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Philosophy
Kevin

Kevin

JDLaw

Education

  1. Yale University

    JDJuris Doctorate2025

    Law

  2. Oxford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Philosophy

Expertise

Philosophy, Law, Social Sciences

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Elisabeth

Elisabeth

PhD candidatePhilosophy

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Philosophy

  2. Brandeis University

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Philosophy

Expertise

Ethics, Epistemology, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, History (American Civics, Government, Political...

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidateBiology

Education

  1. Oxford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biology

  2. Harvard University

    MSMaster of Science

    Computer Science

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

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Miwa

Miwa

PhDGenetics

Education

  1. Cornell University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Genetics

  2. Haverford College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Biology

Expertise

Bioethics, genetics, genomics, gene editing, evolution, population genetics

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Arnel Blake

Arnel Blake

PhDPhilosophy

Education

  1. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Philosophy

  2. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

    MAMaster of Arts2016

    Philosophy

Expertise

Epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of...

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Jacques

Jacques

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris

    MSc2023

    Neurobiology

Expertise

Human-Ai interaction, AI ethics, AI regulation, Assessing AI bias

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Judson

Judson

PhDHistory

Education

  1. Cambridge University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    History

  2. Bob Jones University

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    History

Expertise

Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Biblical Studies, Art & Faith, Church History

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Kelley

Kelley

MSW candidatePsychology

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    MSWMaster of Socia...TBD

    Psychology

  2. Columbia University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    East Asian Studies

Expertise

East Asian Philosophy, East Asian History, English, Creative Writing, Literature, Art Analysis, Music...

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Will

Will

PhD candidatePhilosophy

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Philosophy

  2. Brandeis University

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Philosophy

Expertise

Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the...

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Kristina

Kristina

MSBiomedical D...

Education

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    MSMaster of Science2026

    Biomedical Data Science and AI

  2. New York University

    MAMaster of Arts2024

    Psychology

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

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Brian

Brian

PhD candidatePolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Political Science

  2. Michigan State University

    BABachelor of Arts2011

    Political Science

Expertise

Political Ethics, Tech Ethics, Political History, American Politics, American Constitutional Law

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Daniel

Daniel

PhDPhilosophy

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Philosophy

  2. Brandeis University

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Philosophy

Expertise

Philosophy, Philosophy of AI, Epistemology, Ethics, Social Philosophy

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Douglas

Douglas

MAEnglish

Education

  1. University of Arizona

    MAMaster of Arts2021

    English

  2. Central Michigan University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    English

Expertise

Literature, Poetry, Game Studies, Psychology, Philosophy (especially existentialism), Critical/Cultural...

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Stephen

Stephen

MPhil candidateMiddle Easte...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MPhilMaster of Philo...TBD

    Middle Eastern Studies

  2. Rutgers University

    MAMaster of Arts2018

    Religious Studies

Expertise

History, Geography, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies

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Hala

Hala

JD candidateLaw

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    JDJuris DoctorateTBD

    Law

  2. Yale University

    BABachelor of Arts2020

    Political Science

Expertise

Human Rights, American Foreign Policy, Political Science and Theory, Classics, Creative Writing

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Karen

Karen

PhDSociology

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Sociology

  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Sociology

Expertise

Society, Politics, Discrimination, Inequality, Social and Political Psychology

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Madeline

Madeline

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. Yale University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Psychology

  2. Yale University

    MPhilMaster of Philo...

    Psychology

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, moral psychology, artificial intelligence

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Thomas

Thomas

JD candidateLaw

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    JDJuris DoctorateTBD

    Law

  2. Georgia State University

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    Philosophy

Expertise

Contemporary/comparative legal responses to emergencies; legal and geopolitical ramifications of the...

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Adrianna

Adrianna

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. Case Western Reserve University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Neuroscience

  2. Florida State University (FSU)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2014

    Psychology

Expertise

Behavioral neuroscience, neuropsychological impairments, cell biology, behavioral psychology...

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