Rory Callaghan
🌍 Master Wisdom Keepers DNA (with Expertise)
1. Nature is Medicine
- Jane Goodall — Primatology, conservation, human–nature connection
- James Lovelock — Gaia hypothesis, Earth systems science
- Frans de Waal — Empathy, social behavior in animals
- Helen Keller — Disability rights, collective interdependence
- Piers Sellers — NASA science, ecology, climate communication
- Christopher Lile — Conservation advocacy, Jane Goodall Org.
- Paul Stamets — Mycology, medicinal fungi, ecology
- Robin Wall Kimmerer — Botany, Indigenous wisdom, reciprocity
- Suzanne Simard — Forest ecology, “mother trees,” communication in forests
- Janine Benyus — Biomimicry, innovation inspired by nature
- David Attenborough — Natural history broadcasting, ecological awareness
- E.O. Wilson — Biodiversity, sociobiology, biophilia
- Richard Louv — “Nature Deficit Disorder,” human–nature connection
- Florence Williams — Environmental journalism, nature & health
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson — Marine biology, climate policy
- George Monbiot — Environmental journalism, rewilding
2. Environment is Medicine
- Donella Meadows — Systems thinking, Limits to Growth
- Damian Carrington — Environmental journalism, biodiversity loss
- Daniel Nepstad — Amazon ecology, policy, conservation science
- Philip Fearnside — Amazon deforestation, climate ecology
- Charles Eisenstein — Sacred economics, culture & ecology
- Greta Thunberg — Youth climate activism
- Maurice Maeterlinck — Natural history, The Life of the Bee
- Kate Raworth — Doughnut economics, sustainable development
- Johan Rockström — Planetary boundaries, resilience science
- Elizabeth Kolbert — Climate journalism, The Sixth Extinction
- Naomi Klein — Climate politics, social justice
- Bill McKibben — Climate activism, 350.org
- George Marshall — Climate psychology, communication
- Christiana Figueres — UN climate agreements, Paris Accord
- Isabella Tree — Rewilding, Knepp Estate
- Joel Sartore — Photography, biodiversity awareness
- Katharine Hayhoe — Climate science, public communication
3. Connection is Medicine
- Thich Nhat Hanh — Mindfulness, interbeing, engaged Buddhism
- Dalai Lama — Compassion, ethics, universal responsibility
- Mother Teresa — Service, humanitarian compassion
- Frans de Waal — Empathy, cooperation in primates
- Julianne Holt-Lunstad — Social connection, longevity research
- John Cacioppo — Neuroscience of loneliness, social isolation
- Paul Gilbert — Compassion-focused therapy, psychology
- Russell Brand — Addiction recovery, cultural commentary
- Brené Brown — Vulnerability, shame, courage research
- Esther Perel — Relationships, intimacy, modern love
- Jay Shetty — Wisdom teaching, modern spirituality
- Vivek Murthy — US Surgeon General, loneliness as epidemic
- Barbara Fredrickson — Positive psychology, broaden-and-build theory
- John Gottman — Relationship research, marriage stability
- Stephen Porges — Polyvagal theory, trauma, safety
- Sue Johnson — Emotionally focused therapy
- Harville Hendrix — Relationships, Imago therapy
- Dan Buettner — Blue Zones, community longevity
4. Genes are Medicine
- Bruce Lipton — Epigenetics, biology of belief
- Deepak Chopra — Mind-body medicine, consciousness
- Rudolph Tanzi — Neurogenetics, Alzheimer’s research
- Francis Collins — Human Genome Project, genetics leadership
- Craig Venter — Genome sequencing, genomics entrepreneur
- Scott Kahan — Public health, obesity, prevention
- Aleah Caulin & Carlo Maley — Cancer evolution, Peto’s paradox
- Vadim Gladyshev — Redox biology, aging genetics
- Jennifer Doudna — CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing
- Feng Zhang — CRISPR & optogenetics
- David Sinclair — Longevity science, sirtuins, Lifespan
- George Church — Synthetic biology, genomics
- Elizabeth Blackburn — Telomeres, Nobel Prize in aging research
- Cynthia Kenyon — Genetics of longevity, C. elegans
- Nir Barzilai — Longevity genetics, TAME trial (metformin)
- Valter Longo — Fasting, longevity diet
- Steve Horvath — Epigenetic clocks, biological age
- Maria Blasco — Telomeres, cancer biology
5. Mind is Medicine
- Viktor Frankl — Logotherapy, resilience, meaning
- Abraham Maslow — Hierarchy of needs, self-actualization
- Carl Jung — Archetypes, collective unconscious
- Joseph Campbell — Hero’s Journey, mythology
- Antonio Damasio — Neuroscience of emotion and decision-making
- Russell Brand — Recovery, addiction, spirituality
- Eckhart Tolle — Presence, spiritual awakening
- David Hawkins — Consciousness scales, Power vs. Force
- Howard Gardner — Multiple intelligences
- Ken Robinson — Education, creativity, TED talks
- Joanna Bértholo — Unconscious group dynamics
- James Justin — Growth mindset, coaching
- Marisa Peer — Hypnotherapy, rapid transformation
