Lera Boroditsky Asks: ‘Does the Language We Speak Shape the Way We Think?’
Professor Lera Boroditsky is a cognitive scientist and professor in the fields of language and…
Dr. Arik Kershenbaum: If Complex Extraterrestrial Lifeforms Do Exist, What Might They Be Like?
If complex alien lifeforms do exist on other planets, what might they look like? How much would they resemble us? How would they function, communicate, and reproduce? Those and other intriguing questions about possible extraterrestrial life have long interested Dr. Arik Kershenbaum, an Israeli-educated zoologist who lives in the U.K. and teaches at Cambridge University.…
Dr. Steven Rosenberg: Pioneering Developer of Immunotherapy for the Fight Against Cancer
He has been a trailblazer in the development of immunotherapy, which has resulted in the first effective immunotherapies and the development of gene therapy.
Eric Lander: New Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Lander will also serve as Biden’s science adviser and — a first — will be in the president’s Cabinet.
Janna Levin: Theoretical Cosmologist and Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Janna J. Levin (born 1967) is a theoretical cosmologist and a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size. Other…
Rochelle Walensky: New Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is the new Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Prior to her appointment at the CDC, she was the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of medicine at…
Scott Gottlieb: Former FDA Commissioner and Frequent Commentator on the COVID Pandemic
Dr. Scott Gottlieb (48) served as the 23rd commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 until early 2019. Currently, he is a resident fellow at the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute, and a partner at the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates. In addition, he is a member of the board…
Mikael Dolsten: Swedish-American Researcher Heading Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Development
Mikael Dolsten, M.D., Ph.D. (62) is Swedish-American Jew who immigrated to the U.S. in 2004. As President, Worldwide Research and Development of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Dolsten leads the team that developed an effective COVID vaccine, which is now being given to Americans and people in other countries. As you will read in The Jerusalem Post…
Oliver Sachs: Famous ‘Awakenings’ Neurologist Revered for His Wisdom and Compassion
Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 9, 1933 – 30 Aug. 30, 2015) was a noted neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author. He wrote a number of best-selling case histories about both his patients’ and his own disorders. Some were adapted for plays, feature films, animated short films, opera, dance, fine art, and musical works…
Ken Goldberg: Robotics Scientist and Engineer, Artist, Writer, and Inventor
Kenneth “Ken” Goldberg (58–59) is a true Renaissance person: scientist, engineer, artist, writer, and inventor. As a scientist and engineer, he focuses on robotics and automation. Goldberg is professor and chair of the industrial engineering and operations research department at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds the William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in…
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