FT SeriesMasters of Science 2017These men and women are at the forefront of some of the world’s most exciting research. In a new series, they share their insights with FT readersClockwise from top left: David Eagleman, Cynthia Kenyon, Sean Carroll, Demis Hassabis, Julia Slingo, Jeremy O'Brien Introducing the Masters of ScienceFT science editor Clive Cookson on the men and women whose ideas are shaping our futureMoney and our minds: can neuroscience stop counterfeiting?David Eagleman explains why understanding the brain is key to tackling forgeryCan we delay ageing?Biologist Cynthia Kenyon explores research that gives hope we can turn back the yearsThe Big Bang – or the Big Bounce?Physicist Sean Carroll explains new theories around the origin of the universeThe future is quantum: solution to the world’s critical problemsQuantum computers will solve problems that conventional computers never couldWeather and climate: in the eye of the stormJulia Slingo on the new supercomputers that allow meteorologists to predict our weatherThe mind in the machine: Demis Hassabis on artificial intelligenceThe co-founder of DeepMind explains how AI will help us make unimaginable leaps in understanding the world