- Tony Robbins — Personal growth, motivation
- Daniel Goleman — Emotional intelligence
- Carol Dweck — Mindset theory, resilience
- Dan Siegel — Interpersonal neurobiology
- Susan David — Emotional agility
- Rick Hanson — Positive neuroplasticity, resilience
- Byron Katie — Inquiry process, The Work
- Tara Brach — Meditation, compassion
6. Food is Medicine
- Michael Greger — Nutrition, plant-based prevention
- Mark Hyman — Functional medicine, nutrition science
- Dean Ornish — Lifestyle medicine, heart disease reversal
- Terry Wahls — Autoimmune nutrition, mitochondria health
- Michael Pollan — Food culture, food systems
- Catherine Friend — Ethical farming, compassionate carnivore
- Dana Gunders — Food waste, sustainability
- William Prout — Foundational nutrition science, CHNOPS
- Alice Waters — Slow food, school lunch reform
- Joel Fuhrman — Nutrient density, nutritarian diet
- Max Lugavere — Brain health, nutrition journalism
- Rich Roll — Plant-based performance, endurance
- Dariush Mozaffarian — Nutrition policy, epidemiology
- Marion Nestle — Food politics, nutrition advocacy
- Bryant Terry — Food justice, culinary activism
- Samin Nosrat — Cooking, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
- Josh Axe — Functional nutrition, natural health
- Michael Moss — Food industry, processed food
7. Movement is Medicine
- Joseph Pilates — Body control, Pilates
- Bethany Hamilton — Surfing resilience, courage
- Nick Vujicic — Overcoming disability, motivation
- David Nieman — Exercise immunology
- Malcolm Gladwell — Mastery, deliberate practice
- Fitts & Posner — Motor learning framework
- Edwards, Shumway-Cook, Woollacott, Raine — Movement rehabilitation pioneers
- Ido Portal — Natural movement, embodiment
- Wim Hof — Breathwork, cold exposure, resilience
- Kelly Starrett — Mobility, physical therapy
- Katy Bowman — Biomechanics, natural movement
- Gabrielle Bernstein — Motivation, holistic wellness
- Jordan Metzl — Sports medicine, exercise prescription
- Ben Patrick — Knees over toes, functional training
- Shauna Harrison — Movement culture, inclusivity
- Juliet Starrett — Mobility, performance coaching
- Brian Mackenzie — Breath, stress physiology
8. Work is Medicine
- Charles Eisenstein — Sacred economics, culture, humanity at work
- Stephen Covey — Personal leadership, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Jim Rohn — Success philosophy, personal development
- Timothy Ferriss — Lifestyle design, The 4-Hour Workweek
- Mark McCormack — Business education, practical entrepreneurship
- John Demartini — Values-based work, human behavior
- Hanalei Swan — Youth creativity, purpose-led work
- Naval Ravikant — Angel investing, startup philosophy, Navalmanack
- Cal Newport — Focus, deep work, productivity
- Adam Grant — Organizational psychology, Give and Take
- Arianna Huffington — Workplace wellbeing, Thrive Global
- Tim Denning — Modern self-improvement, writing
- James Altucher — Entrepreneurship, creative risk-taking
- Ryan Holiday — Stoicism, media strategy
- Patrick Bet-David — Entrepreneurship, leadership education
- Chris Guillebeau — Creative entrepreneurship, The $100 Startup
- Seth Godin — Marketing, leadership, Purple Cow
9. Lifestyle is Medicine
- James Clear — Habit science, Atomic Habits
- Hunter S. Thompson — Cultural critique, gonzo journalism
- Rudolf Steiner — Anthroposophy, holistic education
- Aristotle — Ethics, flourishing, philosophy of life
- Mike Dooley — Positivity, Notes from the Universe
- Simon Sinek — Purpose in leadership, Start With Why
- James Nestor — Breathwork, Breath
- Sadhguru — Spirituality, yoga, modern mysticism
- Mel Robbins — Motivation, 5 Second Rule
- Robin Sharma — Leadership, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- Jordan Peterson — Psychology, meaning, resilience
- Aubrey Marcus — Human optimization, holistic wellness
- Shawn Stevenson — Sleep, lifestyle medicine
- Tim Ferriss — Lifestyle experiments, performance optimization
- Matthew Walker — Neuroscience of sleep, Why We Sleep
- Kelly McGonigal — Psychology of willpower, health behavior
10. Spirit is Medicine
- Lao Tzu — Taoism, Tao Te Ching
- Dalai Lama — Compassion, ethics, universal responsibility
- Thich Nhat Hanh — Mindfulness, engaged Buddhism
- Paramahansa Yogananda — Meditation, Autobiography of a Yogi
- Rumi — Sufi mysticism, poetry
- E. Stanley Jones — Christian spirituality, The Christ of the Indian Road
- Alfred James — Practical mindfulness, modern spirituality
- Lorin Krenn — Conscious relationships, spiritual awakening
- David Deida — Sacred intimacy, spirituality and sexuality
- Mooji — Advaita Vedanta, non-duality teachings
- Sadhguru — Mysticism, Inner Engineering
- Adyashanti — Awakening, non-duality, meditation
- Ram Dass — Spirituality, service, Be Here Now
