With his "Microsculpture" series, Levon Biss photographs the incredible details of insects.

Joan C. Williams has played a central role in reshaping the conversation about work, gender and class over the past quarter century.

BCG's Bas Sudmeijer is a managing director and partner in the firm's London office.

Karen Bass has traveled the world to explore and capture footage from every environment across the Earth.

Shukla Bose is the founder and head of the Parikrma Humanity Foundation, a nonprofit that runs four extraordinary schools for poor children.

Boaz Almog uses quantum physics to levitate and trap objects in midair. Call it "quantum levitation."

Shree Bose was the grand prize winner at the 2011 Google Science Fair.

Tali Sharot studies why our brains are biased toward optimism.

Dolly Chugh is a social scientist of who studies the psychology of good people.

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a soil and global-change scientist and educator passionate about all things related to the science and beauty of soils.

Nick Turner is the president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice, one of the biggest and most established justice reform organizations in the US.

Climate researcher Alice Bows-Larkin connects her academic research to the broader policy context, helping create policies to deal with our changing planet.

TED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé combats bias with creative storytelling.

Wale Elegbede is a strategist who believes good, ethical leaders have a responsibility to bring positive change to their communities, organizations and families.

Jessica Pryce creates strategies to reduce the impact of racial bias in child protective services.

Think of Surya Mattu as a data detective. As he writes: "I am interested in figuring out the ways in which algorithmic systems harm people."

Joy Buolamwini's research explores the intersection of social impact technology and inclusion.

The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys is made up of 11-year-old banjo sensation Jonny Mizzone and his brothers Robbie, 14, on fiddle, and Tommy, 15, on guitar.

Susan Colantuono is the CEO and founder of Leading Women.

Detective of fads and emerging subcultures, chronicler of jobs-you-never-knew-existed, Malcolm Gladwell's work is toppling the popular understanding of bias, crime, food, marketing, race, consumers and intelligence.

Data skeptic Cathy O’Neil uncovers the dark secrets of big data, showing how our "objective" algorithms could in fact reinforce human bias.

Sara Sanford wants us to move from shared stories to shared data to counter gender inequity.

Social psychologist Emily Balcetis explores perception, motivation, goal-setting and decision-making from conscious and nonconscious levels.

Michael Specter is a staff writer for the New Yorker. His new book, Denialism, asks why we have increasingly begun to fear scientific advances instead of embracing them.

Magatte Wade creates jobs in Africa -- and calls attention to the obstacles to job creation on the continent.

Werner Reich travels around the world to speak about his life story and the importance of taking care of each other.

Dr. Valerie Purdie-Greenaway teaches, conducts research and consults with global leaders to help them develop and foster diverse and inclusive work.

Melanie Nezer is a national leader in efforts to inform and educate individuals, institutions, elected officials and communities about refugees and asylum seekers.

Jodi-Ann Burey is on a mission to disrupt “business as usual” to achieve social change.

Bozoma Saint John is the global Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix.