Below is a list of the eminent 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. Visit this testimonials page if you’d like to read some of their feedback about their experience and the pedagogical value of Ideas Roadshow conversations.
- 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