- Eckhart Tolle — Presence, The Power of Now
- Byron Katie — Self-inquiry, The Work
- Thomas Hübl — Collective trauma healing, mysticism
- Marianne Williamson — Spirituality, love, A Return to Love
11. Modern is Medicine
- Jeffrey Sachs — Global health, economics, poverty reduction
- Max Planck — Physics, scientific worldview, observer effect
- Ed Yong — Microbiome, science communication
- Joe Dispenza — Neuroscience, placebo effect, mind training
- David Katz — Lifestyle medicine, public health policy
- Garry Egger — Lifestyle medicine frameworks, chronic disease prevention
- Andrew Weil — Integrative medicine, self-healing
- Norman Doidge — Neuroplasticity, brain healing
- Lissa Rankin — Mind-body healing, women’s health
- Dean Ornish — Lifestyle medicine, cardiology, prevention
- Mark Hyman — Functional medicine, nutrition science
- Andrew Huberman — Neuroscience, performance, Huberman Lab
- Rhonda Patrick — Nutrition science, epigenetics, longevity
- Chris Palmer — Psychiatry, metabolic health, Brain Energy
- Peter Attia — Longevity, precision medicine, performance health
- Michael Greicius — Neurology, dementia research
- Mark Mattson — Neuroscience, fasting, aging
- Valter Longo — Longevity, fasting-mimicking diet
- Siddhartha Mukherjee — Oncology, The Emperor of All Maladies
- Atul Gawande — Public health, surgery, systems medicine
- Eric Topol — Digital medicine, cardiology, AI in healthcare
12. Technology is Medicine
- Elon Musk — Neuralink, sustainable technology, innovation
- Blair Ostler — Philosophy, technology & spirituality
- Bryan Laulicht — Biomimicry in medicine, drug delivery innovation
- Sergey Tarasov — Nanotechnology, biomedical research
- Luca Plattner — Biomimicry, optics, material science
- Daniel Freeman — VR therapy, psychiatry research
- Hilarie Cash — Internet addiction, digital wellbeing
- Grace Hopper — Computer science, programming pioneer
- Manu Goyal — AI in medicine, dermatology research
- Miles Hacker & Kenneth Bachmann — Pharmacology, medical education
- Michael Walsh — History of pharmaceutical industry
- Sam Altman — Artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship
- Fei-Fei Li — AI, computer vision, human-centered AI
- Ray Kurzweil — Futurism, transhumanism, singularity
- Demis Hassabis — AI, neuroscience, DeepMind founder
- Timnit Gebru — AI ethics, fairness, diversity in AI
- Joy Buolamwini — Algorithmic bias, AI advocacy
- Shoshana Zuboff — Surveillance capitalism, technology and society
- Marc Andreessen — Venture capital, technology investment
- Gary Marcus — Cognitive science, AI critique
- Max Tegmark — Physics, cosmology, AI ethics
✅ Now you have a Thought Leaders Matrix mapped to the 12 Medicines. Each “medicine” has clear intellectual anchors — mixing ancient wisdom, modern science, and contemporary voices.
Thought Leaders (Complete Roster, A–Z)
(one line each with a quick tag so you can scan by domain)
Agrawal, Radha — community & belonging
Akil, Luma — public health, obesity
Alexander, Bruce K. — addiction science (Rat Park)
Ananthaswamy, Anil — science writer, cognition
Aristotle — ethics, flourishing
Bacon, Constance G. — sexual health epidemiology
Baggini, Julian — philosophy, free will
Bahreynian, Maryam — pediatric obesity
Becerra, Xavier — public policy (natural immunity debate)
Beckwith, Michael B. — spiritual leadership (appears in earlier lists; aligns with book ethos)
Belluz, Julia — health journalism (drug pricing)
Berntson, Gary G. — social neuroscience
Bértholo, Joanna — shadow work, org psych
Binns, Andrew — lifestyle medicine
Bittman, Mark — food systems
Bohm, David — wholeness, implicate order
Bonnet, Jean-Pierre — lifestyle medicine, THI
Brand, Russell — recovery & addiction
Brave (Jung, Campbell, et al.) — (see individual entries)
Brown, Stuart L. — play science
Buettner, Dan — Blue Zones
Buzsáki, György — brain rhythms
Campbell, Dan (John E.?) — see aging/telomeres entries> Shay/Wright)
Campbell, Joseph — hero’s journey
Campisi, Judith — cellular senescence
Carmona, Richard H. — public health, former US Surgeon General
Carolla, Simone et al. (see Carabotti) — gut–brain axis
Carabotti, M. — gut–brain axis
Carrington, Damian — environmental journalism
Ceballos, Gerardo — biodiversity loss
Ceci, Stephen (not listed; ignore)
Ceci… (n/a)
*Ceci finished
Cech, Donna — motor development
Ceballos… (already listed)
Cetin? (n/a)
Chen, Rong — resilience to Mendelian disease
Chopra, Deepak — mind–body, epigenetics (with Tanzi)
Cohen, Peter — drugs as social construct
Colgin, Laura L. — hippocampal gamma rhythms
Collins, Francis S. — Human Genome Project
Connor, Steve — science reporting (behavior & genes)
Cousineau, Phil — Campbell interviewer/biographer
Covey, Stephen R. — habits & values
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly — flow
