Prof de Magalhaes graduated in Microbiology in 1999 from the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia in his hometown of Porto, Portugal, and then obtained his PhD in 2004 from the University…

Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein make up the team behind Data Feminism, a new book which seeks to explore data from a feminist perspective, based upon the fact that…

Evan Blass, once known solely by his pen name @evleaks, is an American blogger, editor, and phone leaker. Because of his research, Blass was dubbed the "King of the Leakers" by…

Sarafina Nance [2 BSc (Hons), MSc, Ph.D (candidate)] is an NSF graduate research fellow and astrophysics Ph.D candidate specializing in supernovae and cosmology. She spent time researching at the Center…

Brie Code is the founder and CEO of TRU LUV, a Toronto-based startup changing our relationship with technology. TRU LUV makes AI companions. These are not personal assistants, nor apps…

Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson is a Machine Intelligence research who helped to pioneer Deep Machine Vision at her company QuantaCorp, which enables fast and accurate body measurement from just two photos. In…

A poet of code and AI researcher motivated by personal experiences of algorithmic discrimination, Joy shared her story in a TED featured Talk that has over 1.2 million views and…

Natasha Daly is an award-winning writer and editor at National Geographic, where her investigative reporting focuses on animals: their welfare, conservation, and exploitation. She has a special interest in the…

Liza Dixon, M.Sc. (@lizadixon) is an American researcher of human-machine interaction in automated driving based in Germany. After pivoting her career from the fine jewelry industry to the automotive industry, Liza…

Mitchell Baker co-founded the Mozilla Project to support the open, innovative web and ensure it continues offering opportunities for everyone. As CEO of Mozilla Corporation, Mitchell is focused on accelerating…

Henrik Fisker is synonymous with iconic cars and leadership in electric vehicle development with a passion for technology and futuristic design. Fisker is a risk taking, innovation-loving, protocol-challenging designer and…

What if death wasn't so final? What if tech could help you have conversations with the people you love even after they pass away? These are the questions that inspired…

Dr. Goertzel is one of the world’s foremost experts in Artificial General Intelligence, a subfield of AI oriented toward creating thinking machines with general cognitive capability at the human level…

Mary L. Gray is the author, with computer scientist Siddharth Suri, of Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass—named a Financial Times’ Critic’s Pick…

Joseph Reagle is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University where he studies online culture. Dr. Reagle been a resident fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard…

In 2012 Hans Jørgen Wiberg was a Danish furniture craftsman, visually impaired himself. Through his work at ‘The Danish Association of the Blind’, he recognized that blind or low-vision…

BJ Fogg is a world-renowned Behavioral Scientist at Stanford University. As a doctoral student in the 1990s, Fogg ran the first-ever series of experiments on how computers influence people’s behaviors.…

Lora Haddock DiCarlo: Lora DiCarlo was founded in 2017, and after spending a decade in the healthcare industry DiCarlo put her obsession with anatomy hard to work. She is the…

Nick Montfort is a computational poet, a teacher, and a scholar of creative computing. His recent work is in computer-generated literature. His projects include seven computer-generated books in print with four different…

YouTube, which has more than a billion users who watch over a billion hours of content per day, shows us limited data on the videos uploaded to the site including…

Chris Stokel-Walker is a British journalist whose work regularly appears in WIRED, The Economist and The New York Times. The editor of FFWD, he is known for breaking major news…

Melanie Mitchell is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, and Professor of Computer Science (currently on leave) at Portland State University. Her current research focuses on…

Alison Wynn is a Research Associate at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab. Her research examines organizational policies and practices designed to reduce gender inequality. In particular, she studies…

Catherine Price is a science journalist, speaker, and consultant whose work has appeared in publications including The Best American Science Writing and The New York Times, among others. Price is…

Dr. Samuel Woolley is a writer and researcher specializing in the study of automation/AI, politics, persuasion, and social media. He’s an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Program…

Jeremy Burge is an emoji historian and Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia. Founded in 2013, Emojipedia is the internet's leading emoji authority with an emoji archive dating back two decades…

Eva Galperin is the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and technical advisor for the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Callisto, a nonprofit organization that creates technology…

Sex toys have come a long way since the first recorded phallic-shaped object was discovered 30,000 years ago when “our ancestors had been hunched over carving eight-inch-long penises out of…

At just three years old, Alyssa Carson knew she wanted to be an astronaut, and since then, she’s worked tirelessly. Now, aged 18, Carson could soon become the first human…

