Steven Pinker - 2020

23 Sep 2020

Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist and notable McGill alumnus.

Jane Goodall - 2019

26 Sep 2019

Only repeat Beatty lecturer, internationally acclaimed English advocate for nature conservation.

Karl Deisseroth - 2014

16 Oct 2014

American psychiatrist and bioengineer whose work has revolutionized the study of the brain and field of neuroscience.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne - 2009

17 Oct 2009

Canadian neuroscientist, biotechnology executive and academic leader who is the past president of Stanford University.

John Maddox - 2002

19 Mar 2002

English educator, author and editor of the prestigious scientific publications Nature, a role he held for over twenty years.

Steven Mithen - 1999

22 Oct 1999

Archaeologist with an expertise in the behaviour of prehistoric hunter-gatherers and the evolution of mind, intelligence and language.

Paul Ewald - 1999

13 Oct 1999

American evolutionary biologist who linked common diseases of unknown origin to chronic low-level infections from viruses, bacteria or protozoa.

Carl Djerassi - 1999

26 Jan 1999

Austrian chemist known as the "Father of the Pill" for his role in the development of the first birth control pill.

John Horgan - 1997

21 Jan 1997

American science journalist and author who is best known for his book "The End of Science"

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