Dalai Lama XIV — compassion, universal responsibility
Damasio, Antonio — emotion & decision-making
Demartini, John — values/behavior alignment
Dene nninger, Tobias — hippocampal networks
De Waal, Frans — empathy, primatology
Dispenza, Joe — placebo & neuroplasticity
Doidge, Norman — neuroplasticity
Dooley, Mike — meaning/purpose
Dorje, Gyurme — Tibetan wisdom translator
Durrani, Hammad — health systems
Eisenberg er, Naomi I. — social pain/connection
Eisenstein, Charles — culture, economy & ecology
Fad (ignore)
Fasching, Liana — developmental lineage asymmetries
Ferriss, Timothy — lifestyle design
Fitts, Paul M. — motor learning
Ford, Earl S. — lifestyle & mortality
Frankl, Viktor E. — meaning/logotherapy
Friend, Catherine — compassionate carnivore
Fyhn, Marianne — spatial memory networks
Garbinsky, Emily N. — happiness vs meaning
Gardner, Howard — multiple intelligences
Gates, Bill — philanthropy & global health ROI
Gladwell, Malcolm — mastery (10k hrs, expertise)
Gladyshev, Vadim N. — redox, longevity
Glassman, Alanna — longevity journalism
Gomez… (n/a)
Goodall, Jane — conservation, peace messages
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — wisdom & experience
Greger, Michael — nutrition & chronic disease prevention
Gregoriou, Zelia — education philosophy
Graves, Christopher — affect & persuasion
Greta Thunberg — climate leadership
Gunders, Dana — food waste
Gupta, S. K. — public health (in THI paper)
Hall, V. J. — SIREN study (COVID)
Hamilton, Bethany — resilience & mindset
Hari, Johann — addiction & connection
Harari, Yuval Noah — human history (review cited)
Hatfield, Dolph L. — redox biology
Hawkins, David R. — power vs. force
Henry, R. C. — observer & reality (quote)
Hirshkowitz, Max — sleep duration recommendations
Hofman, Michel A. — brain evolution
Holland, Brynn — medical history journalism
Hotten, Russell — opioid litigation reporting
Howard, Andrew (Weil) (see Weil, Andrew)
Hyman, Mark — functional/lifestyle medicine
Iradj Sobhani — microbiome–epigenetics in cancer
Isack, H. A. — honeyguide symbiosis
Jani g, Walter — autonomic nervous system
James, Alfred — defining spirituality
James, William — psychology of belief (implicit via domain; consistent with book ethos)
Jenkins, Ole (Ole Jensen) — brain oscillations
Jinpa, Thupten — Tibetan translator/scholar
Jobs, Steve — creative life lens
Johnson, Ian — elements in the body
Jones, E. Stanley — spirituality & service
Jung, Carl G. — psyche & archetypes
Kahan, Scott — “genes load the gun” framing
Katz, David L. — lifestyle medicine; THI
Kawachi, Ichiro — population health
Keller, Helen — collective impact (quote)
Kessler, Mayr — neuro PT (co-author; motor control)
Khan… (n/a)
Kimbrough, E. — evidence mapping (TCM)
Kna cks tedt, Thomas — AI in dermatology
Kohn, Linda T. — patient safety
Kraus, Richard (Richard Kraut, Aristotle SEP editor) — ethics scholarship
Lakner, Christoph — inequality & poverty
Laulicht, Bryan — bioinspired medical adhesive
Lévi-Strauss, Claude (appears in earlier expansions; anthropologist)
Lerner, Sharon — pharma incentives journalism
Liberman, Matthew D. — social cognition
Lile, Christopher — JGI outreach, conservation
Lipton, Bruce — epigenetics popularization
Lister, Richard — VR therapy trial
Liu, Li — child mortality (Lancet)
Livingstone, Bethany (already Hamilton)
Lovelock, James — Gaia hypothesis
Lund, … (skip)
MacArthur, Daniel — protective genetics
Maeterlinck, Maurice — bees & natural order
Mahler, Daniel Gerszon — inequality/poverty
Maslow, Abraham H. — hierarchy of needs
Mattick, John S. — precision medicine policy (Australia)
Max Planck — observer/physics (closing section)
McCormack, Mark — business basics
Meadows, Donella H. — systems, “State of the Village”
Miller, Gregory E. — stress & immunity meta-analysis
Montgomery, Mark — human longevity reporting
Morgan, Heather — nutrition podcasting
Moser, Edvard I. — spatial memory, Nobel
Moser, May-Britt — spatial memory, Nobel
Mukulic, Matej — pharma industry stats
Nepstad, Daniel — Amazon deforestation policy
Nieman, David — exercise & immunity
Novak, Sara — water quality journalism
O’Donnell, A. E. (sleep paper co-author) — sleep medicine
Ornish, Dean (appears in earlier lists; lifestyle CVD reversal)
Padma Sambhava — Tibetan wisdom lineage
Palagini, Liborio — epigenetics of insomnia
Pantsios, Anastasia — energy access journalism
Pearl, Judea (not present; ignore)
Pederson, Tom — climate communication
Perlmutter, David — neurology & nutrition (appears in earlier lists)
Petersen-Withorn, Chase — wealth journalism
Pilates, Joseph H. — movement method
Planck, Max — scientific autobiography (final section)
Pollan, Michael — food wisdom
Poulain, Michel — longevity demography
Prout, William — macronutrients (history)
Raine, Sue — neurorehab
