Sunday Morning Creators & Guests

David Spiegelhalter is a statistician and Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.

Annie Rauwerda is a writer, social media creator, and Founder of Depths of Wikipedia.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a scientific history researcher, writer, and author of the book Rest.

Samanth Subramanian is a journalist and author. Currently, he is a senior reporter covering the future of capitalism for Quartz magazine.Previously, Subramanian was a deputy editor for special projects at Mint, the Indian business newspaper, and a former sub-editor at CricInfo.com, a cricket news website. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and WIRED.Subramanian's first book, "Following Fish: Travels Around the Indian Coast," was published in 2010. His second book, "This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan Civil War," was published in 2015, and was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize. His third book, "A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane," was published in 2019.Subramanian received his B.A. in Journalism from Penn State University, and his M.A. in International Relations from Columbia University.

Dr. Gavin Francis is a physician and a writer.Francis's first book, "True North: Travels in Arctic Europe," was published in 2008. He is the author of six books of non-fiction.

Russel is the Royal Editor at the Daily Mirror and the co-host of Pod Save the Queen

Kate Lyons is a journalist. Currently, she is Pacific Editor for The Guardian Australia.Previously, Lyons worked at the Guardian UK. Her work has also appeared in Daily Mail, MSN Canada, MSN UK, Yahoo News UK, and Le Monde.

Lily Kuo is a reporter. Currently, she is the China bureau chief for The Washington Post.Previously, Kuo was the Beijing bureau chief for the Guardian. Before that she reported for Quartz in Kenya, Hong Kong and New York, and for Reuters in New York and Washington.Kuo received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, an M.Sc. from Peking University, and an M.Sc. from The London School of Economics.

David Robson is a science writer & journalist and author of The Intelligence Trap.

Matthew Parker is an author, comedian, YouTube personality, and communicator.

Dr. Gary McLean is a scientist who specializes in immunology and virology. Currently, he is both a researcher and a Professor of Molecular Immunology at London Metropolitan University. His work focuses on respiratory medicine, rhinovirus infections, virology, pathology, epidemiology, vaccinology, mRNA techniques, antibodies, and SARS-CoV-2 variants.In addition to his academic papers and book chapters, McLean frequently appears on radio and television and in print and online to share his knowledge, especially about COVID-19 in the 2020s.McLean received his B.S. in Biochemistry and his Ph.D. in Pathology from the University of Otago.

Dr. Penny Pexman is an Associate Vice President, Postdoctoral Program Director, and a Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Calgary.

Dr. Xand van Tulleken is a British doctor, TV presenter, and an identical twin. He is best known for presenting the CBBC children's series "Operation Ouch!."

Claire Cock-Starkey is a writer, editor, and author of Lore of the Wild.

Sophy Roberts is a British writer whose work focuses on the wild places from Papua New Guinea to the Congo.

Dr. Alice Gorman is an archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog.

Kathleen Belew is Assistant Professor of U.S. History and the College at the University of Chicago. She specializes in the recent history of the United States, examining the long aftermath of warfare.

Elizabeth Lauren Winkler is a journalist, book critic, and author.Winkler's work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Times Literary Supplement, and The Economist. Her first book, "Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies," was published in 2023.Winkler received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her M.A. in English Literature from Stanford University.

Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners.