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Cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. Advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.
Michael Aaron Nielsen (born January 4, 1974) is a quantum physicist, science writer, and computer programming researcher living in San Francisco.
Co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser with a graphical user interface. Co-founder of Netscape and general partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Co-founder of Ning. Net-worth estimated at $1.7 billion by Forbes.
Ted Chiang is an American speculative fiction writer. His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan. He graduated from Brown University with a Computer Science degree. He currently works as a technical writer in the software industry and resides in Bellevue, near Seattle, Washington. He is a graduate of the noted Clarion Writers Workshop (1989).
Indian Godman, philosopher, mystic, and founder of the Rajneesh movement. Advocate of meditation and unique form called dynamic meditation. Known for progressive attitude towards sexuality.
Scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature. Notable research areas include the sense of self, consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and a National Book Award for Science for his book "Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid."
Billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. Co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund. First outside investor in Facebook.
Philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist. Research focuses on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly in relation to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.
Author, psychologist, and economist. Notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics. Recipient of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Vernon L. Smith).
Irish billionaire entrepreneur. Co-founder and CEO of Stripe. Winner of the 41st Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2005. Founder of Fast Grants.
Business magnate and investor. Founder, chairman, CEO, and chief technology officer of SpaceX. Angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of Tesla, Inc. Owner, chairman, and CTO of X Corp. Founder of the Boring Company. Co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. President of the Musk Foundation.
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