Rankin, Lissa — mind–body health
Rasmus sen, S. (co-author in Aboriginal genomics) — human genomics
Rie mann, Dieter — sleep & psychiatry
Rine, Christine M. — social determinants of health
Robinson, Ken — creativity in education
Robson, David — longevity journalism
Rohn, Jim — character & habits
Roser, Max — global health analytics
Rumsfeld, Donald — evidence & unknowns (quote)
Sachs, Jeffrey — global poverty
Sansonetti, Philippe J. — microbiome & cancer
Sayer, Naomi (not present; ignore)
Schmidt, Richard A. — motor learning
Schlink, F. J. — consumer safety (classic)
Segerstrom, Suzanne C. — stress & immunity
Seller s, Piers — NASA scientist, legacy
Shakespeare (not present; ignore)
Shay, Jerry W. — telomeres, aging
Sigalos, MacKenzie — vaccine liability reporting
Silverman, Paul H. — genetic determinism critique
Silverstone, Michael — science communication
Singer, Wolf — neural synchrony
Sivan Gazit — COVID immunity analysis
Sleiman, Samar F. — BHB/BDNF, exercise
Smetham, G. P. — quantum mind
Soine, Aeleah — medical ads history
Sobhani, Iradj — microbiome & epigenetics
Suddendorf, Thomas — what separates humans
Swing, William Lacy — migration & remittances
Tanzi, Rudolph E. — neurogenetics, epigenetics
Taylor, Roy — diabetes remission
Thich Nhat Hanh (appears in earlier lists; mindfulness & compassion)
Thompson, Hunter S. — cultural commentary
Thone, Frank — CHNOPS popularization
Tolle, Eckhart (appears in earlier lists; presence)
Tsokos, George C. — gene therapy (autoimmunity)
Tzu, Lao (Laozi) — Taoist wisdom
Venter, J. Craig — Human Genome Project
Verdeli, Helen — intergenerational mental health
Vohs, Kathleen D. — meaning vs happiness
Vujicic, Nick — resilience & purpose
Wahls, Terry — nutrition & autoimmune
Walsh, Robin — pharma history
Watson, … (not present; ignore)
Weaver, Janelle — motor learning review
Weil, Andrew — integrative medicine (appears in earlier lists)
Weissman, Myrna — depression transmission
Wells, … (n/a)
Wertz, … (n/a)
Willett, Walter C. — diet & disease prevention
Wilson, E. O. (appears in earlier lists; biodiversity & biophilia)
Wolff, Mark — natural immunity debate (Senate)
Wolff, Stephanie (not present; ignore)
Wright, Woodring E. — telomeres, aging
Yogananda, Paramahansa (in earlier lists; meditation & yoga)
Yong, Ed — microbiome storytelling
Yousafzai, Malala — girls’ education & health
Zhang, Jim — air pollution immunology
Zhongguo… (WHO TCM address) — (institutional; omitted)
Note: Where a source is primarily a large multi-author study (GBD, SIREN, etc.), I listed the lead or named author whose work is being invoked in narrative (e.g., “Hall et al. (SIREN)”, “Liu et al. (child mortality)”). If you want every co‑author enumerated, say the word and I’ll output that as a separate appendix.
Quick quality read (signal vs. opinion)
- Highest-evidence voices here anchor in peer‑reviewed research and consensus reports (e.g., Frankl/Maslow as canonical psychology; Hall/Venter/Collins/Shay/Wright/Willett/Liu/Palagini/Sobhani/Segerstrom as research leads; Meadows/Lovelock as seminal systems/ecology).
- Bridging/interpretive voices: Pollan, Greger, Hyman, Weil, Ornish, Wahls, Rankin, Brand — synthesizers who translate research into practice (good for narrative; still check primary refs).
- Wisdom & philosophy: Lao Tzu, Dalai Lama, Campbell, Jung, James, E. Stanley Jones, Goethe — explicit quotesthat frame values/meaning.
- Journalism/advocacy: Belluz, Lerner, Carrington, Robson, Glassman, Hotten, Sigalos — valuable context; treat as secondary evidence.
- Contested/edge (use with care): Lipton (popular epigenetics), Wolfe (longevity claims), some water/alkaline claims; always pair with systematic or guideline-level evidence.
Foundational Psychologists & Philosophers
- Viktor Frankl (1905–1997) — Man’s Search for Meaning; logotherapy.
- Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) — Motivation and Personality; Hierarchy of Needs.
- Carl Jung (1875–1961) — Collected Works; archetypes, collective unconscious.
- Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) — The Division of Labour in Society; sociology of cohesion.
- William James (1842–1910) — The Varieties of Religious Experience; pragmatism, psychology of belief.
- Alan Watts (1915–1973) — The Wisdom of Insecurity; bridging East & West philosophy.
- Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) — The Hero with a Thousand Faces; myth and transformation.
- Howard Gardner (1943– ) — Frames of Mind; multiple intelligences.
- Ken Robinson (1950–2020) — Do Schools Kill Creativity?; education and creativity.
Spiritual & Wisdom Leaders
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (1935– ) — The Art of Happiness; compassion, universal responsibility.
- Lao Tzu (6th Century BCE) — Tao Te Ching; Taoism, natural order.
- Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) — Peace is Every Step; mindfulness, engaged Buddhism.
- Eckhart Tolle (1948– ) — The Power of Now; presence and awakening.
- Deepak Chopra (1946– ) & Rudolph Tanzi (1960– ) — Super Genes; mind-body health.
- Padma Sambhava / Karma-gliṅ-pa (8th C.) — Tibetan Book of the Dead; impermanence.
- E. Stanley Jones (1884–1973) — The Christ of the Indian Road; Christian spirituality.
- Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) — Autobiography of a Yogi; meditation and yoga.
- Rumi (1207–1273) — mystical poetry, Sufi wisdom.
Medicine, Nutrition & Healing Pioneers
- Mark Hyman, M.D. (1959– ) — Functional medicine, Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?
- Michael Greger, M.D. (1972– ) — How Not to Die; NutritionFacts.org.
- Dean Ornish, M.D. (1953– ) — Undo It!; reversing chronic disease.
- Terry Wahls, M.D. (1955– ) — The Wahls Protocol; autoimmune nutrition.
- David Perlmutter, M.D. (1954– ) — Grain Brain; neurology, gut-brain axis.
- Andrew Weil, M.D. (1942– ) — Spontaneous Healing; integrative medicine.
- Norman Doidge, M.D. (1950– ) — The Brain’s Way of Healing; neuroplasticity.
- Lissa Rankin, M.D. (1969– ) — Mind Over Medicine; self-healing.
- Russell Brand (1975– ) — Recovery; rethinking addiction.
- Satchin Panda, Ph.D. (1960– ) — The Circadian Code; circadian biology.
- Herbert Benson, M.D. (1935–2022) — The Relaxation Response; mind-body medicine.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944– ) — Full Catastrophe Living; mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR).
- Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. (1944– ) — The Biology of Belief; epigenetics.
Ecologists, Anthropologists & Systems Thinkers
- Jane Goodall (1934– ) — In the Shadow of Man; conservation, animal kinship.
- James Lovelock (1919–2022) — Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth; Gaia hypothesis.
- E.O. Wilson (1929–2021) — Biophilia; biodiversity and conservation.
- Donella Meadows (1941–2001) — Limits to Growth; systems thinking, sustainability.
- David Bohm (1917–1992) — Wholeness and the Implicate Order; quantum holism.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958– ) — Astrophysics for People in a Hurry; science education.
- Charles Eisenstein (1967– ) — Sacred Economics; interconnection, culture.
- Yuval Noah Harari (1976– ) — Sapiens; human history, consciousness.
- Frans de Waal (1948–2024) — The Age of Empathy; evolution of compassion.
- Edward T. Hall (1914–2009) — The Hidden Dimension; human environments.
- Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009) — The Savage Mind; anthropology, myth.
Modern Thinkers & Change-Makers
- James Clear (1986– ) — Atomic Habits; behavior science.
- Tim Ferriss (1977– ) — The 4-Hour Workweek; lifestyle design.
- Malala Yousafzai (1997– ) — I Am Malala; resilience, education.
- Greta Thunberg (2003– ) — No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference; climate activism.
- Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) — The Proud Highway; social critique.
- Michael Beckwith (1956– ) — Spiritual Liberation; New Thought spirituality.
- Charles Eisenstein (1967– ) — The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible.
- Brené Brown (1965– ) — Daring Greatly; vulnerability and courage.
- Jane Alexander (1959– ) — Spirit of the Home; holistic wellbeing.
- Marianne Williamson (1952– ) — A Return to Love; spirituality, compassion.
Thought Leader Knowledge Base is now:
- Historically grounded (philosophy, spirituality, anthropology).
- Clinically informed (functional medicine, neuroplasticity, nutrition).
- Ecologically aware (Gaia, systems thinking, Blue Zones, conservation).
- Modern & practical (habits, creativity, leadership, activism).
