Jeffrey A. Lockwood is a professor of natural sciences and humanities at the University of Wyoming and the author of Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War and The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects.

Margaret MacMillan is a former Warden of St Antony’s College, Oxford University and a professor of History at the University of Toronto. She is the author of several books on international history including Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World; Nixon and Mao: the Week that Changed the World; and The War that Ended Peace: the Road to 1914.

Mitchell T. Maki is president and CEO of the Go For Broke National Education Center in Los Angeles. Founded in 1989, the organization works to preserve and honor the unique legacy of Japanese American World War II veterans.

J.S. Marcus is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. His work appears in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other publications.

Lisa McCubbin is the author of BETTY FORD: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer and three New York Times bestsellers with Secret Service Agent Clint Hill. Follow her on Twitter @Lisa_McCubbin.

Una McIlvenna is a literary and cultural historian specializing in early modern and 19th-century Europe. Her most recent book, Singing the News of Death, explores the phenomenon of execution ballads. She is also the author of Scandal and Reputation at the Court of Catherine de Medici. Una is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University, and can be reached at unamcilvenna.com.

Pat McManamon's sportswriting career has spanned more than 35 years and included stops at ESPN and the Akron Beacon-Journal. He shares a love of history with his older brother, a Renaissance historian and nautical archaeologist.

Hadley Meares is a historical journalist based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in outlets including Aeon, LA Weekly, LA Magazine, Curbed LA, LAist, and Atlas Obscura. She is also a historical tour guide in Los Angeles. You can find her recent work and upcoming appearances at hadleymeares.com.