one of the world's leading experts on pickpockets, confidence crimes and deception. A pioneer in the application of deception to operational environments, Robbins uses pick-pocketing and sleight-of-hand to demonstrate perception management, diversion techniques and self-deception. Drawing from his twenty-plus years of experience as an entertainer and... read full bio
Adam Cheyer is known for the invention of the consumer mobile experience breakthrough that is the Apple iPhone’s Siri, for which he was a co-founder and VP of Engineering. Cheyer is now the co-Founder and VP of Engineering at Viv Labs, a startup simplifying the world by providing an intelligent interface to everything. Adam has over fifteen years of experience... read full bio
Former BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones began working for the BBC in Leeds as a researcher for "Look North." Rory made his screen debut for BBC Wales Today in Cardiff three years after relocating to London to work in the TV newsroom. Later on, he went back to London to work as a BBC Breakfast reporter. With little time, he moved to covering business... read full bio
Norwegian engineer Dag Kittlaus is the Co-founder & CEO of Siri (acquired by Apple) and Co-founder & CEO of Viv (acquired by Samsung). When Apple acquired Siri, Dag became the Director of iPhone Apps at Apple, leading the Siri and speech recognition teams. Two years later, he co-founded his next AI company, Viv. With Viv, his goal was to make... read full bio
James Veitch is a UK comedian, musician and writer, responsible for the fastest ever TED Talk to reach more than ten million views in the history of TED. He is celebrated for the unashamedly nerdy and hilarious digital content within his presentations. A former Apple Store Genius, Veitch delivers high-tech comedy: picking apart, parodying (and pranking) the ever-evolving and complex... read full bio
The TED Radio Hour, How I Built This, and Wow in the World are three highly regarded NPR programs that Guy Raz is a prolific host, creator, and editorial director of. According to The New York Times, he has cemented his status as one of the most important podcasters in history with his charming presence and smart interviews. Over 19... read full bio
David Christian, a professor and historian, is best known for his emerging discipline called Big History. This area of study presents history beginning at the Big Bang. Christian is versed in cosmology and astronomy. He also has a background studying at the University of Western Ontario and Oxford University. His book, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History received... read full bio
A true pioneer in the direct marketing of personal computers, Ted Waitt is the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Gateway, Inc. This project, which started in his Iowa farmhouse, has revolutionized the way people use technology to live, work, and play. Tedd Waitt has moved on to form Avalon Capital Group, Inc., which is a billion-dollar private investment... read full bio
He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysics researcher who has been an associate professor in the Department of Biology of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. He is best known for claiming he created the first human genetically edited babies, the twin girls known as Lulu and Nana. Jiankui was born in Xinhua County, Loudi, Hunan and... read full bio
Barbara Rae-Venter is an American genetic genealogist and retired patent attorney who is best known for helping find the Golden State Killer. Barbara was born in Auckland, New Zealand and earned both her BA and doctorate from University of California at San Diego. She also studied law at University of Texas at Austin where she earned her J.D. Barbara gained... read full bio
Sophia is the creation of Dr. David Hanson, a modern-day Renaissance man known for engineering the most lifelike robots in the world, of Hanson Robotics, a company with headquarters in Hong Kong. Dr. Hanson, a former Disney Imagineer, is on a mission to build intelligent machines capable of learning creativity, empathy, and compassion. Sophia has performed live, spoken to audiences in... read full bio
Rana el Kaliouby is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur who is known for her work in emotion AI, Artificial Intelligence and for being the co-founder and CEO of Affective, an AI start-up that came from the MIT Media Lab. Rana has earned her Bachelors and Master of Science degrees from the American University in Cairo and then went on... read full bio
Tessa Lau was the founder and CTO of Savioke and she has been nicknamed the “Chief Robot Whisperer”. During her time with Savioke, Lau led the software team that developed the first generation Relay system. She also created the company’s Field Operations organization and quantified Relay’s performance over time. Since then, Lau has gone on to be founder and CEO... read full bio
DJ Patil is an American mathematician, technology speaker and computer scientist who has previously served as the Chief Data Scientist of the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy. Patil has previously earned his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. From there, Patil went on to earn his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland... read full bio
David Hanson is a robotics designer who is best known for being the creator of the robot, Sophia, and is founder and CEO of the robotics company, Hanson Robotics. Hanson was born in Dallas, Texas, and he has earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School od Design in film, animation, and video, and went on to... read full bio
Dr. Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist researching how conscious percepts are developed in our brains. He studies the activity of individual nerve cells directly from the brains of patients undergoing neurosurgery. These patients are implanted with electrodes deep inside their brains for clinical purposes. After the implantation, Dr. Cerf is able to use the implanted electrodes to analyze the ways... read full bio
