Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist investigating the development of intelligence and creativity. His latest book is Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined.Follow on Twitter @sbkaufman.

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Jesse Bering, at www.jessebering.com, is the author of The Belief Instinct (2011), Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That? (2012) and Perv (2013). He began his career as a psychology professor at the University of Arkansas and is the former director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen’s University Belfast. Bering now lives in Ithaca, New York with his partner, Juan, along with a very big cat and two pathologically friendly border terriers. In addition to his books, Bering is also a regular contributor to many popular magazines, including Scientific American, Slate, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The New Republic, Discover, and more.Follow on Twitter @JesseBering.

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Ferris Jabr is an associate editor focusing on neuroscience and psychology. Follow on Twitter @ferrisjabr.

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Melody is cloudy with a chance of meatballs.Follow on Twitter @moximer.

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Julie Hecht is a canine behavioral researcher and science writer in New York City. She would really like to meet your dog.Follow on Twitter @DogSpies.

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Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik are laboratory directors at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Follow on Twitter @illusionchasers.

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Maria Konnikova is a writer living in New York City. She is the author of the New York Times best-seller MASTERMIND (Viking, 2013) and received her PhD in Psychology from Columbia University.Follow on Twitter @mkonnikova.

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Amy Summerville is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Miami University. Her research examines how people think about “what might have been” and how these thoughts relate to the experience of regret. Dr. Summerville’s research has been published in top journals in social psychology (e.g., Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Social Psychological and Personality Science, Psychological Science) and is highly cited within the field. She serves on the editorial boards of Social Cognition, Social Psychological and Personality Science, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Summerville grew up near Indianapolis and will be cheering for Peyton Manning and his teammates on Sunday.Follow on Twitter @RegretLab.

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Adam Waytz is a psychologist who studies the attribution and denial of mental states to other agents, and the moral and ethical implications of these processes. Follow on twitter: @awaytz

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Felicity Muth is an early-career researcher with a PhD in animal cognition. Follow on Twitter @notbadscience.

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Melanie Tannenbaum is a doctoral candidate in social psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received an M.A. in social psychology in 2011. Her research focuses on the science of persuasion & motivation regarding political, health-related, and environmental behavior. You can add her on Twitter or visit her personal webpage.Follow on Twitter @melanietbaum.

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Scicurious is a PhD in Physiology, and is currently a postdoc in biomedical research. She loves the brain. And so should you.Follow on Twitter @Scicurious.

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Princess Ojiaku is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Neuroscience and Public Policy. She is also a student of life, exuberant nerd, and musician. She often tweets her daily links of interest and digital personal mutterings.Follow on Twitter @artfulaction.

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Ingrid Wickelgren is an editor at Scientific American Mind, but this is her personal blog at which, at random intervals, she shares the latest reports, hearsay and speculation on the mind, brain and behavior.Follow on Twitter @iwickelgren.

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Gary Stix, a senior editor, commissions, writes, and edits features, news articles and Web blogs for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. His area of coverage is neuroscience. He also has frequently been the issue or section editor for special issues or reports on topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. He has worked for more than 20 years at SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, following three years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University. With his wife, Miriam Lacob, he wrote a general primer on technology called Who Gives a Gigabyte? Follow on Twitter @@gstix1.

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Dr. Jason G. Goldman received his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studied the evolutionary and developmental origins of the mind in humans and non-human animals. Jason is also an editor at ScienceSeeker and Editor of Open Lab 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Follow on Google+.Follow on Twitter @jgold85.

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I write on culture, poverty, addiction, and mental illness: I explore things we like to ignore. I also teach public school in New York City's South Bronx.Follow on Twitter @cassierodenberg.

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