▁studies ▁and ▁American ▁culture ; ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁article ▁" Ag ain st ▁Theory ", ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁Crit ical ▁In qu iry ▁ ▁Peter ▁Nelson , ▁professor , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Art ific ial ▁Int elligence ▁labor atory , ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁ ▁S . ▁Jay ▁Ol sh ans ky , ▁professor ▁of ▁ep ide mi ology , ▁U IC ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ; ▁bi ode m ograph er ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁limits ▁to ▁human ▁ag ing ▁and ▁lon ge vity ▁and ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁products ▁that ▁claim ▁to ▁reverse ▁or ▁stop ▁the ▁ag ing ▁process ; ▁lead ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Qu est ▁for ▁Im mort ality : ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁Front iers ▁of ▁A ging ; ▁recip ient ▁of ▁two ▁Independent ▁Science ▁Awards ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁on ▁A ging ; ▁Ful br ight ▁Senior ▁Special ist ▁ ▁Dan ▁Pet erman , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Art ▁History , ▁distinguished ▁environmental ▁artist . ▁ ▁Anna ▁C . ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Anth rop ology , ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Foundation ▁Fellow ▁ ▁Jenn ifer ▁Re eder , ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Mov ing ▁Image ▁ ▁S ally ▁Sed g wick , ▁distinguished ▁professor ▁of ▁philosophy ▁ ▁Susan ▁S ens emann , ▁Professor ▁Emer ita , ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁former ▁Director ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies , ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁and