Steven Pinker is a psychologist, popular science writer, and highly sought-after provocative speaker. He is a cognitive scientist who has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. His lectures have helped millions demystify the science behind language, thought, and human action. Pinker is a professor at Harvard, a TED speaker, and a bestselling author, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Highly respected in the scientific community, his work and opinions are widely disseminated in the mainstream media and have gained a broad general audience. In his latest book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters," Pinker argues that we have failed to take advantage of the most powerful tools of reasoning discovered by some of our best thinkers: logic, critical thinking, probability, correlation, and causality.

In 1978, Dr. Anna Fisher was part of the first group of six women selected to become female astronauts at NASA. She is a medical doctor specializing in emergency medicine and also holds a degree in Chemistry. She was married to astronaut Bill Fisher. Fisher is a mother of two daughters and in 1984 became the first mother to go to space. Throughout her career at NASA, she participated in the Space Shuttle program, the International Space Station, and the Orion capsule, which is being developed by NASA for future space exploration. From 1996 to 2002, Dr. Fisher led the initial phase of the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Dr. Fisher also managed the development of monitors for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). In 2017, she retired from NASA at the age of 67.

Historian, journalist, geopolitics commentator, and Pulitzer Prize winner, Anne Applebaum examines the challenges and opportunities of global political and economic change through the lenses of world history and contemporary politics. Drawing on her experience in Europe and years of international reporting, Applebaum shares insights and the far-reaching implications of today's volatile global events. She also examines disinformation, propaganda, and criminal exploitation that influence global affairs and how technology enables a new scale of media manipulation for authoritarian governments and changes the nature of political discourse.

Jorge Drexler is a Uruguayan singer and songwriter with a long professional career in music. His work has been nominated for several awards and he won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2005 with his song "Al otro lado del río". Trained as a medical doctor, in 1995 he decided to move from Uruguay to Spain to dedicate himself to music. He has released over 10 albums, with his most recent one being "Salvavidas de hielo" (2017), which won the award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. In the same year, Drexler also won the awards for Best Song and Record of the Year.

Oded Galor, an Israeli-American economist, holds honorary doctorates from UC Louvain and Poznan University of Economics & Business. As a researcher and editor-in-chief of economic journals, he is the founder of the Unified Growth Theory, which delineates the process of growth throughout human existence, highlighting the critical role of the differential transition from Malthusian stagnation to economic growth based on the emergence of inequalities between countries and regions.

David Friedman is a writer and professor with degrees in physics and chemistry from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Chicago, although he is primarily known for his work in political and economic theory. He is currently a law professor at Santa Clara University.

Debora Garofalo was the first Brazilian and South American woman to be a finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, considered the Nobel Prize of education, and for the IV Malala Trophy in the innovation category in 2020. Debora is among the top 10 teachers in the world. She is the creator of the internationally recognized robotics work with scrap materials and implemented the first innovation center for basic education in São Paulo. She works as a guest university professor at the MBA USP Esalq/Pecege and as a consultant on technology and innovation applied to public policies.

Mariana Mazzucato is an author, Professor of the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). Mazzucato has won several international awards and is featured on important lists as one of the leading voices in innovation and thinkers on the future of capitalism. She advises policymakers worldwide on inclusive and sustainable growth driven by innovation.

Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of the best-selling books "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow," "21 Lessons for the 21st Century," and the comic book series "Sapiens: The Graphic History." His books have sold 40 million copies in 65 languages, and he is considered one of the most influential intellectuals in the world.

Jimmy Wales is a futurist and technology leader, and one of the prominent figures in Internet history. He is the founder of Wikipedia and WT.Social, and has been listed as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people and a leader at the World Economic Forum.

Jared Diamond is a professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his scientific career in physiology and expanded into evolutionary biology and biogeography. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Diamond has won several awards and has published over six hundred articles. His book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" received the Pulitzer Prize.