Mandy Len Catron explores love stories.

Elif Shafak explicitly defies definition -- her writing blends East and West, feminism and tradition, the local and the global, Sufism and rationalism, creating one of today's most unique voices in literature.

Jenna McCarthy writes about relationships, marriage and parenting.

Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.

Psychotherapist Esther Perel is changing the conversation on what it means to be in love and have a fulfilling sex life.

Yann Dall'Aglio is a philosopher who thinks deeply about modern love.

Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America.

Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies gender differences and the evolution of human emotions. She’s best known as an expert on romantic love.

With a voice amplified by unthinkable personal tragedy, Suzanne Barakat speaks out against bigotry and violence against those society deems "different."

Veterinarian, dog trainer and animal behaviorist Ian Dunbar understands our pets' point of view. By training dog owners in proper conduct (as much as he trains the dogs themselves), he hopes to encourage better relationships with dogs -- not to mention their friends and children, too.

Amy Webb is a futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute, and is the award-winning author of three books, including “Data: A Love Story” and “The Signals Are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe Is Tomorrow’s Mainstream.”

Diane Savino represents the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate.

Neil Pasricha is one of the world's leading authorities on intentional living.

Liv Boeree investigates how we make better decisions in an uncertain world.

Don Levy has served on the frontlines of the digital transformation of entertainment. For 17 years, he led the communications efforts for top visual effects and digital animation studio, Sony Pictures Imageworks. He is fascinated by the magic of movies.

Ofer Levy uses new technologies and the principles of precision medicine to develop tailored vaccines to protect the vulnerable, such as the young and the elderly, from infection.

Elizabeth Lev's experience studying and teaching art has led her to believe that when we encounter something beautiful, we are made vulnerable and opened to the truth.

Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism.

Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols made "Out & Around" to show the momentous changes in the status of LGBTQ equality -- all around the world.

Hannah Brencher believes in the power of pen and paper, and has started a global initiative that encourages strangers to exchange love letters.

Scott Dinsmore founded Live Your Legend, a career and connection platform to inspire people to find their passion.

Valarie Kaur is a social justice activist, lawyer, filmmaker, innovator, mother and Sikh American thought leader who founded the Revolutionary Love Project -- a movement that envisions a world where love is a public ethic.

Anthony Veneziale is a leader in the field of improvisation and teaching, with over 25 years of improv performances around the globe.

Hannah Fry researches the trends in our civilization and ways we can forecast its future.

Cleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty.

Cesar Kuriyama shoots one second of video every day of his life, and edits them together into a montage that prompts him to think how he approaches each day.

Isabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal.

Hannah Gadsby skewers the straight world's dismissal and outright hostility toward the LGBTQ community in her stand-up sets, stage performances and television shows.

Marlene Zuk studies insect behavior -- and how humans use animal behavior to think about how we behave ourselves.

Zoologist Dr. Lucy King helms the Human-Elephant Coexistence Program for the Kenyan research charity Save the Elephants.