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Each conversation is called an EXP. Each EXP is available at a click as a short video, podcast and article.

Taken together they illuminate
the many aspects of knowledge and
shape our ability
to take a stand on
issues of concern.

Each conversation is called an EXP. Each EXP is available at a click as a short video, podcast and article.

Taken together they illuminate
the many aspects of knowledge and
shape our ability
to take a stand on
issues of concern.

Each conversation is called an EXP. Each EXP is available at a click as a short video, podcast and article.

Taken together they illuminate
the many aspects of knowledge and
shape our ability
to take a stand on
issues of concern.

Each conversation is called an EXP. Each EXP is available at a click as a short video, podcast and article.

Taken together they illuminate
the many aspects of knowledge and
shape our ability
to take a stand on
issues of concern.

Each conversation is called an EXP. Each EXP is available at a click as a short video, podcast and article.

Taken together they illuminate
the many aspects of knowledge and
shape our ability
to take a stand on
issues of concern.

Our early list of Contributors includes:

Lisa Appignanesi, Visiting Professor at King’s College London, Homi Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, Friederike Otto, Associate Director of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, David Runciman, Professor of Politics, University of Cambridge, Tamsin Edwards, Climate scientist and Reader in Climate Change at King’s College London, James Secord, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Maxine Molyneux, Professor of Sociology, Institute of the Americas, University College London, Adam Phillips, Psychoanalyst and writer, Diane Coyle, Professor, department of Politics and international Studies, University of Cambridge, Richard Evans, Emeritus Professor of History, President of Wolfson College, and Gresham College, University of Cambridge, Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education, University of Cambridge, Buzz Baum, Professor of Cell Biology, University of Cambridge, Eva Hoffman,Visiting Professor, European Institute, University College London, Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol, Francesca Happé, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, King’s College London, Simon Goldhill, Professor in Greek Literature and Culture and fellow and Director of Studies in Classics, King’s College, Cambridge, Catherine Hall, Emerita Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at University College London, Tim Lenton, Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, Lucy Delap, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge, Peter Barnes, Margaret Turner-Warwick Professor of Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Eva Illouz, Professor of Sociology, EHESS, Paris, David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Will Davies, Professor in Political Economy, Goldsmiths University of London, Mark Burgman, Director of the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy, University of Cambridge, Daniel Glaser, Neuroscientist, Department of Philosophy, University of London, Hannah Dawson, Senior Lecturer in the History of Political Thought, King’s College, Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism, Bard College, Jake Baum, Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, London, Durba Mitra, Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University, Peter Pomerantsev, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics, Martin Siegert, Co-Director of the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, Stanislas Lyonnet, Director of the Institute of Genetic Diseases, Paris, Roger Hart, director of the Center for Human Environments and the Children’s Environments Research Group at the City University of New York, Susie Orbach, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, former Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, Quique Bassat, ICREA Research Professor, Head of the malaria Programme at ISGlobal, Barcelona, Stafford Lightman, Professor of Medicine, University of Bristol , Mike Sharples, Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology in the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science at Oxford University, Marina Warner, All Souls, University of Oxford, Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China and Director of the University China Centre at Oxford University, Gbemi Oluleye, Imperial College London Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Bassem Hassan, Scientific Director of the Paris Brain Institute, Zoe Hitzig, Graduate Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, Alex Teyltelboym, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Julian Jackson, Professor of History at Queen Mary, University of London, Ian Christie, professor of film and media history at Birkbeck College, University of London, Sriya Iyer, University Reader in Economics, University of Cambridge, John Alderdice, Center for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, Oxford, Matthew Agarwala, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Sander van der Linden, Associate Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge, Amy Hinsley, Oxford Martin Fellow, University of Oxford, Joseph Koerner, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University, Hugh Brody, Honorary Associate of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford, Richard Drayton, Professor of Imperial History, King’s College London, Caroline Humphrey, Former Sigrid Rausing Professor of Collaborative Anthropology, Fellow at King’s College, University of Cambridge, Sridhar Venkatapuram, Associate Professor of Global Health and Philosophy, King’s College London, Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Professor of Genetics and Physiology, Imperial College, London, Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History, University of Oxford; Professor of History, University of Toronto, Patrick Weil, Research Professor, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Shahidha Bari, Professor of Fashion Cultures and Histories, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, University of Oxford, Lea Ypi, Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science, Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge, Samuel Moyn, Professor of History, Yale University, Noam Maggor, Senior Lecturer in American History, Queen Mary, University of London, Lyndsey Stonebridge, Professor of Humanities and Human Rights, University of Birmingham, David Hillman, Senior Lecturer, Director of Studies, King’s College, University of Cambridge, Eugene Rogan, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Director, St Antony’s College Middle East Centre, Helen Anne Curry, Peter Lipton