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Prof. Anusha Chari of the University of North Carolina on shocks and capital flows in emerging markets Mar 11, 2022

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Quantitative Easing, Its Aftermath, and Emerging Market Capital Flows, Global Fund Flows and Emerging Market Tail Risk, Distress Risk in emerging markets, The Macro-prudential stance and the Vulnerability to Global Financial Cycles, Regulatory Forbearance and Zombie Firms, and liberalization of autarkies.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Anusha Chari is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research is in the fields of macroeconomics, international finance and empirical corporate finance.

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Prof. James Shapiro of the University of Chicago on Evolution, a View from the 21st Century. Feb 28, 2022

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Evolutionary Change is Naturally Biological and Teleological, Engines of Innovation: Biological Origins of Genome Evolution, What We Have Learned About Evolutionary Genome Change in the Past 7 Decades, What prevents mainstream evolutionists teaching the whole truth about how genomes evolve?, and Evolution, a View from the 21st Century. Fortified.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. James Shapiro is Professor of Microbiology at the University Of Chicago. An expert in bacterial genetics, he proposes the concept of Natural Genetic Engineering, a process described to account for novelty created in the process of biological evolution. He is an advocate of non-Darwinian evolution and is a critic of the modern synthesis.

Prof. Susan Alberts of Duke University on social behavior of baboons and other mammals Feb 27, 2022

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Intergenerational effects of early adversity on survival in wild baboons, Social bonds, social status and survival in wild baboons: a tale of two sexes, Better baboon break-ups: collective decision theory of complex social network fissions, Maternal death and offspring fitness in multiple wild primates, Better baboon break-ups: collective decision theory of complex social network fissions, and Glucocorticoid exposure predicts survival in female baboons

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Susan Alberts is Professor of Biology and chair of the Evolutionary Anthropology department at Duke University. She studies the behavior, ecology, physiology, and genetics of wild populations of large mammals.

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Prof. Gisela Kaplan of the University of New England, Armidale, Australia on Birds and Primates Feb 24, 2022

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Pointing gesture in a bird- merely instrumental or a cognitively complex behavior?, Play behaviour, not tool using, relates to brain mass in a sample of birds, Long-Term Attachments and Complex Cognition in Birds and Humans are Linked to Pre-Reproductive Prosociality and Cooperation. Constructing a Hypothesis, and Of Great Apes and Magpies: Initiations into Animal Behaviour

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Gisela Kaplan is an Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. Her main research interests are in complex cognition and communication both in birds and primates.

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Prof. Enrique Neblett of the University of Michigan on Racism and Health Feb 19, 2022

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Future Directions in Research on Racism-Related Stress and Racial-Ethnic Protective Factors for Black Youth, OC symptoms in African American young adults: The associations between racial discrimination, racial identity, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, Racism and Health: Challenges and Future Directions in Behavioral and Psychological Research, The Influence of Internalized Racism on the Relationship Between Discrimination and Anxiety, Racial Identity and Changes in Psychological Distress Using the Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity, The Associations Between Internalized Racism, Racial Identity, and Psychological Distress, Racial residential segregation and economic disparity jointly exacerbate COVID-19 fatality in large American cities, and The Clarion Call of the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Medical Education Can Mitigate Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Enrique Neblett is a Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His research examines the link between racism and health in African American population.

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Prof. Emmanuelle Auriol of Toulouse School of Economics on Cannabis, immigration and promotion bias Feb 16, 2022

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Weeding out the Dealers? The Economics of Cannabis Legalization, Cannabis: How to Take Control Back?, Skilled Immigration: A Visa for Growth, Controlling Irregular Migration: Can a Market for Temporary Foreign Work Permits Help?, and Women in Economics: Europe and the World

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Emmanuelle Auriol is Professor of Economics, Toulouse School of Economics. Her research interests include industrial organization, regulation, labor economy, collective decision making and development economics.

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Prof. Kate Scholberg of Duke University on supernovae and neutrinos Feb 13, 2022

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Supernova Neutrino Burst Detection with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, A Next-Generation SuperNova Early Warning System for Multi-messenger Astronomy, and COHERENT at the Spallation Neutron Source

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Kate Scholberg is Professor of Physics at Duke University. Her research interests include experimental elementary particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

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Dr. Thomas Fellowes of the University of Sydney on environmental effects on atoll nations Feb 09, 2022

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Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations, Sustained coral reef growth in the critical wave dissipation zone of a Maldivian atoll, Global-scale changes in the area of atoll islands during the 21st century, The importance of large benthic foraminifera to reef island sediment budget and dynamics at Raine Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Patterns of Sediment Transport Using Foraminifera Tracers across Sand Aprons on the Great Barrier Reef, Sediment supply dampens the erosive efects of sea level rise on reef islands, and emergent properties in the responses of tropical corals to recurrent climate extremes

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Thomas Fellowes is a postdoctoral fellow with the Geocoastal Research Group and the Marine Studies Institute at the University of Sydney. He is working on a project in collaboration with Geoscience Australia exploring the vulnerability of coral reef islands to the threats such as sea-level rise, ocean acidification and increasing storminess.

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Dr Ana Bugnot of the University of Sydney on environmental impact of human development Feb 05, 2022

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Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management, Current and projected global extent of marine built structures, Belowground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem, and Linking habitat interactions and biodiversity within seascapes.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr Ana Bugnot, Senior Research Associate at the University of Sydney. Her research interests include environmental impact of human development.

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Prof. Vineet Arora of the University of Chicago on scientific misinformation Feb 04, 2022

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A coordinated strategy to develop and distribute infographics addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, Addressing Medical Misinformation in the Patient-Clinician Relationship, and Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Vineet Arora is Professor of Medicine and Dean of Medical Education at the University of Chicago. One of her research interests is the use of social media to improve the workplace learning in teaching hospitals on a variety of topics.

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