Peter H. Diamandis is a New York Times-bestselling author and the founder of more than 15 high-tech companies. He is the CEO of the XPRIZE (xprize.org), executive chairman of the Singularity University (SingularityU.org), a Silicon Valley-based institution backed by Google, 3-D Systems, and NASA. He is cochairman of Planetary Resources, inc. and he cofounder of Human Longevity, Inc. Dr.

Diamandis attender MIT, where he received his degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering, and Harvard Medical School, where he received his MD. In 2014 he was named one of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune magazine. Steven Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author award-winning journalist, and the cofounder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project (www.flowgenomeproject.com). His books include The Rise of Superman. Abundance, A Small Furry Prayer. West of Jesus and The Angle Quickest for Flight.

His work has been translated into 35 languages and his articles have appeared in more than 70 publications including. The New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Wired, Forbes, and Time. He also writes "Far Frontiers," a blog about science and innovation for Forbes.com.