Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West

Carl T. Bergstrom is an evolutionary biologist and professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington, where he studies how epidemics spread through populations and how information flows through biological and social systems at scales -- from the intracellular control of gene expression to the spread of misinformation on social media.

Jevin D. West is an associate professor in the Information School at the University of Washington. He is the director of UW's Center for an Informed Public and co-director of its DataLab, where he studies the science of science and the impact of technology on society. He also coordinates data science education at UW's eScience Institute.