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VNCCII

NASA ASTROBOTICS and NANOFISCH

Samantha Tauber is the visionary creator of VNCCII® and the founding architect behind the Galacta.i.ssance Movement—a bold new cultural renaissance designed to elevate consciousness, awaken the imagination, and serve as a guide to humanity for an abundant future. Through her alter ego, VNCCII®—a cosmic superheroine and celestial ally for humanity’s next evolution—Samantha fuses music, science, immersive technology, and storytelling into a living, dynamic mythos.

In July her book, VNNCCII: The Awakening of a Divine Warrior, is being flown as part of the first ever galactic library to the Moon aboard NASA's Astrobotics mission where it will land on the Griffin Lander in an effort to preserve human culture for a million years. This is in keeping with the Golden Record initiative of the legendary Carl Sagan. Samantha's passion comes from the "overview effect" made famous in the work of Frank White - how seeing Earth from space permanently changes our perspective on everything.

I worked with Samantha alongside SpaceX astronaut Chris Sembroski for a week of science communication to schools. Her story is inspiring and she is an amazing person. Enjoy her story!

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Theology

WHAT DID JESUS LOOK LIKE?

Dr John Nelson is a theologian who studied his Masters and PhD at Oxford University. He did his BA at the University of Nottingham. His thesis was on why there is no physical description of Jesus in the New Testament or any early Christian literature. John hosts events across the country with his friend and well-known sceptic Alex O'Connor and moderates discussions on Premier Unbelievable, including some Sam has featured on. Alongside writing he teaches philosophy and religious studies.

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MARS

It was great fun getting together with fellow members of the Mars Society to chat all things Mars. Between us we have rocket scientists, engineers, robotics experts, biologists and a whole lot of passion for the red planet.

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VIROLOGY

Dr Mirjam Schilling is a virologist researching the arbovirus family. She is a dual research fellow of Exeter College at Oxford University with a passion for exploring the impact of viruses on human and animal health. She has featured on ABC news to discuss the pandemic and its influence on climate science, as well as conducting science communication with young people on “what is a virus?" She is currently doing a second doctorate in science and religion under Alister McGrath at Oxford University.

Here are her recommended lectures for people who are interested in the subject: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhmZX2NKiNnb-x4CccUPFrwZmJBckMRu

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Melody Safavizadeh has held leadership roles at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on missions including Mars 2020 and Psyche. With a background in systems integration, electrical engineering, and spacecraft operations, she has helped tackle some of the most exciting challenges in space exploration. She is an advocate for women in STEM and passionate about educational outreach.

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WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE

In February 2026 I gave the annual Darwin Day Lecture at Leicester Secular Hall on "The Genomics Revolution in Evolution" explaining how genomics has transformed and deepened our understanding of evolution. The past 10 years in the life sciences have been the most revolutionary for biology since the 1950s, with multiple converging technological breakthroughs changing the game. It has never been more exciting than today and is only going to get better. To think of where cancer could be a decade from now is so exciting.

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MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Dr Denis Alexander is the Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion and Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. Dr Alexander was previously Chairman of the Molecular Immunology Programme and Head of the Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development at The Babraham Institute, Cambridge. Prior to that he was at the Imperial Cancer Research Laboratories in London (now Cancer Research UK), and spent 15 years developing university departments and laboratories overseas, latterly as Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Medical Faculty of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. There he helped to establish the National Unit of Human Genetics. He was initially an Open Scholar at Oxford reading Biochemistry, before obtaining a PhD in Neurochemistry at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. Dr Alexander writes, lectures and broadcasts widely in the field of science and religion. From 1992-2013 he was Editor of the journal Science & Christian Belief, and previously served as a member of the executive committee of the International Society for Science and Religion. He gave the Gifford Lectures at St. Andrews University in 2012 and these were published by CUP under the title ‘Genes, Determinism and God’.

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PHILOSOPHY

Dr Joshua Sijuwade is Teaching Fellow in Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham. He gained a BA in Theology at London School of Theology, a Postgraduate certificate in Education from Kings College London, before doing his MA in Philosophy at Birmingham and his PhD at York. He was visiting lecturer at London School of Theology before taking his post at Birmingham. His research interests lie primarily in the philosophy of religion, analytic theology, and metaphysics, along with related areas that intersect these fields. Joshua is a prolific writer and publisher of academic work, having published three books in the past two years and a multitude of journal articles since his career started in 2022.

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BIOCHEMISTRY

Dr Keith Fox is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at Southampton University. After doing his degree, two masters degrees, and then PhD at Cambridge University he became a Research Fellow at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge before moving to Southampton University. His research interests concern DNA structure and its recognition, and his scientific work has been published in over 200 papers and articles. He was Senior Executive Editor of Nucleic Acids Research from 2008-2021. He has served for 6 years as Associate Director and then Director of the Faraday Institute until September 2021. In 2022 Keith was Interim Research Director at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge. He has special interests in bioethics and genome modification. His book with Alexander Massmann Modifying Our Genes: Theology, Science and “Playing God” was published by SCM Press in March 2021. He has also recently been editor of the academic journal Science & Christian Belief.

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Polymath World # Episode 43 - Dr Helen Sharman

ASTRONAUT

Dr Helen Sharman CMG OBE is Britain's first ever astronaut. Flying to the space station Mir in 1991, she was selected from a large range of applicants to take part in the JUNO mission to the Russian space station where she spent a week performing science experiments, working on the crew rotation and fulfilling mission requirements before returning to earth on a Soyuz, landing in Kazakhstan.

Dr Helen Sharman now works as an ambassador and science communicator for Imperial College London. She originally studied chemistry at university and worked for Mars chocolatier as a research scientist. Her space suit is now on display in the British Museum, and she played key roles in supporting and advocating for Tim Peake. She has continued her passion of space advocacy ever since the JUNO mission and serves as President of the Institute of Science and Technology.

Among her honours, she has been awarded various accolades in Britain and Russia. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, an FBIS, has been awarded 10 honorary doctorates, and has many schools across the world names after her. Her biography Seize the Moment was released in 1993 and she has also written The Space Place for children.

Website: https://www.helensharman.uk/

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