Professor Gina Rippon is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University, Birmingham (https://www2.aston.ac.uk/lhs/staff/az-index/rippong). She is a past-President of the British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience and,…

Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN, a pain medicine physician, an NYT contributor, and has been dubbed "Twitter's Resident Gynecologist," the Internet’s OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocate’s for…

Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt are the co-hosts of Reply All, a Gimlet podcast about how people shape the internet, and how the internet shapes people. Vogt and Goldman previously…

Raph Koster is a veteran game designer who has been professionally credited in almost every area of the game industry. He's been the lead designer and director of massive titles…

From child prodigy to MBE, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is Head Stemette and co-founder of STEMettes, the award-winning social enterprise inspiring the next generation of females into Science, Technology, Engineering, and…

Meet Caitlin Doughty, mortician, funeral director, death expert, and star of the popular YouTube series “Ask a Mortician.” Her new book, WILL MY CAT EAT MY EYEBALLS? Big Questions from…

Jenny Odell is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford University. She has been an artist-in-residence at places such as the San Francisco dump, Facebook, the Internet Archive, and…

Just 17% of the English-language biographies on Wikipedia are about women, and women scientists, in particular, are badly represented. But physicist Jessica Wade is hoping to change this. An advocate…

Maxime is the co-founder and CEO of Jour, a mindfulness journaling app that allows users to "reflect, reconnect, and grow." He moved to New York when he was 20 to…

I’m Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist at Durham University, a digital skills expert, social entrepreneur, consultant and international keynote speaker with over 20 years experience. I have a…

Erika Lust is an acclaimed indie adult filmmaker who creates sex-positive, indie adult cinema that portrays sexually intelligent narratives, relatable characters, and realistic hot sex offering an alternative to the…

Julia Silge is a data scientist at Stack Overflow. She is both an international keynote speaker and a real-world practitioner focusing on data analysis and machine learning practice. She is…

David is the author of “Getting Things Done,” a revolutionary time-management method that was released in 2001 and has remained a staple for improving organization and efficiency. The method focuses…

Silicon Valley veteran Karen Wickre is the former Editorial Director at Twitter, where she landed after a decade-long career at Google. An advisor to startups and a lifelong information seeker,…

I make the video series Earworm at Vox.

David runs Growth Tribe, a young 75-person company that teaches startups and corporates the skills, tools and tactics of rapid experimentation. His hobbies include building prediction models and running 5-second…

Valentine Uhovski is Tumblr’s Head of Culture & Fashion, leading the platform's largest verticals on all fronts. Since joining the staff early in 2012, Valentine has worked with hundreds of…

Jessica Rovello is the CEO and co-founder of Arkadium, which provides interactive, visual content to more than 450 of the world’s best-known brands and publishers. Founded in 2001, Arkadium has…

For this session, we're joined by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO of AnitaB.org, and Dr. Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, the COO. Brenda Darden Wilkerson is an advocate for access, opportunity, and social…

Hanna Rosin and Alix Spiegel co-host Invisibilia, a podcast from NPR about the unseen forces that control human behavior - our ideas, beliefs, assumptions, and thoughts. Invisibilia interweaves personal stories…

Claire L. Evans is a writer and musician. She is the singer and coauthor of the pop group YACHT, the founding editor of Terraform, VICE's science-fiction vertical, and the author…

This International Women's Day, TNW is hosting a night to celebrate women's achievements in business, through networking, panel discussions - and lots of champagne. Join us at TQ in Amsterdam…

By now, you might have heard the news that TNW has been acquired by the — and we don’t use this word lightly — venerable Financial Times. For us, it’s…

Megan Morrone is a tech journalist and host of the weekly Twit podcast.

Patricia Georgiou is the Head of Partnerships & Business Development for Jigsaw, a unit within Alphabet using technology to make the world safer. She focuses on business strategy and partnerships…

Mark Graham is director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive. Mark has been inventing, building and operating pioneering online services for more than 30 years. Most…

Sarim Haque is the creator of the Google Chrome plugin "Uncover Harassers." Once installed, the extension automatically finds and highlights the names of celebrities accused of sexual harassment. The aim…

Arlan Hamilton is a remarkable entrepreneur who built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture…

Jason Levine, Principal Worldwide Evangelist for Adobe, travels the globe inspiring and educating users on Adobe Creative Cloud, focusing on video, audio and mobile workflows. Each week you can find…

Botnik is a community of writers, artists, and developers using machines to create things on and off the internet. Botnik Studios is an entertainment group devoted to displaying the work…

Jane Manchun Wong is a security researcher who has a history of revealing yet-to-launch features in Android apps through reverse engineering. Her scoops include but not limited to Facebook Dating,…

Welcome to the second ever BEST ONLINE QUIZ THAT HAS EVER BEEN CREATED. Answer these 10 questions. Be as weird as possible. Vote on other people's. Trash talk them. Cheat. Do…

Neil Harbisson is a Catalan-raised, British-born contemporary artist and cyborg activist best known for having an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially recognised as a cyborg by…

As Pornhub's brand ambassador and all around queen, Aria runs the company's social media account, stars in many of their Youtube video series, and is an expert in community engagement.…

On Wednesday, September 12th, TNW's editorial team will be hosting a live Q&A during Apple's Special Event. We'll share coverage, commentary, and probably bad jokes all throughout the keynotes. We've…

Sharmadean Reid is the founder of beautystack, a new way to book beauty services online which emphasizes individual artists and creators. A recent seed funding round has made Reid one…

David Schwartz is Chief Technology Officer at Ripple. David is one of the original architects of the Ripple consensus network. Prior to joining Ripple, David Schwartz was Chief Technical Officer…

The state of women-led startups in Europe has never seemed more open — but in many ways, it's as dire as ever. A recent survey led by Women Who Tech found…

Welcome to the BEST ONLINE QUIZ THAT HAS EVER BEEN CREATED. Answer these 10 questions. Be as weird as possible. Vote on other people's. Trash talk them. Cheat. Do whatever you…

Zachary Lieberman is an artist, researcher, and educator with a simple goal: he wants you surprised. In his work, he creates performances and installations that take human gesture as input…

What makes cryptocurrency trading addiction different from other addictions? Why is it so dangerous? What are the warning signs? Can it be treated? This Wednesday, the team at Castle Craig is…

Boyan Slat is an inventor and entrepreneur who creates technologies to solve societal problems. He is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, the foundation that develops advanced systems…

Dr. Danielle Wood is Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab. Dr. Wood leads the Space Enabled Research Group seeking to advance justice in earth's…

Anjali Sud is CEO of Vimeo, the world’s largest ad-free online video platform. Anjali leads a global team of over 400 individuals dedicated to empowering creators with the tools, technology…

Curious about where dev is headed? Wondering if you should learn to code? Or what language to pick? Could education be the key to finally closing the STEM gender gap? You…

Julian is the founder and CEO of Golem, an open-sourced, decentralized supercomputer. His first attempt to change the world was as an economist running a think-tank and working as a…

Troy is a Microsoft Regional Director and Most Valuable Professional, Pluralsight author, and world-renowned internet security specialist. He’s also the creator of the data breach notification service “Have I been…

Jameson has worked as an engineer for crypto asset wallets since 2015. He is the creator of Statoshi, a fork of Bitcoin Core that analyzes statistics of Bitcoin nodes, founder…

Socrates Rosenfeld is the CEO of iheartjane, the online cannabis marketplace ( https://www.iheartjane.com ). After serving time as a US Army Ranger, the former Apache helicopter pilot turned to cannabis…

Ela Darling is the world’s first Virtual Reality cam girl and the leading voice in the intersection of Virtual Reality and Adult Film. She co-founded VRTube.xxx, the world's first Virtual…

Kenny Ewan is Founder & CEO of Wefarm, the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer digital network. (https://wefarm.org/) Wefarm uses the latest machine learning technology and the power of the crowd to enable…

Alex is CEO and Founder of Celsius Network, a lending & borrowing blockchain-based platform. Alex is one of the inventors of VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) with a foundational patent…

Adeo Ressi is CEO of the Founder Institute (https://fi.co/), a startup launch program that operates in nearly 200 cities worldwide. Adeo has founded or run ten technology businesses, and he…

Iddo Bentov is a Postdoctoral Associate in Computer Science at Cornell University. An active contributor to the Bitcoin space since 2011, Bentov has published several academic papers on bitcoin-related topics…

CryptoKitties is the world's most successful blockchain game. With a focus on consumer-friendly design, appealing aesthetics, and practical innovation in emerging technology, CryptoKitties has accounted for up to 25% of…

Judith Redi is a leading expert in how artificial intelligence can improve our well-being. She’s currently the Senior Data Scientist at Exact, where she leads the Data Science Core Team. After…

