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Admirable People
I've become aware of many people that have, in some way or another, been a great source of knowledge, perspective, critical thinking, expert opinions, and support. In an effort to share with others what I have gained from having been aware of these people, I will document those details here. As always, feel free to contact me if you think you have any suggestions on who I should be following. Generally, the people I admire and follow are intellectuals, critical thinkers, have knowledge and experience that IMHO should be shared.
Many, many more to come...
Spiritual Gurus
- Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle, German-born resident of Canada, is a spiritual teacher best known as the author of: - Teal Swan
Teal Swan is an American spiritual teacher, speaker, and author described as a spiritual catalyst, who shares her gift of emotional intelligence with those of us less fortunate. IMHO She is one of the most genuine, honest, relatable, and straightforward communicators of such subjects. - Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people for the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the classical schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. - Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American author, alternative-medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. - Mooji
Mooji is a Jamaican spiritual teacher based in the UK and Portugal. He gives talks (satsang) and retreats.
Technologists
- Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist and writer. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, and a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute.- @schneierblog on Twitter
- Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, a technologist and journalist, is a former Central Intelligence Agency employee and subcontractor, is an American whistleblower who made public the various illegal mass surveillance operations of the US government in 2013.- @Snowden on Twitter
- Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the principal developer of the Linux kernel, which is the kernel for Linux operating systems and other operating systems such as Android and Chrome OS. - Richard Stallman
RMS is THE go-to free software advocate. He is an American free software movement activist and programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in a manner such that its users receive the freedoms to use, study, distribute, and modify that software.- @GNUplusLINUX on Twitter
Critical Thinkers
- Jordan B. Peterson
Canadian author, clinical psychologist, and scholar who is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He is also an author, produces YouTube videos and podcasts, and has outspoken views on gender identity and masculinity. - Joe Rogan
Joe is an American comedian and podcast host. He has also worked as a mixed martial arts color commentator, television host, and occasional actor. Rogan began a career in comedy in August 1988 in the Boston area.- @joerogan on Twitter
- Joe Rogan YouTube Channel - Home of The Joe Rogan Experience Netcast
- Howard Bloom
American author, radio show host, and intellectual - Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known as a science popularizer and communicator. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.- @neiltyson on Twitter
Groups / NGOs / Nonprofits
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was formed in July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor to promote Internet civil liberties.- @EFF on Twitter
- Free Software Foundation
The FSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, which promotes the universal freedom to study, distribute, create, and modify computer software.- @fsf on Twitter
- The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is an American internationally active, non-governmental, nonprofit foundation. It is involved in research, public outreach, and political advocacy for engineering projects related to astronomy, planetary science, and space exploration.