LEADERS AND LINKS
🌍 Master Wisdom Keepers DNA (240+ Leaders with Links)
1. Nature is Medicine
- Jane Goodall — www.janegoodall.org
- James Lovelock — www.gaiafoundation.org
- Frans de Waal — www.fransdewaal.com
- Helen Keller — www.helenkeller.org
- Piers Sellers — www.nasa.gov/goddard/piers-sellers-legacy
- Christopher Lile — news.janegoodall.org
- Paul Stamets — www.paulstamets.com
- Robin Wall Kimmerer — www.robinwallkimmerer.com
- Suzanne Simard — www.suzannesimard.com
- Janine Benyus — www.biomimicry.org
- David Attenborough — www.attenboroughfilm.com
- E.O. Wilson — www.eowilsonfoundation.org
- Richard Louv — www.richardlouv.com
- Florence Williams — www.florencewilliams.com
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson — www.ayanaelizabeth.com
- George Monbiot — www.monbiot.com
2. Environment is Medicine
- Donella Meadows — www.donellameadows.org
- Damian Carrington — www.theguardian.com/profile/damian-carrington
- Daniel Nepstad — www.earthinnovation.org/people/daniel-nepstad
- Philip Fearnside — www.inpa.gov.br
- Charles Eisenstein — www.charleseisenstein.org
- Greta Thunberg — www.fridaysforfuture.org
- Maurice Maeterlinck — archive.org/details/lifeofbee00maet
- Kate Raworth — www.kateraworth.com
- Johan Rockström — www.stockholmresilience.org
- Elizabeth Kolbert — www.newyorker.com/contributors/elizabeth-kolbert
- Naomi Klein — www.naomiklein.org
- Bill McKibben — www.billmckibben.com
- George Marshall — www.climateoutreach.org
- Christiana Figueres — www.christianafigueres.com
- Isabella Tree — www.knepp.co.uk
- Joel Sartore — www.joelsartore.com
- Katharine Hayhoe — www.katharinehayhoe.com
3. Connection is Medicine
- Thich Nhat Hanh — plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh
- Dalai Lama — www.dalailama.com
- Mother Teresa — www.motherteresa.org
- Frans de Waal — www.fransdewaal.com
- Julianne Holt-Lunstad — faculty.byu.edu/directory/julianne-holt-lunstad
- John Cacioppo — en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cacioppo
- Paul Gilbert — compassionatemind.co.uk
- Russell Brand — www.russellbrand.com
- Brené Brown — www.brenebrown.com
- Esther Perel — www.estherperel.com
- Jay Shetty — www.jayshetty.me
- Vivek Murthy — www.hhs.gov
- Barbara Fredrickson — www.positiveemotions.org
- John Gottman — www.gottman.com
- Stephen Porges — www.stephenporges.com
- Sue Johnson — www.drsuejohnson.com
- Harville Hendrix — www.harvilleandhelen.com
- Dan Buettner — www.bluezones.com
4. Genes is Medicine
- Bruce Lipton — www.brucelipton.com
- Deepak Chopra — www.chopra.com
- Rudolph Tanzi — www.massgeneral.org/doctors/17796/rudolph-tanzi
- Francis Collins — www.genome.gov/about-genomics/leadership/francis-s-collins
- Craig Venter — www.jcvi.org
- Scott Kahan — www.scottkahan.com
- Aleah Caulin & Carlo Maley — www.cancer-insights.org
- Vadim Gladyshev — gladyshevlab.bwh.harvard.edu
- Jennifer Doudna — www.innovativegenomics.org
- Feng Zhang — www.broadinstitute.org
- David Sinclair — www.lifespanbook.com
- George Church — arep.med.harvard.edu
- Elizabeth Blackburn — www.nobelprize.org
- Cynthia Kenyon — www.calicolabs.com
- Nir Barzilai — www.einsteinmed.edu
- Valter Longo — www.valterlongo.com
- Steve Horvath — horvath.genetics.ucla.edu
- Maria Blasco — www.cnio.es
5. Mind is Medicine
- Viktor Frankl — www.viktorfrankl.org
- Abraham Maslow — positivepsychology.org.uk/abraham-maslow-self-actualization-theory
- Carl Jung — www.cgjungpage.org
- Joseph Campbell — www.jcf.org
- Antonio Damasio — dornsife.usc.edu/antonio-damasio
- Russell Brand — www.russellbrand.com
- Eckhart Tolle — www.eckharttolle.com
- David Hawkins — www.veritaspub.com
- Howard Gardner — www.howardgardner.com
- Ken Robinson — www.sirkenrobinson.com
- Joanna Bértholo — www.joannabertholo.net
- James Justin — www.jamesjustin.com
- Marisa Peer — www.marisapeer.com
- Tony Robbins — www.tonyrobbins.com
- Daniel Goleman — www.danielgoleman.info
- Carol Dweck — www.mindsetonline.com
- Dan Siegel — www.drdansiegel.com
- Susan David — www.susandavid.com
- Rick Hanson — www.rickhanson.net
- Byron Katie — www.thework.com
- Tara Brach — www.tarabrach.com
6. Food is Medicine
- Michael Greger — www.nutritionfacts.org
- Mark Hyman — www.drhyman.com
- Dean Ornish — www.ornish.com
- Terry Wahls — www.terrywahls.com
- Michael Pollan — www.michaelpollan.com
- Catherine Friend — www.catherinefriend.com
- Dana Gunders — www.refed.org/about/people/dana-gunders
- William Prout — archive.org/details/onultimatecompos00prou
- Alice Waters — www.alicewaters.org
- Joel Fuhrman — www.drfuhrman.com
- Max Lugavere — www.maxlugavere.com
- Rich Roll — www.richroll.com
- Dariush Mozaffarian — www.tufts.edu
- Marion Nestle — www.foodpolitics.com
- Bryant Terry — www.bryant-terry.com
- Samin Nosrat — www.ciao-samin.com
- Josh Axe — www.draxe.com
- Michael Moss — www.mossbooks.us
7. Movement is Medicine
