Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher.

Will Gater is an astronomer, writer, astrophotographer, and science presenter with a passion for bringing to life the wonders of the Universe. His journalistic news reporting and feature writing has appeared in publications including New Scientist, BBC Sky at Night Magazine, Physics World, Focus, and Astronomy Now. He is also the author of space books for children, including The Mysteries of the Universe.

Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian novelist and essayist.

James Madison, the pen name of Charles Aronstein (August 27, 1870 – March 27, 1943), was an American theatre manager, writer, and publisher, best known for writing and publishing the periodical *Madison's Budget*.

Born in 1933 and educated at Yale, **David McCullough** transformed American popular history by bringing the past to vivid life through masterful storytelling.

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is an American psychologist and author best known for her research on mindset, motivation, and success. She coined the term "growth mindset" and brought it mainstream with her 2006 book *Mindset: The New Psychology of Success*. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured worldwide, and is married to David Goldman, a national theatre director and founder of the National Center for New Plays at Stanford.