Simon Lehna Singh, is a British popular science author and theoretical and particle physicist.

Jon Kabat-Zinn (born June 5, 1944) is an American professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, scientist, writer, and meditation teacher. He is the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). His books include *Full Catastrophe Living* (1990) and *Wherever You Go, There You Are*, among others.

Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist, historian, and author.

James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology.

Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, and founder of the nation's financial system. He co-wrote the 85 Federalist Papers essays (under the pseudonym "Publius") with James Madison and John Jay between October 1787 and May 1788, and published early political writings including *A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress* and *The Farmer Refuted*.

Charles Aronstein, who wrote under the pen name James Madison, was an American theatre manager, writer and publisher, responsible for writing and publishing the periodical Madison's Budget..