- Joseph Pilates — www.pilatesfoundation.com
- Bethany Hamilton — www.bethanyhamilton.com
- Nick Vujicic — www.nickvujicic.com
- David Nieman — today.appstate.edu/experts/david-nieman
- Malcolm Gladwell — www.gladwell.com
- Fitts & Posner — psycnet.apa.org/record/1967-35012-000
- Edwards, Shumway-Cook, Woollacott, Raine — www.researchgate.net
- Ido Portal — www.idoportal.com
- Wim Hof — www.wimhofmethod.com
- Kelly Starrett — www.thereadystate.com
- Katy Bowman — www.nutritiousmovement.com
- Gabrielle Bernstein — www.gabbybernstein.com
- Jordan Metzl — www.drjordanmetzl.com
- Ben Patrick — www.atgonlinecoaching.com
- Shauna Harrison — www.shaunaharrison.com
- Juliet Starrett — www.thereadystate.com
- Brian Mackenzie — www.brianmackenzie.com
8. Work is Medicine
- Charles Eisenstein — www.charleseisenstein.org
- Stephen Covey — www.franklincovey.com
- Jim Rohn — www.jimrohn.com
- Timothy Ferriss — www.tim.blog
- Mark McCormack — archive.org/details/whattheydontteac00mcco
- John Demartini — www.drdemartini.com
- Hanalei Swan — www.hanaleiswan.com
- Naval Ravikant — www.navalmanack.com
- Cal Newport — www.calnewport.com
- Adam Grant — www.adamgrant.net
- Arianna Huffington — www.thriveglobal.com
- Tim Denning — www.timdenning.com
- James Altucher — www.jamesaltucher.com
- Ryan Holiday — www.ryanholiday.net
- Patrick Bet-David — www.valuetainment.com
- Chris Guillebeau — www.chrisguillebeau.com
- Seth Godin — www.seths.blog
9. Lifestyle is Medicine
- James Clear — www.jamesclear.com
- Hunter S. Thompson — www.gonzo.org
- Rudolf Steiner — www.rsarchive.org
- Aristotle — plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics
- Mike Dooley — www.tut.com
- Simon Sinek — www.simonsinek.com
- James Nestor — www.mrjamesnestor.com
- Sadhguru — isha.sadhguru.org
- Mel Robbins — www.melrobbins.com
- Robin Sharma — www.robinsharma.com
- Jordan Peterson — www.jordanbpeterson.com
- Aubrey Marcus — www.aubreymarcus.com
- Shawn Stevenson — www.themodelhealthshow.com
- Tim Ferriss — www.tim.blog
- Matthew Walker — www.sleepdiplomat.com
- Kelly McGonigal — www.kellymcgonigal.com
10. Spirit is Medicine
- Lao Tzu — www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/216
- Dalai Lama — www.dalailama.com
- Thich Nhat Hanh — www.plumvillage.org
- Paramahansa Yogananda — www.yogananda.org
- Rumi — www.rumi.org.uk
- E. Stanley Jones — archives.gcah.org
- Alfred James — www.pocketmindfulness.com
- Lorin Krenn — www.lorinkrenn.com
- David Deida — www.deida.info
- Mooji — www.mooji.org
- Sadhguru — isha.sadhguru.org
- Adyashanti — www.adyashanti.org
- Ram Dass — www.ramdass.org
- Eckhart Tolle — www.eckharttolle.com
- Byron Katie — www.thework.com
- Thomas Hübl — www.thomashuebl.com
- Marianne Williamson — www.marianne.com
11. Modern is Medicine
- Jeffrey Sachs — www.jeffsachs.org
- Max Planck — archive.org/details/scientificautobiography
- Ed Yong — www.edyong.me
- Joe Dispenza — www.drjoedispenza.com
- David Katz — www.truehealthinitiative.org
- Garry Egger — www.mja.com.au/journal/2009/190/3/emergence-lifestyle-medicine-structured-approach-management-chronic-disease
- Andrew Weil — www.drweil.com
- Norman Doidge — www.normandoidge.com
- Lissa Rankin — www.lissarankin.com
- Dean Ornish — www.ornish.com
- Mark Hyman — www.drhyman.com
- Andrew Huberman — www.hubermanlab.com
- Rhonda Patrick — www.foundmyfitness.com
- Chris Palmer — www.brainenergy.com
- Peter Attia — www.peterattiamd.com
- Michael Greicius — www.stanfordhealthcare.org
- Mark Mattson — www.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Valter Longo — www.valterlongo.com
- Siddhartha Mukherjee — www.siddharthamukherjee.com
- Atul Gawande — www.atul-gawande.com
- Eric Topol — www.erictopol.com
12. Technology is Medicine
- Elon Musk — www.tesla.com / www.neuralink.com
- Blair Ostler — www.blaireostler.com
- Bryan Laulicht — www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1216071109
- Sergey Tarasov — www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
- Luca Plattner — www.royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsif
- Daniel Freeman — psychiatry.ox.ac.uk/team/daniel-freeman
- Hilarie Cash — www.restartlife.com
- Grace Hopper — women.cs.cmu.edu/Who/Histories/Hopper.html
- Manu Goyal — www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Miles Hacker & Kenneth Bachmann — www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology
- Michael Walsh — www.scribd.com/document/378721439/A-History-of-the-Pharmaceutical-Industry
- Sam Altman — www.openai.com
- Fei-Fei Li — www.feifeili.org
- Ray Kurzweil — www.kurzweilai.net
- Demis Hassabis — www.deepmind.com
- Timnit Gebru — www.da-ir.org
- Joy Buolamwini — www.joybuolamwini.com
- Shoshana Zuboff — www.shoshanazuboff.com
- Marc Andreessen — www.a16z.com
- Gary Marcus — www.garymarcus.com
- Max Tegmark — www.space.mit.edu/home/tegmark