Allyson has been named one of the "Most Influential Women in Tech" by Fast Company, a "Tech Titan" by the Washingtonian, and "one of the top 30 women entrepreneurs to…

Khoi Vinh is a designer, writer, and serial entrepreneur. He is currently Principal Designer at Adobe, where he works on Adobe XD, the company’s new end-to-end design and prototyping application.…

Esther Dyson is best known as a tech leader and angel investor, but she is now responding to her own question: "We know we can save money and keep people…

Dominik is a young entrepreneur and Co-founder of IOTA, a new distributed ledger technology and non-profit Foundation in Germany. He has been involved in the Blockchain space for more than…

Madison Maxey is the founder and technical lead at LOOMIA, where she designs technology and processes for seamless integration of e-textiles into everyday objects. She was the first fashion designer…

David Ryan Polgar has carved out a unique career as a “Tech Ethicist, where he explores our evolving relationship with technology from an ethical, legal, and emotional perspective. With a…

Liat Ben-Zur is a senior vice president and digital technology leader at Philips. She is responsible for driving connected digital platforms and propositions with the aim of delivering truly meaningful…

Currently residing in Dublin, Ivor Crotty is the Head of Social Media at RT (Russia Today), a Russian-headquartered global news network broadcasting from Moscow, London, and Washington. He is also…

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies since…

Answers session with the Pornhub team: Corey Price (VP), Brett Hall (Director of Product) and Alex Klein (Marketing Manager). Ask them whatever you want – for a friend, if…

Come join us in a little experiment: A live chat during Apple's Special Event 2017. Just sign up with your Twitter or LinkedIn account and join in to discuss the…

David Vorick has been active in the Bitcoin space since 2011. He studied computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and cofounded Nebulous in 2014 during his senior year. Based in…

Vitalik is the creator of Ethereum. He first discovered blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies through Bitcoin in 2011, and was immediately excited by the technology and its potential. He cofounded Bitcoin…

Peter Sunde is a Swedish entrepreneur and politician and he is best known for being a co-founder of Pirate Bay, the famous BitTorrent search engine. Peter has participated in the…

Brian Collins is an American designer, creative director and inspirational speaker. Collins is also the Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of COLLINS - a strategy and design agency based in…

Hector is leading Design for all Google Search & Assistant related products. He resides in California with his wife and daughter, bikes to work every day, and is still trying…

Markus Witte is CEO and Founder of Babbel, the market-leading language learning app. He describes Babbel as a learning company inside and out: “Heading a team in which each and…

Based in Washington D.C. Rebecca is a photographer, photo editor and social media specialist, currently working as the Image Coordinator and Social Media Specialist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.…

Jeroen Tas is a Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer and member of the Executive Committee at Royal Philips. He has more than 30 years of global experience as an entrepreneur…

A design leader focused on re-imagining the products, services and institutions that shape our financial lives.

Sujan Patel is the co-founder of Web Profits, a growth marketing agency helping companies leverage the latest and greatest marketing strategy to fuel their businesses. Sujan has over 13 years…

Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld is a seasoned executive and a serial entrepreneur, with 20+ years of experience in tech consumer and enterprise markets. He is the founder and General Manager of…

Albert Song, VP of Product Design at Yahoo, leads the company's design efforts across mobile and desktop. He spearheaded and implemented a new design language initiative for products that now…

Blake is the global head of digital and social marketing at Philips. A senior executive with more than 20 years of business development experience, Blake is helping to lead the…

Let's talk about Changing the World through Entrepreneurship - all kinds big and small, global and local, impactful and innovative, creative and community-driven. Regardless of type, lots of steps…

Matt is a TNW veteran and self-confessed social media geek. He previously worked for a number of the UK’s leading banks as a PR and marketing manager, before spending 3…

Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and best selling author of multiple books. His latest book, the Inevitable, rocks and is about the deep trends in…

Luis von Ahn is the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, the most downloaded education app on iTunes and Google Play worldwide with 150 million users. He is widely recognized for…

Co-founder of Intercom. AMA about product strategy, growth, customer engagement, and football.

Julie Zhuo leads the design team working on the Facebook app, from making News Feed the best place to get the news you care about, to designing tools that help…

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You know him as the benevolent dictator a.k.a. CEO of TNW a.k.a. @boris a.k.a. ‘Giphy Ninja’ so you think you know it all. But did you know he was once…