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Dan Ariely, is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University and the New YorkTimes best selling author of Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty. His interests span a wide range of behaviors and his sometimes unusual experiments demonstrate profound ideas that fly in the face of common wisdom.

 

Chris Edley is the Dean of the U.C. Berkeley School of Law and co-chair of the congressionally chartered National Commission on Equity and Excellence in Education.

 

Daphne Koller is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of the online learning platform, Coursera.  Dr. Koller is also a professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University.

 

James Fowler is the award winning co‐author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Dr. Fowler, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, is an expert on social networks, behavioral economics and genopolitics.

 

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