2019
- Sarah Richardson – How to Win Friends and Influence Bacteria: The Science Behind Biomanufacturing
- Allan Basbaum – Translating the neurobiology of pain to chronic pain management: What does the crystal ball say?
- David Nelson – The Natural History of the San Bruno Mountains
2018
- Jeff Kirschner – Litterati: The Community that’s Crowdsource-Cleaning the Planet
- Pieter Abbeel – Artificial Intelligence: Cutting through the Hype and What’s Really Happening
- Ryan Scott – Crossing the Final Frontier: Space Exploration, Biology, and Health
- Will Wright – A Roadmap for our Gigital Lives
- Dr. Daniel Kammen – An Energy Future the Earth Can Live With
2017
- William Jagust – Memory, The Aging Brain, and the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Dr. Cristal Glangchai – From Stand-up to Start-up: Growing Girl Techies and Entrepreneurs
- Scott Manley – Can You Learn Rocket Science from Video Games?
- Dr. David Grinspoon – Earth in Human Hands: A Cosmic View of our Planet’s Past, Present and Future
- MJ Marggraff – Far and Away: Going Beyond Earth Without Going Crazy
2016
- Edwin F. Erickson, NASA Ames Research Center (retired)- NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Program
- Christopher McKay – Life on Mars: Past and Future
- Dr. Robert Knight – Insights into Human Behavior from Neurological Patients
- Scott Hutchins – Novel Science: The Making of A Working Theory of Love
2015
- Peter H. Gleick – The Future of Water for California and the World
- Ed Finn – How to Build a Dream Machine
- Steven Shepard – From the Internet of Things to the Internet of Human Capability
- Bill Nye – Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
2014
- Will Wright – Game Designer & Creator of Sim City
- Tom Atchison – Founder & Chairman, Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation
- Carl Haber – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Physicist and MacArthur Genius Award Winner
- Edward Moses – Director of Fusion Science and Applications Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Alexander Rose – Executive Director of Long Now Foundation and Clock Project Manager
- Ray Jayawardhana – Author and Professor of Observational Astrophysics
2013
- Jim Capobianco, Derek Thompson & Kevin O’Brien – Pixar Animation Studios
- Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon – Astrobiologist
- Dr. Alex Filippenko – Astrophysicist
- John Romero & Brenda Brathwaite Romero – Game Designers
- Robert Weiss – President of Xprize & Entertainment Movie Producer
2012
- Brian David Johnson – Author and FutureCaster at Intel
- Ben Burtt – Sound Director, Designer & Engineer for LucasFilms/Pixar
- Bill Nye the Climate Guy – Scientist, Engineer, Comedian, Author, and Inventor
- Ray Jayawardhana – Author and Professor of Observational Astrophysics
2011
- Dr. Michio Kaku – Bestselling Author and Popularizer of Science
- Mary Roach – Columnist and Popular Science Writer and Author
- Bill McKibben – American Environmentalist and Writer
- Al Worden – Apollo 15 Astronaut
