Below is a list of the researchers, authors, and independent scholars who have participated in Ideas Roadshow conversations. By clicking on a particular name, you’ll be taken to a separate page with details about the films and books they are featured in.
- Nima Arkani-Hamed, physicist, Institute for Advanced Study
- David Armitage, historian, Harvard University
- Roy Baumeister, psychologist, Queensland University
- David Bellos, translator and professor in French literature, Princeton University
- Michael Berry, professor of Chinese studies, UCLA
- Jacques Bertrand, political scientist, University of Toronto
- Mark Bevir, political scientist, UC Berkeley
- Ellen Bialystok, psychologist, York University
- James Robert Brown, philosopher, University of Toronto
- David Cannadine, historian, Princeton University
- Patricia Churchland, philosopher, UC San Diego
- Linda Colley, historian, Princeton University
- Stefan Collini, historian and professor of English, University of Cambridge
- Nick Couldry, media and communications, LSE
- Joseph Curtin, master violinmaker
- Claudia de Rham, physicist, Imperial College
- Frans de Waal, primatologist, Emory University
- Diana Deutsch, psychologist, UC San Diego
- John Duncan, neuroscientist, University of Cambridge
- John Dunn, political scientist, University of Cambridge
- Carol Dweck, psychologist, Stanford University
- Freeman Dyson, former physicist, Institute for Advanced Study
- Artur Ekert, physicist, University of Oxford & National University of Singapore
- John Elliott, historian, University of Oxford
- Brian Epstein, philosopher, Tufts University
- Nita Farahany, professor in law & philosophy, Duke University
- Lisa Feldman Barrett, neuroscientist, Northeastern University
- Victor Ferreira, psychologist, UC San Diego
- Charles Foster, writer and barrister, University of Oxford
- Michael Frazer, political theorist, University of East Anglia
- Barbara Fredrickson, psychologist, UNC Chapel Hill
- Chris Frith, psychologist, University College London
- Uta Frith, psychologist, University College London
- Jay Gargus, geneticist, UC Irvine
- Karl Gerth, historian, UC San Diego
- Fred Gitelman, world-champion bridge player
- David Goldberg, former Rabbi, Liberal Jewish Synagogue London
- Michael Gordin, historian, Princeton University
- Nile Green, historian, UCLA
- Kalanit Grill-Spector, neuroscientist, Stanford University
- Jennifer Groh, neuroscientist, Duke University
- Emilie Hafner-Burton, professor of international justice & human rights, UC San Diego
- Joanna Haigh, physicist, Imperial College London
- Jennifer Michael Hecht, author and poet
- Greg Hickok, neuroscientist, UC Irvine
- Stephen Hinshaw, psychologist, UC Berkeley
- Andy Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise, University of Michigan
- David Hollinger, historian, UC Berkeley
- Margaret Jacob, historian, UCLA
- Susan James, philosopher, Birkbeck, University of London
- Richard Janko, classicist, University of Michigan
- Martin Jay, historian, UC Berkeley
- Justin Khoury, physicist, University of Pennsylvania
- Rocky Kolb, physicist, University of Chicago
- Stephen Kosslyn, President, Foundry College
- Nick Lane, biochemist, University College London
- Tony Leggett, physicist, University of Illinois, Nobel Laureate
- Elizabeth Loftus, cognitive scientist, UC Irvine
- Margaret MacMillan, historian, University of Oxford
- Mark Maslin, geographer, University College London
- Maria Mavroudi, historian, UC Berkeley
- Darrin McMahon, historian, Dartmouth College
- Denis McQuail, former professor of communication, University of Amsterdam
- Alfred Mele, philosopher, Florida State University
- Pankaj Mishra, award-winning author
- Martin Monti, neuroscientist, UCLA
- Jenny Nelson, physicist, Imperial College London
- Eleanor Nesbitt, professor of religions and education, Warwick University
- Miguel Nicolelis, neuroscientist, Duke University
- Josiah Ober, classicist & political scientist, Stanford University
- Onora O’Neill, philosopher, University of Cambridge
- Carol Padden, professor in communication, UC San Diego
- Roger Penrose, physicist, University of Oxford, Nobel Laureate
- David Politzer, physicist, Caltech, Nobel Laureate
- Julian Roberts, criminologist, University of Oxford
- Jay Rubenstein, historian, University of Southern California
- Miri Rubin, historian, Queen Mary University of London
- Teofilo Ruiz, historian, UCLA
- Elyn Saks, specialist in law, psychology & psychiatry, USC
- Stephen Scherer, geneticist, University of Toronto
- Jonathan Schooler, psychologist, University of Santa Barbara
- Hasana Sharp, philosopher, McGill University
- Charles Sheppard, ecologist, University of Warwick
- Alcino Silva, neuroscientist, UCLA
- Quentin Skinner, historian, Queen Mary University of London
- Lee Smolin, physicist, Perimeter Institute
- Scott Soames, philosopher, University of Southern California
- Paul Steinhardt, physicist, Princeton University
- Ian Stewart, mathematician, University of Warwick
- Matthew Stewart, award-winning author, independent scholar
- Jill Tarter, Chair Emeritus at SETI Institute
- Janko Tipsarevic, former professional tennis player
- Scott Tremaine, physicist, Institute for Advanced Study
- Matthew Walker, sleep scientist, UC Berkeley
- Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, archaeologist, University of Cambridge
- Edie Widder, founder of Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA)
- Susan Wolf, philosopher, UNC Chapel Hill
- Philip Zimbardo, psychologist, Stanford University
