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Scientific Sense ®
by Gill Eapen
Scientific Sense ® is an invigorating podcast that delves into the intricate tapestry of Science and Economics, serving as a nexus for intellectual exploration and fervor. This daily venture engages listeners by conversing with preeminent academics, unraveling their research, and unveiling emerging concepts across a diverse array of fields. Scientific Sense ® thoughtfully examines multifaceted themes such as the frameworks of worker rights and policy, the philosophical underpinnings of truth and its pursuit within academia, and constitutional discourse within divided societies.
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Prof. Mike Snyder of Stanford on auto-immune diseases, metabolic syndrom and Type 2 Diabetes
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Mike Snyder leads the center for genomics at Stanford. He collects and analyzes deep data from wearables to transform helathcare through analysis and behavior modifications.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Jonathan Fortney of the University of California, Santa Cruz on Exoplanets
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jonathan Fortney of the UC, Santa Cruz on Characterizing Earth Analogs in Reflected Light: Atmospheric Retrieval Studies for Future Space Telescopes, Do Metal-rich Stars Make Metal-rich Planets? New Insights on Giant Planet Formation from Host Star Abundances, and Hot Jupiters: Origins, Structure, AtmospheresProf. Jonathan Fortney is professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is interested in characterizing planets to better understand their composition and how they evolve with time.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Carole LaBonne of Northwestern University on neural crest and stem cells
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Carole LaBonne is Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University and has served as President of the Society for Developmental Biology. Her research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic control of the stem cell state and its relationship to invasive cell behavior. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Lesley Rogers of the University of New England, Australia on asymmetrical brain
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Lesley Rogers of the University of New England, Australia on the Survival with an asymmetrical brain: Advantages and disadvantages of cerebral lateralization, Development and function of lateralization in the avian brain, A right antenna for social behavior in honeybees, and A function for the bicameral mind.Prof. Lesley Rogers is emeritus professor at the University of New England in Australia. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and has made significant contributions to the understanding of brain development and behavior, especially the lateralization of the brain in non-human animals.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. George Matsas of São Paulo State Univ. on black holes, macro systems & fundamental constants
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. George Matsas is Professor of Physics at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University in São Paulo, Brazil. His main goal is to obtain a deeper understanding of general relativity and quantum mechanics. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Darcia Narvaez of Notre Dame on growing up to be “A Good and Useful Human Being”
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Darcia Narvaez is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Her research focuses on moral development, human flourishing, and early childhood well-being.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Clayton Crockett of the University of Central Arkansas on the New Materialist Cosmotheology
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Clayton Crockett is Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Central Arkansas. His work focuses on postmodern theology, Continental philosophy of religion, psychoanalytic theory and theoretical issues concerning religion, politics, and energy. His latest book is Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Thomas Levenson of MIT on "A Pox on Fools" and the story of Vaccines
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Thomas Levenson is Professor of Science Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also made ten feature-length documentaries (including a two-hour Nova program on Einstein) for which he has won numerous awards. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Charles Yang of the University of Pennsylvania on learning words and conventions
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Charles Yang is Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science and Director of the Program in Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include Language and Communication, Numerical Cognition, Language acquisition and change; Morphology and the mental lexicon, Computational linguistics and the evolution of language and cognition.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State on the Problematic Past and Uncertain Future of Marriage.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Stephanie Coontz is Professor Emerita at The Evergreen State College and the director of research and public education for the Council on Contemporary Families. Her most recent book is For Better AND Worse: The Problematic Past and Uncertain Future of Marriage.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Agustin Ibáñez of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile on whole-body-exposome and brain health
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Agustin Ibáñez is professor and Director of the Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI, Chile). He is also Director of the Predictive Brain Health Modelling Group at Trinity College Dublin. He is interested in global approaches to addressing diversity and disparity in brain health.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Susan Roaf of Heriot Watts University on temperature, comfort, colonialism and standards
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Susan Roaf is Professor Emeritus of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watts University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her research spans both design practice and academic inquiry, with a strong focus on climate resilience and adaptation.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Amy Williams of the University of Florida on Astrobiology and Mars Rovers.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Amy Williams is Assoc. Professor of astrobiology and geobiology at the University of Florida. She studies the formation and preservation of biosignatures in extreme environments on Earth. She uses these analog studies to inform the search for biosignatures and organic carbon on other worlds such as Mars, Enceladus, and Europa. Her work is leveraged to study habitability and the search for life on Mars with the NASA Mars Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, on which she serves as a science team member.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Magnus Bergquist of the University of Gothenburg on environment, climate change and policy
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Magnus Bergquist is Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Gothenburg. His research interests include society, economics, environment and sustainability.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Dr. Daniel Schroeder of SINTEF on Artificial Intelligence threats to society and democracy
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Daniel Schroeder is Associate Professor at SINTEF, one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations, conducting multidisciplinary research and innovation to create solutions for society and industry. With SINTEF's Smart Data group, he improves AI with sustainable data processing.Please subscribe to this channel
