Robert Lanza, MD Follow

ROBERT LANZA, M.D.: Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People," Lanza is a renowned scientist and author whose groundbreaking research spans many fields, from biology to theoretical physics. He is the father of Biocentrism, the basis for Observer, his first novel. Fascination with the nature of life infused his entire career, leading him to the very frontiers of biology and science.

NANCY KRESS: Hailed by bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson as "one of the greatest science fiction writers working today," Nancy Kress has won six Nebula and two Hugo Awards. She often writes about developments in science, particularly genetic engineering, as in her bestselling novel, Beggars in Spain. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages, including Klingon. She teaches writing and was "Fiction" columnist for Writer's Digest magazine for sixteen years. Nancy lives in Seattle with her husband, author Jack Skillingstead.