Rob Wesson is a geophysicist whose career in earthquake research with the U.S. Geological Survey spans four decades. He is currently a Scientist Emeritus at the USGS and his work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation. He divides his time between his home in Evergreen, Colorado and the cabin he built in McCarthy, Alaska.

Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer and broadcaster, Labour Party campaigner, and author of 20 books, principally on transport.

Described by the Guardian as ‘the greatest expert on British trains’, he is widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading commentators on transport matters. His work appears regularly in publications including The Times (London), the Guardian, the Oldie and the Spectator. He was named Transport Journalist of the Year in the National Transport Awards in 2007, and was a board member of Cycling England.

Clive D. Wynne is a professor of behavioral psychology at Arizona State University where he also directs the Canine Science Collaboratory. The author of the textbook, Animal Cognition, and an academic book on animal intelligence, Do Animals Think?, Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You is his first trade book.

Olivia Yallop was an influencer strategist, trend forecaster and head of Fairy Futures at The Digital Fairy, an all-female creative agency and digital consultancy based in London. She has a degree from the University of Oxford. She has guest lectured at the London College of Fashion on the subject of brands and social media. She hosts a DigiDebates panel series (social media-related discussions held as an old-school style debate) at Soho House in London, and also a Fairy Futures podcast. She also writes a monthly pop-cultural tech column for Miss Vogue, aimed at encouraging the next generation of women in digital.

Marlene Zuk is Regents Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota and studies animal sexual behavior and communication. She is the author of several books including Paleofantasy; Sex on Six Legs; Riddled with Life; and Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test.