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AlferovZhores I. Alferov ; Vice President, Russian Academy of Sciences; Nobel Laureate in Physics: "Scientific Discovery and the Information Age," 4/11/05
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CaldwellRoy L. Caldwell; Professor of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley: "Evolution of a Biologist," 6/20/01
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BrilliantLarry Brilliant, M.D.; Executive Director, Google.org: "A Life of Service," 4/17/06
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ChuSteven Chu; Nobel Laureate, Physics; and Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford University: "A Scientist's Random Walk," 2/13/04
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DalgarnoAlexander Dalgarno; Phillips Professor of Astronomy, Harvard: "Astrophysics," 2/28/03
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DysonFreeman Dyson; Professor of Physics, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton: "Our Nuclear Dilemma," 5/30/84

EkmanPaul Ekman; Professor of Psychology, UCSF Medical School: "Face to Face: The Science of Reading Faces," 1/14/04
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Goldsberg Ken Goldberg; Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley: "Robotics and Art in the Information Age," 8/25/05
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GurdonSir John Gurdon; Professor of Cell Biology, Cambridge University, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute of Cancer and Developmental Biology: "Revolution in the Biological Sciences," 3/16/06
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Haas Ernst B. Haas; Robson Research Professor of Government, UC Berkeley: "Science and Progress in International Relations," 10/30/00
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HarrisEva Harris; Assistant Professor of Public Health, UC Berkeley: "Making Science Accessible," 3/15/01
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Hamilton Allan J. Hamilton; M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center: "A Surgeon’s Journey Beyond Science,” 03/21/08
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Heilbron John Heilbron; Honorary Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, England.: "Science and History,” 11/09/07
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Herschbach Dudley Herschbach; 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science, Harvard University: "Science and Society," 9/29/05
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KahnemanDaniel Kahneman; 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economics; Eugene Higgens Professor of Psychology, Princeton: "Intuition and Rationality," 2/7/07

KingSir David King; Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Great Britain: "Science and Public Policy," 9/15/05
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KochChristof Koch; Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech: "Consciousness and the Biology of the Brain," 3/24/06
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LanierJaron Lanier; Computer Scientist and Artist: "Culture and Technology," 10/3/05
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LewontinRichard Lewontin; Alexander Agassiz Research Professor, Harvard University: "Science and Politics," 11/20/03
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LiljelundLars-Erik Liljelund; Director General of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: "Climate Change and Public Policy," 3/20/06
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MarkHans Mark; Chancellor, University of Texas: "Technology, Universities, and the Changing International Environment," 3/15/88

MarmotSir Michael Marmot; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Heath, University College, London: "Redefining Public Health: Epidemiology and Social Stratification," 3/18/02
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MyersNorman Myers; Photographer and Environmental Scientist: "The Journey of an Environmental Scientist," 11/11/98
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PaulingLinus Pauling; Nobel Laureate: "The Peace Movement in Historical Perspective," 1/18/83
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PeeblesJames E. Peebles; Professor Emeritus of Cosmology; former Albert Einstien Professor of Science, Princeton University: "A Cosmologist's Intellectual Journey," 10/12/06
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SearleJohn Searle; Mills Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley: "Philosophy and the Habits of Critical Thinking," 9/22/99
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ShapiroHarold T. Shapiro; former President of Princeton University and the University of Michigan: "The Changing Role of University Presidents," 3/18/03
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StarkLawrence Stark; Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Optometry, UC Berkeley: "The Mind's Eye," 8/16/00
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TownesCharles H. Townes; Nobel Laureate and Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley: "Adventures of a Scientist," 2/15/00
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VestCharles M. Vest; Former President of MIT: "Leading MIT into the 21st Century," 9/12/05
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WeisskopfVictor Weisskopf; Nuclear Physicist; 1988 Sanford S. Elberg Lecturer in International Studies: "A Scientist's Odyssey," 4/7/88
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WhiteTim White; Professor of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley: "On the Trail of our Human Ancestors," 9/18/03
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YorkHerbert York; Professor of Physics, UC San Diego: "Reminiscences from a Career in Science, National Security, and the University," 2/6/88
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