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is assistant professor of leadership and interdisciplinary studies, and Senior Global Futures Scholar at Arizona State University, US. He is the co-author, with Emily Ray, of Be Prepared: Doomsday ...

is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

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is an evolutionary biologist and Dean of Graduate House at St Paul’s College, University of Sydney. He writes on human culture and society, evolution and animal behaviour, and is the author of The ...

is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA, specialising in hurtful communication in relationships. She is also a consultant on leadership and relationships, with research published in ...

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