Inverse is profiling 50 people who will shape the coming decade for a series we're calling the Future 50. We're meeting with ascendant, future-focused thinkers and doers in the fields of technology, science, entertainment, and the culture.

There’s more uncertainty than ever about what the future holds. The Future 50 honorees, who are forces for the positive change we’ll need in the 2020s, might just bring us the clarity we need. Watch this space for more additions to the Future 50 club. —The editors