Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asma Mhalla politologue et essayiste | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and essayist, political and social analysis. | 6 | 7 |
| Bryan Caplan Economist · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Economist professor at George Mason University. | 6 | 7 |
| Charan Ranganath psychologist and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis. | 6 | 7 |
| Chris Bailey author and lecturer | Selected | Commentator | Author and lecturer. | 6 | 7 |
| Christine Rosen | Selected | Commentator | Author-historian analyzing digital and society. | 6 | 7 |
| Dominic Sandbrook | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Sheffield, historian. | 6 | 7 |
| Edward Luce US national editor and columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | US national editor and columnist at Financial Times. | 6 | 7 |
| Franklin Foer writer at The Atlantic · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Writer at The Atlantic, analysis essayist. | 6 | 7 |
| Giuliano da Empoli | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and nonfiction author. | 6 | 7 |
| Heino Falcke Astrophysiker · Radboud-Universität Nijmegen | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist Radboud University Nijmegen. | 6 | 7 |
| Jakub Wiech expert · Energetyka24, Elektryfikacja | Selected | Commentator | Polish essayist journalist, energy and electrification analyst. | 6 | 7 |
| Javier Cercas scrittore | Selected | Commentator | Writer and essayist, main activity. | 6 | 7 |
| John McWhorter | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia University. | 6 | 7 |
| Kieran Setiya professor · MIT | Selected | Academic | Professor, MIT. | 6 | 7 |
| Maggie Aderin-Pocock space scientist and science educator | Selected | Academic | Space researcher at University College London. | 6 | 7 |
| Malcolm Harris journalist, critic and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, critic and author. | 6 | 7 |
| Marcus du Sautoy Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford. | 6 | 7 |
| Marjan Slob Denker des Vaderlands | Selected | Commentator | Thinker of the Nation, philosophical thinker. | 6 | 7 |
| Marlene Laruelle Stanford UP | Selected | Academic | Historian, political scientist at Elliott School. | 6 | 7 |
| Musa al-Gharbi assistant professor · Stony Brook University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor, Stony Brook University. | 6 | 7 |
| Philipp Blom Historiker | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, historian, cultural historian analyzing history and culture. | 6 | 7 |
| Polly Toynbee columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for The Guardian, analyst. | 6 | 7 |
| Rob Oudkerk | Selected | Former official | Former politician. | 6 | 7 |
| Rune Østgård forfatter og advokat | Selected | Lawyer | Author and lawyer. | 6 | 7 |
| Sal Mercogliano professor · Campbell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Campbell University. | 6 | 7 |
| Miranda Melcher Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 6 | 6 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cabinet secretary · US Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of Health United States, in office. | 6 | 6 |
| Zohran Mamdani mayoral candidate · New York City | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of New York in office. | 6 | 6 |
| Hannes Heynderickx journalist · Nieuwsblad | Selected | Commentator | Journalist. | 6 | 6 |
| Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen psykologian emeritaprofessori | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of psychology. | 6 | 6 |
| Abigail Marsh Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Georgetown | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University. | 6 | 6 |
| Daniel Susskind Research Professor in Economics · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Research Professor in Economics at King's College London | 6 | 6 |
| Daryl Fairweather economist · University of Chicago | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Redfin. | 6 | 6 |
| Hannah Prins jurist, schrijfster en klimaatactiviste · Extinction Rebellion, Advocates for the Future | Selected | Commentator | Jurist and writer, climate analysis and environmental policy. | 6 | 6 |
| Jacob Mchangama Executive Director · Future of Free Speech Project | Selected | Academic | Executive Director at Vanderbilt, Future of Free Speech. | 6 | 6 |
| Joseph Torigian auteur | Selected | Academic | American academic political scientist. | 6 | 6 |
| Manuel Martín-Loeches catedrático de psicobiología · Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychobiology, Universidad Complutense. | 6 | 6 |
| Marion Koopmans viroloog | Selected | Academic | Virologist, virologist. | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Morris professor at Columbia Business School · Columbia Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Norton professor at Harvard Business school · Harvard Business school | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Harvard Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Tony Blair former Prime Minister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. | 6 | 6 |
| Ann Pettifor economist, auteure | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist who predicted the 2008 crisis. | 6 | 6 |
| Bill George executive fellow · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Executive fellow at Harvard Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Dan Buettner New York Times bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | New York Times bestselling author, National Geographic Fellow. | 6 | 6 |
| Danby Choi sjefredaktør i kulturavisen Subjekt · Subjekt | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief of cultural journal Subjekt. | 6 | 6 |
| Dr. Eugenia Cheng mathématicienne et auteure | Selected | Academic | Mathematician, Dr, university researcher. | 6 | 6 |
| Elif Shafak Turkish-British author | Selected | Commentator | Turkish-British author of fiction and essays. | 6 | 6 |
| Ellen Langer Harvard-psykologen · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at Harvard, university psychologist. | 6 | 6 |
| Grzegorz Motyka prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof., explicit university title. | 6 | 6 |
| James Robinson University Professor · University of Chicago, CEPR | Selected | Academic | University Professor at University of Chicago, CEPR. | 6 | 6 |