Author Bios

Geraldine Baum is a Los Angeles Times staff writer.

Esther Dyson, CEO of EDventure Holdings, is an active investor in a variety of start-ups around the world. Her interests include information technology, health care, private aviation, and space …

Erik Conway is a historian of science and technology residing in Pasadena, CA. He is currently employed by the California Institute of Technology. He studies and documents the history of …

Nikolaj Nielsen is an independent journalist and editor based in Brussels.

Meredith Clark writes about politics and lives in Brooklyn. Find her on Twitter at @MeredithLClark.

Martha Sorren is a fellow at Truthout.

Marisa Lagos covers state politics for the San Francisco Chronicle, focusing on the Legislature, elections, prisons, crime, and more. She also authors a weekly column, Capitol Notebook.