Scientific Sense ®

Gill Eapen

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Scientific Sense ® is a daily podcast focused on Science and Economics. Unscripted conversations with leading academics on a daily basis on emerging ideas. The host is Gill Eapen. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

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404 episodes

Prof. Jeffrey Pinto of Penn State on Covid reality & Normalization of Deviance in Project Management

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jeffrey Pinto is Professor of Management and Chair in Management Technology at Penn State University. His research interests include Project management, governance, team dynamics in projects, burnout, leadership, gender issues in project manager selection. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 7m
Mar 28, 2024
Mr. Ashwin Ramaswami, senatorial candidate in Georgia on the opportunities for the next generation

Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. Ashwin Ramaswami, first ever Gen Z candidate for State Senate in Georgia's 48th district. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

38m
Mar 25, 2024
Prof Annamaria Lusardi of Stanford University on the importance of financial literacy

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Annamaria Lusardi is Professor of Finance at Stanford University. She is also Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and the Director of the Financial Freedom Initiative, a collaboration between SIEPR, the Graduate School of Business (GSB), and the Economics Department at Stanford University. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 0m
Mar 22, 2024
Priyanca Ford on the promises and challenges of fusion energy

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Priyanca Ford is the Founder and Executive Board Member of Kronos Fusion Energy. Priyanca has dedicated her career to developing algorithms and machine learning simulations for fusion energy generators. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

59m
Mar 19, 2024
Prof. Moran Cerf of Columbia Business School on humanity, AI and decision-making

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Moran Cerf is professor of business at Columbia business school. His academic research uses methods from neuroscience to understand the underlying mechanisms of our psychology, behavior changes, emotion, decisions, and dreams. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

51m
Mar 15, 2024
Prof. György Buzsáki of NYU on the Cognition from the Body-Brain Partnership

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: György Buzsáki is Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research focuses on brain networks, especially those serving cognitive functions and the packaging and segmentation of neural information. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 0m
Mar 11, 2024
Prof. Ilana Redstone of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the Certainty Trap.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ilana Redstone is an Associate Professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also co-director of the Mill Institute at UATX. She is the creator of the “Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes” video series and the author of the Certainty Trap (coming out in summer 2024) Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

56m
Mar 08, 2024
Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker of the University of Cape Town on the prevalence of HIV and other diseases

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker is Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Chief Operating Officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. She is a Past President of the International AIDS Society. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

50m
Mar 04, 2024
Prof. Cass Sunstein of Harvard University on the power of noticing what was always there

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Cass Sunstein is University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioral Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President’s Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 0m
Feb 27, 2024
Prof. Monica Smith of UCLA on the Fundamentals of the Sate

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Monica Smith is Professor of Anthropology and the institute of environmental sustainability at UCLA. She is a historian who utilizes archaeological data to analyze the collective effects of routine activities through the study of food, ordinary goods, and architecture. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 3m
Feb 23, 2024
Prof. Claudia de Rham of Imperial College on Gravity.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Claudia de Rham is professor is a Theoretical physicist at Imperial College London. She develops and tests cosmological theories dealing with a wide variety of concepts, from the early universe and dark energy to the behavior of gravity. She has been particularly involved in developing a new theory of massive gravity concerning gravitons, which are hypothetical particles responsible for transmitting gravitational forces. This work has profound implications for the area of research now dubbed ‘beyond Einstein gravity’, which includes exploring new types of particles in the universe and connecting the theories of gravity with current and next-generation astrophysics experiments. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

50m
Feb 21, 2024
Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago on gestures and language

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow is Professor of Psychology and Comparative Human Development. Her research focuses on the most basic building blocks of language and thought as they are developed in early childhood. Her research has also generated more broadly applicable insights into how the spontaneous gestures that learners produce can reveal their readiness to learn language, math, and scientific concepts. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

56m
Feb 15, 2024
Prof. Robin Chazdon on forest regeneration and climatic impacts

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Robin Chazdon is Professor Emerita in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut and part-time Research Professor with the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Her long-term and on-going collaborative research focuses on successional pathways, forest regeneration, and ecosystem services provided by forests. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

52m
Feb 11, 2024
Prof. Francine Blau of Cornell University on Gender Inequality in the Labor Market

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Francine Blau is Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Professor of Economics at Cornell University, a Research fellow of the National he Institute for the Study of Labor, Institute for Economic Research, and German Institute for Economic Research. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 2m
Feb 07, 2024
Prof. Ulrike Malmendier of UC Berkely on CEO lifespan

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ulrike Malmendier is the Cora Jane Flood Professor of Finance at Berkeley Haas and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research interests include corporate finance, behavioral economics/behavioral finance; economics of organizations; contract theory; law and economics; law and finance. Her area of focus is the intersection of economics and finance, and why and how individuals make decision—specifically how individuals make mistakes and systematically biased decisions. For the product mentioned in the podcast, Magic Mind, you get 1 month for free when you are subscribing for 3 months at www.magicmind.com/JANscientifcsense and with the code EAPEN20. It is an extra 20% off which gets you to a total of 75% off. This only lasts until the end of January. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

