Coping with the coronavirus pandemic: jo ivey boufford / clinical professor of global health, new york university

What's happening in emergency rooms: tsion firew / doctor of emergency medicine at columbia university medical center, special advisor to the ministry of health in ethiopia

Fighting coronavirus in africa: tsion firew / special advisor to the ministry of health in ethiopia, doctor of emergency medicine at columbia university medical center

What does the post-pandemic labor market look like?: erica groshen / labor economist, cornell university/former commissioner of the us bureau of labor statistics

What will it take to stop racism and police brutality?: damon hewitt / executive vice president, lawyers' committee for civil rights under law

How has the pandemic changed u.s. higher education?: robert franek / editor-in-chief, the princeton review

Transportation and the pandemic: sarah kaufman / associate director, new york university rudin center for transportation

2020 us presidential election outlook: rachel bitecofer / senior fellow, niskanen center

75-years on, is the world safer from nuclear threat?: daryl kimball / executive director, arms control association

Fighting anti-asian racism: russell jeung / professor of asian american studies, san francisco state university

Is it the right time to reopen schools?: borhene chakroun / director, division for policies and lifelong learning systems, unesco

When could a covid-19 vaccine be ready?: william moss / executive director, international vaccine access center, johns hopkins university

Securing equitable distribution of covid-19 vaccines: william moss / executive director, international vaccine access center, johns hopkins university

Sports in the covid-19 era: matthew futterman / sports journalist, new york times

Athletes and activism: matthew futterman / sports journalist, new york times

The us election and its effect on asia: mike mochizuki / associate professor of political science and international affairs, the george washington university

How music can give comfort during the pandemic: yo-yo ma / cellist

How has america changed?: yo-yo ma / cellist

How can women's political participation be enhanced?: debbie walsh / director, center for american women and politics, rutgers university

How will 2020 be remembered?: walter isaacson / author, professor of american history and values at tulane university

Challenges in 2021: walter isaacson / author, professor of american history and values at tulane university

How will the capitol riot be reckoned with in us history?: jill lepore / professor of american history, harvard university

How can the biden administration achieve its agenda?: capri cafaro / professor of public affairs, american university/former democratic leader of the ohio state senate

Combating hunger during the pandemic: valerie guarnieri / assistant executive director, world food programme

President biden's foreign policy challenges: charles kupchan / professor of international affairs, georgetown university

Challenges of the leaders summit on climate: mark jacobson / professor of civil and environmental engineering, stanford university

Tackling climate change: mark jacobson / professor of civil and environmental engineering, stanford university

Vaccinations - the global response to covid-19 a year on: akiko iwasaki / professor of immunobiology, yale university / howard hughes medical institute

What will our post-pandemic future look like?: akiko iwasaki / professor of immunobiology, yale university / howard hughes medical institute

Impacts of us withdrawal from afghanistan: cheryl benard / political analyst, president of alliance for the restoration of cultural heritage

What does us withdrawal mean to people in afghanistan?: cheryl benard / political analyst, president of alliance for the restoration of cultural heritage

China's challenge to us dominance in space exploration: michio kaku / theoretical physicist, professor at the city college of new york

Future of space exploration: michio kaku / theoretical physicist, professor at the city college of new york

Will the right to abortion be overturned in the u.s.?: mary ziegler / professor, florida state university

Power to rollback abortion rights around the world: mary ziegler / professor, florida state university

How do athletes deal with pressure?: william parham / professor, loyola marymount university/member of the us olympic and paralympic committee's mental health task force

How do we cope with coronavirus variants?: caleb alexander / professor of epidemiology and medicine, johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health

The new alzheimer's drug - are we closer to a cure?: caleb alexander / professor of epidemiology and medicine, johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health

Shohei ohtani, making inroads in america: jeff fletcher / national baseball writer and chairman of la chapter of the baseball writers association of america

Tackling gun violence during the pandemic: robert spitzer / political science professor, state university of new york cortland

Seeking a breakthrough on gun control: robert spitzer / political science professor, state university of new york cortland

Broadway's long-awaited return: lee seymour / theater producer, writer, senior contributor for forbes magazine

Dealing with afghanistan under the taliban: richard fontaine / chief executive officer, center for a new american security

Reaffirming america's credibility and leadership: richard fontaine / chief executive officer, center for a new american security

Is your child's screen time too much?: nusheen ameenuddin / pediatrician, mayo clinic children's center/chair, council on communications and media, american academy of pediatrics

How can we adapt to climate change?: alice hill / david m. rubenstein senior fellow for energy and environment, council on foreign relations

Climate change as a global security threat: alice hill / david m. rubenstein senior fellow for energy and environment, council on foreign relations

Impact of racial diversity in media: eddie glaude jr. / professor of african american studies, princeton university

How should we regulate social media?: jack balkin / professor of law, yale university

The rise of big tech and democracy: jack balkin / professor of law, yale university

Regaining us economic strength: austan goolsbee / professor, university of chicago booth school