A. S. Barwich is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University Bloomington. She has been a Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University's Center for Science and Society Visit her at smellosophy.com.

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Nicholas A. Basbanes is an award-winning investigative journalist and was literary editor of the Worcester Sunday Telegram. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Smithsonian. He is the author of eight books. Basbanes lives in North Grafton, Massachusetts.

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Rodrigo Basco is professor and the Sheikh Saoud bin Khalid bin Khalid Al-Qassimi Chair in Family Business at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

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Willard Newell Bascom (1916–2000) was an engineer, adventurer, scientist, writer, photographer, painter, miner, cinematographer, and archeologist, who first proposed using Neoprene for wetsuits. He authored several books, which include the topics of waves, geology, archaeology, poetry, and oceanography.

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Elisabeth Basford is a writer based in South Yorkshire. She has twenty-five years' experience as a teacher and examiner, and has written for magazines and online publications, including Cosmopolitan, Red, and Goldie.

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Nir Bashan is a Clio Award–winning and Emmy-nominated entrepreneur who has worked in advertising and entertainment. Now, he teaches top leaders how to harness the power of creativity to innovate and grow sustainable businesses.

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Alison Bashford is Scientia Professor in History and director of the Laureate Centre for History & Population at the University of New South Wales. Her celebrated books connect the history of science, global history, and environmental history into new assessments of the modern world.

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Erin Sears Basile, or "Sears kid number five," as she will joke about, has experienced first-hand the magical benefits of a happy, healthy household. Growing up in the fun and sometimes crazy Sears home with seven siblings has taught her a lot about the importance of family values, and leading a life of service.

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Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award–winning author of Anything But Typical. She was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her novel What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah.

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Celina Baljeet Basra is a writer and cultural worker based in Berlin. She is a founder of the Department of Love, a curatorial collective. Happy is her first novel.

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Elizabeth Bass lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. She is the author of many smartly written works of romance and women's fiction, including Summer Days, Life Is Sweet, and Wherever Grace Is Needed. As Liz Ireland, she is the author of Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings and Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide.

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Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility—the Body Farm. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker.

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