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Prof. Anil Gupta, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh Jan 11, 2021

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Outline of an Account of Experience, Conscious Experience: A Logical Inquiry, Experience and Its Rational Significance, and Principles and the Generalization Function of Truth

Prof. Anil Gupta is Professor of Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Fellow of the Center for Philosophy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also editor of Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Prof. Chris Blattman, Professor of political science at the University of Chicago Jan 08, 2021

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Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia, The Long-Term Impacts of Grants on Poverty: Nine-Year Evidence from Uganda’s Youth Opportunities Program, and Gang rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance

Prof. Chris Blattman is an economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.

Prof. Marty Woldorff, Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University Jan 07, 2021

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Modulation of early sensory processing in human auditory cortex, Inhibitory Control in Children with ADHD, The neural bases of momentary lapses in attention, Timing and Sequence of Brain Activity in Top-Down Control of Visual-Spatial Attention, and A key role for stimulus-specific updating of the sensory cortices in the learning of stimulus–reward associations.

Prof. Marty Woldorff is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. His research focuses on advancing our understanding of the neural and psychological mechanisms underlying human attentional processes and their effects on other cognitive functions.

Prof. Matthew Jackson, Professor of Economics at Stanford University Jan 06, 2021

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Networks of military alliances, wars, and international trade, The Friendship Paradox and Systematic Biases in Perceptions and Social Norms, Using Gossips to Spread Information: Theory and Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials, and The Role of Referrals in Immobility, Inequality, and Inefficiency in Labor Markets

Prof. Matthew Jackson is Professor of Economics at Stanford University and an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute, and is president of the Game Theory Society. Prof. Jackson's research interests include game theory and the study of social and economic networks, on which he has published many articles and the books `The Human Network' and `Social and Economic Networks'.

Prof. Mark Bear, Professor of Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jan 05, 2021

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Pathophysiology and correction of amblyopia, The synaptic substrates of visual recognition memory, and pathophysiology and correction of fragile X syndrome and other causes of autism

Prof. Mark Bear is a Professor of Neuroscience in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His laboratory is interested in how the brain is modified by experience. He uses a variety of methods to examine the synaptic modifications that form the neurobiological basis of learning and memory.

Prof. Dragana Rogulja, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School Jan 04, 2021

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Motivation, Perception, and Chance Converge to Make a Binary Decision, Recurrent Circuitry Sustains Drosophila Courtship Drive While Priming Itself for Satiety,, Measures the Passage of Time to Coordinate Behavior and Motivational State, and Sleep Loss Can Cause Death through Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Gut

Prof. Dragana Rogulja is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Her interests include sleep, circadian rhythms, and motivation.

Prof. Robert Talisse, Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Dec 31, 2020

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Problem of Polarization, and Semantic Descent: More Trouble for Civility

Prof. Robert Talisse is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies at Vanderbilt University. He specializes in contemporary political philosophy, with particular interest in democratic theory and political epistemology. His current research is focused on democracy, polarization, public ignorance, and egalitarianism.

Prof. Warren Grill, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University Dec 30, 2020

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In vivo quantification of excitation and kilohertz frequency block of the rat vagus nerve, stimulation of the sensory pudendal nerve increases bladder capacity in the rat, and evoked potentials reveal neural circuits engaged by human deep brain stimulation

Prof. Warren Grill is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. His research interests are in neural engineering and neuromodulation and include design and testing of electrodes and stimulation techniques, the electrical properties of tissues and cells, and computational neuroscience.

Dr. Fredrik Inglis of University of Missouri, SL, and Drs. Sussane DiSalvo and Brittany Peterson of University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville; Dec 29, 2020

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The evolution, effects and relationships of microbes with other biological systems such as Amoeba, Termites/Pests and humans.

Dr. Fredrik Inglis is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He studies the evolution of microbial interactions.

Dr. Sussane DiSalvo is an assistant professor at the Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Her research interests center on host-microbe interactions that span the symbiotic spectrum.

Dr. Brittany Peterson is an assistant professor at the Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. She is interested in understanding the physiological mechanisms governing, modulating, and perpetuating symbiotic interactions and how these mechanisms lead to adaptive traits in the host organisms.

Prof Pete Klenow, Professor of Economic Policy at Stanford University Dec 28, 2020

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Welfare across Countries and Time, The misallocation of talent and US economic growth, Race and Economic Well-Being in the United States, and Trading Off Consumption and COVID-19 Deaths.

Prof Pete Klenow is professor of Economic Policy, School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He is also Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

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