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Edgar Choueiri is Professor of Applied Physics at Princeton University, where he teaches plasma physics, astronautics, acoustics and audio science. He heads two laboratories at Princeton. In the first, the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory,  he works with his research team on plasma rockets for propelling spacecraft to Mars and beyond. In the second, the 3D Audio and Applied Acoustics Lab, he works on spatial audio technologies for applications in music and virtual/augmented reality. He has authored more than 250 scientific publications and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards.

Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most reknowned — and daring — creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Read full bio. Photo by Ebru Yildiz.

Sam Green is a New York-based documentary filmmaker. Green’s most recent live documentaries include A THOUSAND THOUGHTS (with the Kronos Quartet) (2018), THE MEASURE OF UTOPIA (2014), THE LOVE SONG OF R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER (with Yo La Tengo) (2012), and UTOPIA IN FOUR MOVEMENTS (2010). With all of these works, Green narrates the film in-person while musicians perform a live soundtrack. Green’s feature-length film, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, had its U.S. theatrical premiere at Film Forum in 2003, was nominated for an Academy Award, included in the Whitney Biennial, and has screened widely around the world.
 

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