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Prof. Jeffrey Marlow of Boston University on Unlocking the secrets of the deep sea
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jeffrey Marlow is Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University. His latest book is The Dark Frontier, Unlocking the Secrets of the Deep Sea.Please subscribe to this channel: http://scientificsense.world
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Prof. Kathryn Paige Harden of the University of Texas at Austin on the Original Sin
Watch Full on Spotify: http://scientificsense.worldScientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Kathryn Paige Harden is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she directs the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and serves as Director of Clinical Training. Her latest book is the Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame and the Future of Forgiveness.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Hakeem Oluseyi on Why We Exist.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Hakeem Oluseyi is an Astrophysicist. His research has focused on the development of instrumentation for space-based astronomical observation including optics, detectors, and electronics.Please subscribe: http://scientificsense.world
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Prof. Isabel Gauthier of Vanderbilt University on visual object recognition and human variation
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Isabel Gauthier is Professor of Psychology, Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. She is interested in how we recognize objects visually, and how our experience with objects transforms our visual system.Please subscribe to this channel: http://scientificsense.world
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Dr. Alberto Espay of the University of Cincinnati on neurodegenerative diseases.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Alberto Espay is Professor and Chair of the Center for Parkinson’s Disease at the University of Cincinnati. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed research articles, 40 book chapters and 10 books, including Common Movement Disorders Pitfalls.Please subscribe to the channel:http://scientificsense.world
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Dr Vishal Gajjar of SETI Institute on finding technologically advanced extraterrestrial life
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr Vishal Gajjar is an Astronomer with the SETI institute. He is also a project scientist for Breakthrough Listen's international collaboration where he works with around half a-dozen radio observatories across the globe to enable special observing campaigns in search of technologically advanced extraterrestrial life.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Lawrence Friedman of New England Law School on The Varieties of Substantive Due Process
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Lawrence Friedman is Professor of Law at New England Law School, Boston. His interests include privacy law, national security, and related issues that test the boundaries of federal and state constitutional law to the digital age. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez of the University of Pennsylvania on Immigration.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez is Professor of strategy at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s an expert on global and corporate strategy, with a focus on how the movement of talent, ideas, and firms creates economic prosperity.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Mark Aldenderfer of the University of California, Merced on high altitude adaptation of humans
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Mark Aldenderfer is Professor Emeritus of anthropology and heritage studies at the University of California, Merced. His research includes high-altitude adaptation and quantitative methods in archaeology.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Valerie Fridland of the Univ of Nevada on Why We Talk Funny, The Real Story Behind Our Accents
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at University of Nevada. Her latest book is Why We Talk Funny - The Real Story Behind Our Accents. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Rosemary Joyce of the University of California, Berkeley, on ancient Honduras.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Rosemary Joyce is Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research is concerned with questions about the ways people employ things in actively negotiating their place in society, the lives and itineraries of objects, and the reframing of human engagement with the world in terms of materiality. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Dr. Christopher DeArmitt on Plastics.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Christopher DeArmitt is a polymer chemist and materials scientist. He is the founder of Phantom Plastics and the Plastics Research Council. His research includes polymer additives, nano-fillers, and studies on the environmental impact of plastics.
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Prof. Gunther Kletetschka of University of Alaska on A Radical New Theory: Is Time 3-Dimensional?
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Gunther Kletetschka is Associate Research Professor at the University of Alaska. His expertise includes physics, geology, biology, and astronomyPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof Paul Zak of Claremont Graduate University on neural diversity, mood, thriving and good music
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Paul Zak is Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management at Claremont Graduate University. His research has identified the brain processes that support such virtuous behaviors as trustworthiness, generosity, and sacrifice, as well as those whose absence leads to evil, vice, and conflict. He uses these results to increase flourishing by individuals, organizations, and societies. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Geraint Lewis of the University of Sydney on the Cosmos
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Geraint Lewis is Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney's School of Physics. His research focuses on the "dark side of the universe", the matter and energy that shapes our cosmos. Please subscribe to this channel:https://open.spotify.com/show/7AsWBQw2VuB7ILHPQytCMR?si=10jKOkFHTraddne2AHuROQ
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Prof. John Friedman of Brown on Opportunity Insights
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. John Friedman is Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs at Brown University and Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs. Dean Friedman is a founding co-director of Opportunity Insights. His work is rooted in big-data analysis, with a focus on topics like inequality, poverty, education, and tax policy. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Jon Hartley of Hoover institution on De-dollarization, AI, and tariffs.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Jon Hartley is an economist specializing in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is currently a Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Please subscribe to this channel:https://open.spotify.com/show/7AsWBQw2VuB7ILHPQytCMR?si=10jKOkFHTraddne2AHuROQ
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Prof. Jimenez of Univ. of Barcelona and Prof. Bertacca of Univ. Padova on inflation cosmology.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Raul Jimenez is Professor of Cosmology at the University of Barcelona. His research interests include the origin and evolution of the Universe and large-scale structure.Prof. Daniele Bertacca is Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Padova. His research addresses fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of cosmic structure. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Daniel Whiteson of the University of California, Irvine asks, "Do Aliens speak Physics?'6
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Daniel Whiteson is professor of Physics and Astronomy at University of California, Irvine (UCI). He uses machine learning and statistical tools to analyze high-energy particle collisions to unravel the nature of matter and energy.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Andrew Jaffe of Imperial College on the Random Universe
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Andrew Jaffe is professor of astrophysics and cosmology at Imperial College, London. He is the Director of the Imperial Centre for Inference and Cosmology. He studies the history and evolution of the Universe as a whole.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Antoinette Schoar of MIT Sloan School of Management on cryptocurrencies
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Antoinette Schoar is Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management. Her research interests span from entrepreneurial finance to household finance, fintech, cryptocurrencies, and financial intermediation. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Mr. Nicolas Niarchos on the dirty supply chain.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. Nicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose work focuses on energy, war, and migration. His work has been published in The New Yorker, The Nation, and The New York Times. He has testified on the effects of Congolese battery metal mining on Capitol Hill.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Stephen Kritchevsky of Wake Forest on Geroscience
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Stephen Kritchevsky is Professor in Geroscience at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He co-directs the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention. He studies nutritional influences that affect trajectories of health and disability in older adults including vitamins, protein, energy balance, obesity and exercise. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Jacqueline Gottlieb of Columbia University on curiosity
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jacqueline Gottlieb is Professor of Neuroscience and Principal Investigator at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute. She studies the mechanisms that underlie the brain's higher cognitive functions, including decision making, memory, and attention. Her interest is in how the brain gathers the evidence it needs — and ignores what it doesn’t — during everyday tasks and during special states such as curiosity. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Rita McGrath of Columbia Business School on Seeing Around Corners.
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Rita McGrath is professor of strategy and innovation at Columbia Business School. Her recent book is Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Dr. Nadine Dijkstra of UCL on reality and imagination
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Nadine Dijkstra is a Senior Research Fellow at UCL, specializing in cognitive neuroscience. Her research focuses on the computational and neural mechanisms of mental imagery, utilizing a combination of neuroimaging, psychophysics, machine learning, and computational modeling. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Scott Anthony of Dartmouth on Eleven Innovations that Shaped Our Modern World
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Scott Anthony is a clinical professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where his research and teaching focuses on the adaptive challenges of disruptive change. Scott’s latest book is Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations that Shaped Our Modern WorldPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Kevin Gaston of Univ. of Exeter on night time ecology.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor Kevin Gaston is a distinguished Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Exeter. He leads basic, strategic, and applied research in ecology and conservation biology, with a current focus on common ecology, nighttime ecology, and personalized ecology.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Katrine Løken of the Norwegian School of Economics on parental leave, prison, and brain drain.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Katrine Løken is Professor of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. Her main research interests are in early investments in children, and the long-term outcomes and effects of different social policies.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Ms. Amber Case of Calm Technology Institute on the principles and patterns for non-intrusive design.
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Ms. Amber Case is the founder and research director of the Calm Technology Institute that aims to establish partnerships with companies to promote and integrate the principles of Calm Tech into their current and future product lines. Her book is Calm Technology PRINCIPLES AND PATTERNS FOR NON-INTRUSIVE DESIGN. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Dr. Christof Koch of the Allen Institute on Consciousness
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Christof Koch is a Meritorious Investigator at the Allen Institute. His writings and interests integrate theoretical, computational and experimental neuroscience with philosophy and contemporary trends, in particular artificial intelligence. His latest book is then I am myself the world: WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS AND HOW TO EXPAND IT.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Paola Sapienza of Stanford on Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Paola Sapienza is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where she co-directs the Initiative on Immigration. Previously she was Professor of Finance at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Danielle Allen of Harvard University on Justice By Means of Democracy.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Danielle Allen is Professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy. at Harvard University. She is a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy. As a scholar, she currently concentrates on the Democratic Knowledge Project and on the Democracy Renovation Project. Her latest book is Justice By Means Of Democracy.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof. Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on Psychodrama, Culture, and the Network.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jonathan Moreno is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published more than a thousand papers, articles, reviews and op-eds and has been translated into several languages. His latest book is Impromptu Man. J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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Prof Setha Low of CUNY on Beach Politics
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Setha Low is Professor of Psychology, Anthropology, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Women's and Gender Studies at the graduate institute of the New York City University. Her research interests include Anthropology of space and place Ethnography and Qualitative Methodology.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Scientific Sense ® is an invigorating podcast that delves into the intricate tapestry of Science and Economics, serving as a nexus for intellectual exploration and fervor. This daily venture engages listeners by conversing with preeminent academics, unraveling their research, and unveiling emerging concepts across a diverse array of fields. Scientific Sense ® thoughtfully examines multifaceted themes such as the frameworks of worker rights and policy, the philosophical underpinnings of truth and its pursuit within academia, and constitutional discourse within divided societies.
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