Matej Pavšič is a physicist interested in foundations of theoretical physics. During his more than forty years of research at the Jozef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he often investigated the subjects that were not currently of wide interest, but later became hot topics. For example, in the 70s he studied higher dimensional, Kaluza-Klein, theories when they were not very popular, and in the 80s he proposed an early version of the braneworld scenario that was published, among others, in Classical and Quantum Gravity. Altogether, Pavšič published more than one hundred scientific papers and the book The Landscape of Theoretical Physics: A Global View. He is among the pioneering authors in topics such as mirror particles, braneworld, and Clifford space, and has recently published important works explaining why negative energies in higher derivative theories are not problematic, which is crucial for quantum gravity. Pavšič studied physics at the University of Ljubljana. After obtaining his master’s degree in 1975, he spent a year at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Catania, Italy, where he collaborated with Erasmo Recami and Piero Caldirola. Under their supervision he completed his PhD thesis which he later defended at the University of Ljubljana. Pavšič has participated at many conferences as an invited speaker and regularly visited the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste.
L’Oreal Thompson Payton is an award-winning journalist and the author of the forthcoming book, Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power (BenBella Books, August 2023). She is also a health and wellness reporter at Fortune where she covers women and wellness in the workplace. Her professional writing is often inspired by her own personal experiences of trying to navigate the world as an ambitious Black millennial woman who was raised to believe that she could outwork all obstacles, but who has come to learn over time that success is not always guaranteed even if you follow all of the “rules.”
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Joseph Pearce, writer in residence and associate professor of literature at Ave Maria University in Naples, Fla., is the author of Tolkien: Man and Myth and C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church, both published by Ignatius Press. He is editor of the Saint Austin Review.
Jackson Pearce is the author of multiple books for teens, including Sisters Red, Sweetly, and Purity. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with a slightly cross-eyed cat and a lot of second-hand furniture. Visit her online at www.jacksonpearce.com.
Robb Pearlman is a pop culturalist and New York Times author of over 40 books for adults and children, including seven Star Trek books. He is a frequent guest and speaker at Star Trek and pop culture conventions.
Adam Pearson is a successful entrepreneur who has been involved in growing several multimillion-dollar businesses across different industries. But his proudest accomplishment to date, besides having great kids and a wonderful marriage, is the success of his family business, Fortunato Chocolate. Along with his brother and father, Adam has been responsible for putting a rare and exquisite chocolate into the hands of tens of thousands of adoring customers all over the world. Adam is a visionary who excels in discovering markets hungry for unique products and is a master at developing deep brand loyalty.
Vincent Pedre, MD, is the medical director of Pedre Integrative Health and founder of Dr. Pedre Wellness, nutraceutical consultant for NatureMD and Orthomolecular Products, CEO of Happy Gut Life LLC, and a functional medicine-certified practitioner in private practice since 2004. With his proprietary ‘blueprint’ for healing the gut, the Gut C.A.R.E.® Program, he has helped thousands around the world resolve their gut-related health issues.
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After an early career on Wall Street and Madison Avenue, Jon Pelson spent nearly twenty-five years working as an executive at some of the world’s largest telecom equipment makers and service providers, helping create and market wireless products and solutions. His roles included serving as Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for Lucent Technologies and Chief Convergence Officer for British Telecom, where he created and drove the company’s global wireless strategy. During this time, Pelson traveled to China and watched that country’s fledgling telecommunications companies grow and eventually seize the world lead. His observations on China’s use of home-grown business giants to advance geopolitical goals form the basis for his book, Wireless Wars, China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back.
A frequent public speaker at industry events and advisor to government and private organizations, Pelson has lectured at Duke University, William & Mary, and other colleges and associations. He has a degree in economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. Pelson lives with his family in Great Falls, Virginia.
Gregory E. Pence, PhD, is an international expert on the ethics of human cloning. A year after the birth of the lamb Dolly in 1997, he wrote Who’s Afraid of Human Cloning? and in 2004, Cloning After Dolly: Who’s Still Afraid?. In 2000, he was the lone bioethicist to testify before Congress and the California Senate against bills that would have criminalized human cloning. He has talked about cloning humans at endowed lectures in Brazil, Switzerland, Australia, and on many North American campuses.
He has taught for 40 years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he Chairs Philosophy. For 34 years, he taught a required course in Bioethics at UAB to 160 medical students, a course that discussed human cloning. His teams have won three national championships in college Ethics Bowls and he has won the two top teaching awards at UAB. His Medical Ethics has run seven editions over 25 years with McGraw-Hill. He has published over 60 op-ed essays in the New York Times, Birmingham News, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek, including many on cloning humans.