Lecturer in History of Modern Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, Paul Betts, Professor of Modern European History, University of Oxford, Mark Fabian, Research Associate, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Gisèle Sapiro, Research Director, the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and Educational Director, L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris, Joseph R. Slaughter Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, Daniel Pick, Psychoanalyst, Professor of History, University of London, Bruce Stillman, Oliver R. Grace Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Albert Tauler Girona, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Professor of the International Politics of Africa, University of Oxford, Amy Hinsley, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Emanuele Coccia, Associate Professor, the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, Jonathan White, Professor of Politics, London School of Economics, Rosemary Foot, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, Faisal Devji, Professor of Indian History, University of Oxford, Laura Kipnis, Professor, the Northwestern School of Communications, Miri Rubin, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History, Queen Mary University of London, Edith Hall, Professor of Classics, King’s College London, Caitlin Zaloom, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU, Christopher Brooke, University Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Cambridge, David Edgerton, Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History at King’s College London, Patricia Fara, Fellow at Clare College at the University of Cambridge, Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck University of London, Peter Girguis, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Amy Gottlieb, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Chief Faculty Development Officer at University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Johanna Hanink, Associate Professor of Classics at Brown University, Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, Sarah Newman, Director of Art & Education at metaLAB at Harvard University, Ruth Padel, Professor of Poetry at King’s College London, Martin Rees, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Barry Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Study, Antoine Vauchez, Director of Research at the CNRS, Jonathan Wolff, Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the University of Oxford, Islam Issa, Reader in Literature and History at Birmingham City University, Shruti Kapila, Director of Studies in History at the University of Cambridge, Susan James, Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck University of London, Elisa Oreglia, Lecturer at King’s College London, Helena Kennedy, President of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Philip Gorski, Professor of Sociology at Yale University, Philippe Sands, Professor of Law at University College London, Joe Moshenska, Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, Judy Wajcman, Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Ruth Scurr, Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Chris Warnes, Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Geneviève Almouzni, Director at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Fiona Watt, Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council, Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College, Van Gosse, Professor and Associate Chair of History at Franklin & Marshall College, Dana Mills, Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Political Science and Public Administration at the Free University of Amsterdam, Keith Moffatt, Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Cambridge, Juliet Mitchell, Professor of Psychoanalysis and Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge, Harry Cliff, Particle Physicist at the University of Cambridge, Susan Himmelweit, Emeritus Professor at the Open University, Stuart Elden, Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick, Peter Salmon, Writer and Biographer of Jacques Derrida, Donald Sassoon, Emeritus Professor of Comparative European History at Queen Mary University of London, Gareth Stedman Jones, Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary University of London, Dany Nobus, Professor of Psychoanalytic Psychology at Brunel University London, David Bowtell, co-Head of the Cancer Genomics and Genetics, and Women’s Cancer Programs at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Ankhi Mukherjee, Professor of English and World Literatures at the University of Oxford, Ellen Quigley, Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (Responsible Investment) at the University of Cambridge, John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe Chair of Modern English Literature at University College London, Josh Cohen, Professor of Modern Literary Theory at Goldsmiths University of London, Kate Kirkpatrick, Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy and Christian Ethics at the University of Oxford, Lara Feigel, Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at King’s College London, Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Timothy Garton-Ash, Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford, Tobias Blanke, Professor of Social and Cultural Informatics at King’s College London, Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, Devorah Baum, Associate Professor in English Literature at the University of Southampton, Aiofe Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Nottingham, Peter Carl, Professor of Architecture, London Metropolitan University, Andrew Barry, Chair in Human Geography at University College London, Sarah Fine, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at King’s College London, Lauren Kassell, Professor of History of Science and Medicine at the University of Cambridge, Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, Susheila Nasta, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literatures at Queen Mary University of London, Ruben Gallo, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., Professor in Language, Literature, and Civilization of Spain at Princeton University, Emily Jackson, Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Simon May, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London, Benedikt Berninger, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College London, Gary Gerstle, Professor of American History at the University of Cambridge, Merve Emre, Associate Professor of English at the University of Oxford, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, Chairman of the CNRS Ethical Committee, Irénée Scalbert, Course Master at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

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