52m
Jan 30, 2024
Prof. Laura Veldkamp of Columbia University on a model of the data economy.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Laura Veldkamp is a Professor of Finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Her research focuses on how individuals, investors, and firms get their information, how that information affects the decisions they make, and how those decisions affect the macroeconomy and asset prices. Her recent work examines the data economy and the value of data as an asset. For the product mentioned in the podcast, Magic Mind, you get 1 month for free when you are subscribing for 3 months at www.magicmind.com/JANscientifcsense and with the code EAPEN20. It is an extra 20% off which gets you to a total of 75% off. This only lasts until the end of January. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

56m
Jan 25, 2024
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri on Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Environmental Values

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and Professor at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Her research and policy interests are in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy. For the product mentioned in the podcast, Magic Mind, you get 1 month for free when you are subscribing for 3 months at www.magicmind.com/JANscientifcsense and with the code EAPEN20. It is an extra 20% off which gets you to a total of 75% off. This only lasts until the end of January. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

50m
Jan 23, 2024
Prof. James Robinson of the University of Chicago on Why Nations Fail

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. James Robinson is Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. His work explores the underlying causes of economic and political divergence both historically and today and uses both the mathematical and quantitative methods of economics along with the case study, qualitative and fieldwork methodologies used in other social sciences. For the product mentioned in the podcast, Magic Mind, you get 1 month for free when you are subscribing for 3 months at www.magicmind.com/JANscientifcsense and with the code EAPEN20. It is an extra 20% off which gets you to a total of 75% off. This only lasts until the end of January. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

1h 11m
Jan 20, 2024
Prof. George Schatz of Northwestern University on nanoparticles

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. George Schatz is Professor of Chemistry and of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His research involves theory and computation as applies to problems in nanotechnology, properties of materials, macromolecular structures and dynamics, molecular self-assembly, optics, plasma science, materials physics and biophysics. You get 1 month for free when you are subscribing for 3 months at www.magicmind.com/JANscientifcsense and with the code EAPEN20. It is an extra 20% off which gets you to a total of 75% off. This only lasts until the end of January. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

55m
Jan 18, 2024
Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT on the deleterious effects of deuterium on health & metabolic diseases

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation – developing a computational model for the human auditory system, understanding human language so as to develop algorithms and systems for human computer interactions, as well as applying natural language processing techniques to gene predictions. For MagicMind product, please use the link below for a discount with the code: EAPEN20 https://www.magicmind.com/JANscientificsense Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

56m
Jan 11, 2024
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers of KU Leuven in Belgium on risk aversion in R&D funding

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers is Professor of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation at the KU Leuven in Belgium, known for her research on science and innovation. She is also a scholar at Bruegel in Brussels] and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

54m
Dec 01, 2023
Celina Lee, CEO of Zindi on the quest to increasing access to AI in Africa and developing countries.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Celina Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Zindi. Zindi hosts the largest community of African data scientists, working to solve the world’s most pressing challenges using machine learning and AI. It connects data scientists with organizations, and provide a place to learn, hone your skills and find a job. Zindi’s goal is to transform the African continent and showcase African data science talent to the world. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

50m
Nov 10, 2023
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo of University of Oxford on gender inequality, trends, and policy

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. She is Fellow of the British Academy, Director of the CEPR Labor Economics Program and a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

56m
Nov 03, 2023
Prof. Lise Vesterlund of the University of Pittsburgh on Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Lise Vesterlund is professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She is also on the board of editors of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and of the Experimental Economics journal. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

54m
Oct 18, 2023
Prof. Paul Sutter of Stony Brook University on Cosmic Voids and the Structure of the Universe

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Paul Sutter is a research professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University and a guest researcher at the Center for Computational Astrophysics with the Flatiron Institute. He is also the host of popular podcast “Ask the Spaceman.” Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

40m
Oct 17, 2023
Prof. Alexander Sack of Maastricht University on brain stimulation and treatment of CNS diseases

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Alexander Sack is professor and chair of applied cognitive neuroscience at Maastricht University. He is also co-founder and board member of the Dutch-Flemish Brain Stimulation Foundation. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

51m
Oct 07, 2023
Prof. Roman Sheremeta of Cae Western University on the Russian war on Ukraine and International law

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Roman Sheremeta is Associate Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University, Co-Chair of Ukrainian American House and Founding Rector of American University of Kyiv. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

47m
Sep 29, 2023
Prof. Matthias Kling of Stanford on Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) upgrade and applications

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Matthias Kling is Professor of Photon Science and Applied Physics at Stanford University and the Director of the Science, Research and Development (SRD) Division at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

57m
Sep 26, 2023
Prof. James Tabery of the University of Utah on the Tyranny of the Gene

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: James Tabery is professor at the University of Utah, with appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Internal Medicine (Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and the Humanities). His research areas are history and philosophy of science, as well as bioethics. Tyranny of the Gene: Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health Hardcover – Deckle Edge, August 15, 2023 Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

55m
Sep 21, 2023
Prof. Stephanie Cherqui of USCD on Cystinosis, Friedreich’s ataxia, Alzheimer’s and gene therapy

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Stephanie Cherqui is professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego. Her research project is focused on the molecular characterization of cystinosis, a metabolic hereditary disease, and gene therapy. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

42m
Sep 18, 2023