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Meet the Academic Minds Contributing to The Conversation

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A diverse and international group of experts and researchers from numerous academic institutions across the globe contributed their ideas and research to this work. Key contributors from the United States include Wellett Potter at the University of New England, Megan Bryson from the University of Tennessee, Jared Bahir Browsh at the University of Colorado Boulder, Christos Makridis from Arizona State University, and Saman Zonouz from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The United Kingdom was also strongly represented by scholars such as Caleb H. Wheeler from Cardiff University, Adam Smith of the University of Glasgow, and a notable contingent from UCL including James Cheshire and Daisy Fancourt. Australian academia played a significant role, with contributions from individuals like J. Thomson and Angel Zhong at RMIT University, Ben Mather from The University of Melbourne, and a team from the University of Sydney. Furthermore, a Brazilian team from UFRJ and UERJ, including Guilherme Maricato and Maria Alice S. Alves, collaborated with Clinton N. Jenkins of Florida International University. Other notable experts like Nikki Ikani from Leiden University and King's College London, along with Gemma Ware and Katie Edwards from The Conversation, also provided valuable input, highlighting the project's extensive and multi-disciplinary foundation.

Alright, so here's a peek at the varied bunch of experts and smart folks who gave us their ideas and did all the research.The list includes Wellett Potter from the University of New England, Caleb...

Alright, so here's a peek at the varied bunch of experts and smart folks who gave us their ideas and did all the research.The list includes Wellett Potter from the University of New England, Caleb H.Wheeler, who's at Cardiff University, and Megan Bryson from the University of Tennessee.T is from RMIT University."J."Thomson, and Jared Bahir Browsh comes from the University of Colorado Boulder.Coming to us from over in the UK, we've got Adam Smith from the University of Glasgow and James Cheshire over at UCL.Gemma Ware, from The Conversation itself, made the list too.Big thanks also go to David Blair from The University of Western Australia, Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane over at Edinburgh Napier University, and Adrian Barnett from the University of Greenwich.Christos Makridis is with both Arizona State University and the Institute for Humane Studies.Daisy Fancourt works at UCL, and Jye Marshall is over at Swinburne University of Technology.So, a team from Brazil is involved, and it includes Guilherme Maricato from UFRJ and Maria Alice S.Alves from UERJ and Rodrigo Tardin of UFRJ are working with Clinton N.Jenkins, over at Florida International University.From Australia, there's a team that includes Ben Mather from The University of Melbourne.

He's joined by Adriana Dutkiewicz, Dietmar Müller, and Sabin Zahirovic, who are all from the University of Sydney.Nikki Ikani works with both Leiden University and King's College London.Katie Edwards from The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, who's with the University of Bristol, are also worth noting.Rounding out the list are Saman Zonouz from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Angel Zhong from RMIT University, and Jason Tian from Swinburne University of Technology.

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