Science & Technology
Brain Science
Brain Science:
NYT Author & Champion Poker Player
Maria Konnikova is an award-winning author, professional poker player, and writer for The New Yorker. Maria is currently working on a book about poker and the balance of skill and luck in life, The Biggest Bluff, to be published in 2019.
Best-Selling Author & Behavioral Science Expert
When you bring a speaker into your group or organization, you want someone who inspires action. Humans learn best through humor and connection. You need the right blend of science and story that inspires action. Dr. Kris delivers an energetic, relatable, high-impact message.
Nobel Laureate in Physiology/Medicine
Edvard Moser is the 2014 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He shared the prize with May-Britt Moser and John O’Keefe ‘for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.’
Victim of Brain Injury - Mathematical Marvel
When Padgett was attacked by muggers outside a karaoke club ten years ago, he thought he was going to die. Repeatedly kicked in the head, his brain trauma caused him to develop a mysterious mathematical gift.
Centenarian Expert
Physician and researcher Dr. Perls is one of the world's leading experts on the science of living 110 years and beyond. Based at Boston University, he directs the largest study of centenarians in the world.
Professor at NYU & Founding Director, CREATE Consortium
Dr. Jan L. Plass is a Professor at New York University, holding the Paulette Goddard Chair in Digital Media and Learning Sciences. He is the founding director of the CREATE Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology in Education and co-director of the Games for Learning Institute.
CEO of MachineVantage
Dr. Pradeep is a leading international business consultant and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of MachineVantage, an advanced high technology enterprise specializing in the application of AI for innovation in product development and marketing.
World-Renowned Neurosurgeon & Neuroscientist
Mexican immigrant Quiñones-Hinojosa went from migrant worker to head of brain tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins. His incredible story is being developed into a movie by Brad Pitt and Disney.