The UK's most celebrated experimental physicist. Often labelled a «rock star scientist», his books and television programs about the universe are world-renowned.
He is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement with Science.
He is part of the team working on the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics).
His ability to communicate science has led him to participate in the Davos and China World Economic Forums, in several TED TALKS, as well as the conferences of his international tour «Universal: Adventures In Space and Time».
He is co-presenter of Radio 4's «The Infinite Monkey Cage», a BBC comedy and science program.
He was awarded the Faraday Prize by the Royal Society for excellence in science communication.

Last updated: September 2023

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Dan Buettner

Explorer, National Geographic Fellow, journalist, award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author.
He is responsible for discovering the five places in the world – which he calls the blue zones – where people live the longest and healthiest lives. His articles on these regions, published in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic, have had a huge impact.
The researcher now collaborates with local governments, large employers and insurance companies to create Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces and universities.

Last updated: October 2023

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Pedro Pinto

Founder and CEO of the communications company Empower Sports and presenter on the Eleven Sports channel. He began his career at RTP, later working for CNN (in the US and later as a correspondent in London), Sport TV and UEFA. He has also worked with FIFA and the Portuguese Football Federation.

Last updated: January 2022

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Carl Zimmer

Researcher in science and environmental communication at MARE – Centre for Marine and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, a Master's Degree in Applied Ecology and Conservation from the University of Kent and a degree in biology from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

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Sean B. Carroll

A developmental and evolutionary biologist, he is a scientist, teacher, author of books on science and science communication and film producer. He directs the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science Education Department and the HHMI Tangled Bank Studio. He is Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland and Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin. He was awarded the Rockefeller University's Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing About Science in 2016.

Last updated: April 2021

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Carlos Romão

He graduated from, obtained his doctorate and taught at the Instituto Superior Técnico (1971-97). In 1998, he became Full Professor at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology (ITQB-Nova) where, now retired, he still runs a laboratory. He was a NATO fellow at Oxford University (UK) and an A. v. Humboldt Foundation fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Coal Research and the Technical University of Munich, both in Germany. His research focuses on the application of organometallic chemistry and inorganic chemistry to catalysis and medicine. Co-founder of a start-up dedicated to discovering carbon, monoxide-based drugs for treating inflammatory diseases. Co-author of around 220 scientific articles and patents.

Last updated: November 2018

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Peter Atkins

He was Professor of Physical Chemistry at Oxford University from 1965 until his retirement in 2007. His research focused on theoretical chemistry and magnetic resonance, but his interest eventually turned to writing. He published over 70 books, including university textbooks and science books for the general public. His best-known book for general readers is Atkins’ «Physical Chemistry», which is now in its eleventh edition and used all over the world. Atkins continues to give lectures and is an active proponent of various humanist and secular associations. In 2016, he received an award from the American Chemical Society for communicating chemistry to the public.

Last updated: November 2018

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Joana Lobo Antunes

Science communicator. Currently in charge of communication at the Instituto Superior Técnico and Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities on the Master's Degree in Science Communication. She is also one of the coordinators of the radio programme 90 Seconds of Science. She was in charge of the Communication Office at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology ITQB NOVA, Director of the Live Science Centre in Sintra and Post-Doctoral Researcher in Promotion and Administration of Science and Technology at FCSH and ITQB NOVA.

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Eugénia Cunha

Anthropologist from the University of Coimbra. She is Director of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Lisbon and author of the book «How We Became Human».

Last updated: October 2019

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Luísa Pereira

She has a PhD in Human Population Genetics, a Master's Degree in Applied Human Genetics and a degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.
She is Lead Researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S). She studies the evolution of human populations and assesses their susceptibility to complex diseases.
She collaborates with anthropologists, geneticists and international clinicians to continue generating knowledge about the genetic diversity of populations from all continents.

Last updated: October 2023