Stephen Friend
What does a politicized police force do to a whistleblower? You'll be amazed at the vindictive and vicious dirty tricks they tried. But Stephen Friend kept his integrity and kept out of jail. And now he's written a must-read book, "TRUE BLUE: My Journey from Beat Cop to Suspended FBI Whistleblower"
Kim Witczak
Self-described "accidental activist", Kim Witczak, WoodyMatters.com, became active when her husband committed suicide under the influence of an SSRI drug. Since the tragedy, she's seen from the inside what happens with the approval process, serving as a current Consumer Representative on an FDA Drug Advisory Committee, and successfully fighting for "Black Box" labeling for SSRI's. Yet, mainstream media black out makes it hard for consumers to understand the dangers.
Paul Sharre
While the book "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" focuses on AI in the context of power and competition between US & China, Mr Scharre writes "This book is about the darker side of AI". It's not the usual concerns about AI becoming sentient and malicious, but AI used maliciously by humans.
Paul Scharre, former Army Ranger who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, and author of award winning study of autonomous weapons \u2014 "Army of None", VP & Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security.
Noah Sanders
A system born out of necessity when commercial techniques failed became the lifeline when Zimbabwe stole farms from white farmers