Professor Miriam Metzger is interested in the social uses and effects of communication technologies. Her research includes studies of the credibility of information in the new media environment, problems of online privacy and security, the impact of media on public opinion, and the theoretical and regulatory changes brought about by the development of new media technologies.

Mike Osborne is a Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara and teaches the history of life sciences and scientific medicine, bioethics, and biology. He also works on environmental history and on European imperialism. He especially enjoys teaching about evolution.

Richard Appelbaum is Professor of Sociology and Global and International Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.