2025 Science + Literature Selection Committee

Joshua Sariñana, PhD, explores the connections between the brain, art, and technology. He earned his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he researched the role of dopamine in network communication and its effects on reinforcement and spatial learning. His transdisciplinary projects are informed by network properties of the brain and mind, guiding his creative endeavors. Sariñana is also a communications specialist, contributing his insights to WIRED, MIT Technology Review, and with audiences at the Museum of Science, Boston.

(Photo credit: Justin Sariñana)