Sebastian Cocioba is an amateur biologist and flower designer. His unconventional path to becoming a scientist has been groundbreaking and his hard-won lessons are helpful for other autodidacts as well as for traditionally-trained scientists. There's an important and unique vision for the future of science being forged in this spare-bedroom laboratory.

Venkatesh Rao is a pioneer of the independent life. After leaving academia and industry, he carved a singular path for himself as a blogger and consultant. His research and ideas have been popular and influential, but Rao remains experimental. He's bored of ideas without action. His latest project is the Yak Collective and Yak Rover, an effort to explore the full technology stack and push the boundaries of what's possible from humble back-office laboratory.

Rob Carlson wrote the book on our biotech future more than ten years ago. He matches his deep involvement in biotechnology research and development with a broad understanding of innovation history. While no one can precisely predict the future, Carlson draws the best map.