Diana Nyad is a record-breaking long-distance swimmer, journalist, and author most famous for becoming the first person, at age 64, to swim the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, an achievement she now shares through her memoir, theatrical show, and inspirational speaking.
Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and influential public health expert known for her books on patient advocacy and her leadership in fighting public health crises.
Currently a Forbes 30 under 30 star and partner at The Longevity Fund, Laura has wanted to cure aging since the age of 8. After years working on nematode longevity at the UCSF graduate school, Laura matriculated at MIT at 14 to work on artificial organogenesis and bone aging, and is now based in San Francisco, working to find and fund therapies to extend the human healthspan.
Zubin Damania, M.D. is the Director of Healthcare Development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, an ambitious urban revitalization movement spearheaded by Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh. During his 10-year hospitalist career at Stanford, Zubin received the Russell Lee Award for Clinical Teaching while maintaining a shadow career performing stand-up comedy for medical audiences worldwide.
Dan Buettner is an internationally recognized researcher, explorer, and New York Times bestselling author and National Geographic Fellow. He founded Blue Zones®, a company that puts the world’s best practices in longevity and well-being to work in people’s lives.
Dr. Scott Parazynski has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places like Dakar (Senegal), Beirut (Lebanon), Tehran (Iran) and Athens (Greece).
Raised in Toronto, Canada, Frank Gehry moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1947. Mr. Gehry received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern …
Dr. Emery Brown uses computational neuroscience to reveal that general anesthesia is a controlled, reversible coma that causes distinct brain wave patterns, leading to safer dosing practices and insights into conditions like chronic pain and depression.
Sophie de Oliveira Barata is an artist and designer who founded The Alternative Limb Project to transform prosthetic limbs from simple medical devices into bold, imaginative works of art that celebrate the wearer’s individuality and promote a positive view of body diversity.
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