Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Jisi Wang, professor of international politics, Beijing University; director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing; co-author, China-Japan Relations: Meeting New Challenges (2000) and co-editor, The Rise of China and a Changing East Asia Order (2004); "China's Policy Toward the United States" (12:15 p.m.)
 

Eric Hickey, professor of psychology, C.S.U. Fresno; co-author, Serial Murderers and Their Victims (1991) and editor, The Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime (2003); "The Role of Paraphalia in Profiling Serial Murderers"
 

Paul Fussell, Donald T. Regan professor emeritus of English literature, University of Pennsylvania; author, The Boy's Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45 (2003) and The Great War and Modern Memory (1976); "The Poetry of Three Wars: World War I, World War II, and Vietnam"
 

Phyllis Moen, McKnight Presidential Chair and professor of sociology, University of Minnesota; author, It's about Time: Couples and Careers (2003) and Social Integration in the Second Half of Life (2000); "Work, Family, and the Life Course Perspective"
 

Connie Rice, civil rights activist; attorney, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Los Angeles; co-founder and co-director, Advancement Project, Los Angeles; "Guaranteeing Community Justice: Making Every Voice Count"
 

Aviva Brecher, senior scientist, national technological expert on transportation, safety, health and environmental issues, office of environmental preservation and modernization, Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Center; "Balancing Transportation, Energy, and the Environment"
 

Eugenie Scott, executive director, National Center for Science Education; co-author, Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science (1998) and forthcoming Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction (2004); "The Case Against Intelligent Design"
 

Barbara Lewalski, William A. Kenan professor of English literature, history, and literature, Harvard University; author, Writing Women in Jacobean England, 1603-1625 (1998) and The Life of John Milton: A Critical Biography (2001); "Why Milton Still Matters"
 

Leslie Bonci, director of sports medicine nutrition, University of Pittsburg; author, American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion (2003) and co-author, Total Fitness for Women (2002); "Dangers of the Low-Carb Diet" (12:15 p.m.)
 

Amelia Tyagi, co-founder, HealthAllies, health benefits firm; co-author, "The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke" (2003)
 

Bernardo Carducci, professor of psychology, founding director, Shyness Research Institute, Indiana University; co-author, Shyness: A Bold New Approach (2000) and author, The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk: How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere about Anything (1999); "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Shyness but Were Too Shy to Ask"
 

Takakazu Kuriyama, former Japanese vice minister of foreign affairs; former Japanese Ambassador to the United States; author, The Japan-U.S. Alliance: From Drift to Revitalization (1997) and Japan and the United States: Partnership in Need of Repair (1999); "Japan and the United States: In Search of a New Partnership"
 

Barry Lopez, author, Artic Dreams (1986) and Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories (2000); "Readings" (2:00 p.m.)
 

Elizabeth Birch, former executive director, Human Rights Campaign; "An Awakening Planet: LGBT America on the Edge of History"
 

Dan Walters, political columnist, Sacramento Bee; author, The New California: Facing the 21st Century (1986) and co-author, The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento (2002); "Governing California in the 21st Century" (12:15 p.m.)