Advisory Board
Dr. Terrence Deacon
Dr. Deacon is a Neuroanthropologist, Professor of Anthropology, and member of the Cognitive Science Faculty at UC Berkeley. Read more about Dr. Deacon here.
Professor Brian Thomas Swimme
Dr. Swimme is a Professor of Evolutionary Cosmology at the San Francisco California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). Read more about Dr. Swimme here.
Dr. David Sloan Wilson
Dr. Wilson is Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. Read more about Dr. Wilson here.
Dr. Francis Heylighen
Dr. Heylighen is a professor at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). Read more about Dr. Heylighen here.
Dr. Paul Turnbull
Dr. Turnbull is President of Mid Pacific Institute and past superintendent of St. Ynez Valley Union High School District. Read more about Dr. Turnbull here.
Research and Development Team
Professor Michael Pirson
Dr. Pirson is a professor for Global Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship at Fordham University, New York and a Research Fellow at Harvard University. Read more here.
Professor Michael Jacob
Dr. Jacob is a Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Read more here.
Professor Ellen Rigsby
Dr. Rigsby is a Professor of Communication at Saint Mary’s College of California, teaching Theories of the Public Sphere and Qualitative Research Methods in the Communication Department. Read more here.
Dr. Boris Shoshitaishvili
Dr. Shoshitaishvili is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Anthropology at UC Berkeley working with Professor Terry Deacon and Professor Brian Thomas Swimme. Read more here.
Dr. Clément Vidal
Dr. Clément Vidal is a philosopher eager to tackle big questions, bringing together areas of knowledge such as cosmology, physics, astrobiology, complexity science or evolutionary theory. Read more here.
Dr. Carolyn Peterson
Dr. Peterson is a research associate at Saint Mary’s College working with Professor Ellen Rigsby on the HEP Techno-Social Dilemma study.
Monica DeRaspe-Bolles
Monica is a PhD student at the California Institute of Integral Studies working with Professor Brian Thomas Swimme.
Parham Pourdavood
Parham currently studies at UC Berkeley, has worked closely with Dr. Deacon, and is involved with HEP website development as well as the HEP Global Brain analysis project under Dr. Michael Jacob.
Consultants & Associates
Alan Honick
Alan has been producing, writing, and editing documentary films for more than 35 years, and has been working with Professor David Sloan Wilson. Read more here.
Devin O’Dea
Devin is a video producer, director, and editor working with Professor Brian Thomas Swimme.
Landon Silla
Landon is a software engineer who has worked in Bay Area internet startups for 14 years in industries ranging from heritage preservation, advertising, home fashion, and recruiting.
Emily Smith
Emily is a photographer, videographer and website editor. She also acts as an admin to the project.