Dawkins is Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. He is considered to be one of the leading figures in modern evolutionary biology and has written extensively about evolution and science. Dawkins' first book The Selfish Gene (1976) was an immediate bestseller. In 1987, he won both the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Los Angeles Times Literary Prize for The Blind Watchmaker (1986) (the television film of the book won the Sci-Tech Prize for Best Science Programme). His numerous writings include studies of evolution, creationism, and genetics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23341]

E. Margaret Burbidge is considered to be one of the most renowned observational astronomers and astrophysicists of our time. She has been a co-investigator on the team to build the Faint Object Spectrograph for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Her earliest research work concerned chemical abundance in stars of various types and culminated in the now classic work Synthesis of the Elements in Stars by Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle (1957). The authors concluded that all the chemical elements were produced in stars. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23343]

E. Margaret Burbidge is considered to be one of the most renowned observational astronomers and astrophysicists of our time. She has been a co-investigator on the team to build the Faint Object Spectrograph for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Her earliest research work concerned chemical abundance in stars of various types and culminated in the now classic work Synthesis of the Elements in Stars by Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle (1957). The authors concluded that all the chemical elements were produced in stars. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23343]

Akira Iriye is the Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University. His interests extend beyond diplomatic relations between the United States and Pacific nations in the early and middle years of this century to include China and Japan in the global setting and the globalization of the United States. Iriye has authored more than ten books on United States foreign policy in the Pacific region, with works spanning the turn of the century through the Second World War. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 23364]

Herma Hill Kay is a renowned family law scholar and the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the Boalt Hall faculty in 1960 after clerking for California Supreme Court Justice Roger Traynor. From 1992 to 2000, she served as dean of the law school. Two years after joining the Boalt Hall faculty, Kay received the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. She was also the recipient of the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Award, the 1990 American Bar Foundation Research Award, and the 1992 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award from the American Bar Association. In 1998, the National Law Journal named Kay one of the 50 most influential female lawyers in the country and one of the eight most influential attorneys in Northern California. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23371]

Kenneth L. Karst, is a renowned professor of constitutional law and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA, where he has taught constitutional law since 1965. The principles and values of equality are the central focus of his work. He won the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1980, the School of Law's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994, and has been elected twice by graduating classes as Professor of the Year. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23368]

A distinguished mathematician and highly recognized scholar, David Mumford is a leader in the field of pattern theory. He began his career in pure mathematics, specifically in studying the moduli spaces of curves and algebraic varieties. In the past two decades, Mumford has collaborated with computer scientists, psychologists, and neurobiologists and sought the “right” mathematics for describing the problems of perception. His work has focused on computer vision, pattern theory, and the mathematical modeling of shape. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23349]

Kenneth L. Karst, is a renowned professor of constitutional law and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA, where he has taught constitutional law since 1965. The principles and values of equality are the central focus of his work. He won the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1980, the School of Law's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994, and has been elected twice by graduating classes as Professor of the Year. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23368]

Herma Hill Kay is a renowned family law scholar and the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the Boalt Hall faculty in 1960 after clerking for California Supreme Court Justice Roger Traynor. From 1992 to 2000, she served as dean of the law school. Two years after joining the Boalt Hall faculty, Kay received the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. She was also the recipient of the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Award, the 1990 American Bar Foundation Research Award, and the 1992 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award from the American Bar Association. In 1998, the National Law Journal named Kay one of the 50 most influential female lawyers in the country and one of the eight most influential attorneys in Northern California. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23371]

J. Craig Venter is one of the most influential figures in genetic research. As a genetic scientist, Venter pioneered the use of the automated gene sequencer and in 1990 developed a new strategy for gene discovery and tagging that revolutionized the biological sciences. His vision, determination, and competitive spirit greatly accelerated the mapping of the human genome. The discovery will help decipher the genetic basis of several diseases and possibly revolutionize medicine in the future. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23346]