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Stephen D. Livingston, BSc, MA, is a social psychologist and science writer with expertise in the domains of prejudice and persuasion. He studied biology and psychology at the University of Winnipeg, and social psychology and political science at The Ohio State University. He was most recently an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. You can read more of his writing in Tinted Lenses–a blog that discusses bias in everyday life–at www.PsychologyToday.com.
Brian Livingston is an investigative journalist with more than two decades of experience who is now training his sights directly on the investment industry. Based in New York City from 1984 through 1991, he was the assistant information technology manager of UBS Securities; a computer consultant for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. (now JPMorgan Chase); and technology adviser to Lazard Frères.
As a consumer advocate exposing the dark side of high tech, he wrote more than 1,000 articles from 1991 through 2010 for such publications as PC World, CNET, InfoWorld, PC Mag, and eWeek. He founded the Windows Secrets Newsletter, which grew to 400,000 subscribers, and co-authored 11 books in the Windows Secrets series (John Wiley Sons). The 6th Annual Internet Content Summit in New York City named him Entrepreneur of the Year for his creation of a profitable pay what you wish model to deliver technology information to consumers. He is a recipient of the Award for Technical Excellence from the National Microcomputer Managers Association. Livingston is president of the Seattle regional chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors.
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly–owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character–based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media.
Peter B. Lloyd was trained in science and software engineering but has a passion for philosophy, and has published several articles, academic papers, and books bringing philosophy out of academia. After more than a decade in university research—first in solar engineering and then in clinical trials at Oxford University—he has worked for several years as a freelance software developer. He has previously contributed to the Smart Pops series in Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in The Matrix; The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman; So Say We All: An Unauthorised Collection of Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica; and A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbangers Guide. www.peterblloyd.com
Cara Lockwood is the author of I Do (But I Don’t), which was made into a movie for Lifetime Television, as well as I Did (But I Wouldn’t Now), Dixieland Sushi, Pink Slip Party and Wuthering High. Cara lives with her husband in Chicago, where she is currently at work on her next novel.
Chris Logan is a lecturer in the psychology department at Southern Methodist University. His area of expertise is the social psychology of conflict resolution. He has forced references to “The Simpsons” on friends, family members, innocent bystanders and countless psychology students at three universities over the last 10 years. He has a B.A. in psychology from SMU and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Tech. He lives in Dallas, where he teaches and consults.
Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. Leon has visited nearly 100 countries and traveled to every continent. He is the star of the Netflix series The Kindness Diaries, where he circumnavigates the globe on his vintage yellow motorbike Kindness One, giving life changing gifts along the way to unsuspecting good Samaritans. Prior to The Kindness Diaries, Leon was host of the TV series Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, which ran on National Geographic International for three seasons, following Leon as he crossed America, the United Kingdom, and Europe on just five dollars, five pounds, and five euros a day, respectively.
Leon has documented his travels for numerous media outlets including CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, CNN, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Outside, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and the New York Times. He is the author of three bestselling books: Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, The Kindness Diaries, and Live, Love, Explore.
Greg Logsted lives in Danbury, Conn., with his wife, Lauren Baratz-Logsted. He tries to convince their daughter Jackie that he fights robots for a living but in fact owns the Other Guy Cleaning Service. Greg is a lifelong music fan, currently working on his first novel.
Scarborough, Maine, native Sabin Lomac is the cofounder of Cousins Maine Lobster, a start-up food truck business that has grown to over 75 units, including both gourmet food trucks and fast-casual restaurants. In 2012, he and his cousin, Jim Tselikis, opened a single food truck in Los Angeles, looking to bring the authentic Maine lobster experience from their childhood to the West Coast. After an endearing 2012 Shark Tank appearance that culminated in a partnership with Barbara Corcoran, the Cousins began franchising, bringing authentic Maine Lobster eats to unique neighborhoods across the US. Sabin and his cousin work vigorously to ensure not only the quality and consistency of their product, but to elevate and promote the “family first” ethos at the core of CML.
