Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) within the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Chomsky is considered among the most important intellectual contributors to the study of language and mind. He has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, and intellectual history. His seminal works include Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; Cartesian Linguistics; Language and Mind; Reflections on Language; Knowledge of Language: It's Nature, Origins, and Use; Language and Problems of Knowledge; and the Minimalist Program. Dr. Howard Gardner, is one of the most influential intellectuals in the world. He is the author of over 20 books including: Extraordinary Minds, Five Minds for the Future, Changing Minds and Multiple Intelligences, widely published and translated throughout the world. In this series Dr. Howard Gardner, world-renowned author, explores the most extraordinary minds of our time, revolutionary individuals who have used their brilliance to shape the world.