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Mr. Nicolas Niarchos on the dirty supply chain. Feb 02, 2026

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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

Prof. Stephen Kritchevsky of Wake Forest on Geroscience Jan 27, 2026

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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.

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Prof. Jacqueline Gottlieb of Columbia University on curiosity Jan 22, 2026

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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.

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Prof. Rita McGrath of Columbia Business School on Seeing Around Corners. Jan 10, 2026

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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.

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Dr. Nadine Dijkstra of UCL on reality and imagination Jan 08, 2026

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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

Prof. Scott Anthony of Dartmouth on Eleven Innovations that Shaped Our Modern World Dec 22, 2025

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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

Prof. Kevin Gaston of Univ. of Exeter on night time ecology. Dec 13, 2025

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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.

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Prof. Katrine Løken of the Norwegian School of Economics on parental leave, prison, and brain drain. Dec 05, 2025

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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.

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Ms. Amber Case of Calm Technology Institute on the principles and patterns for non-intrusive design. Dec 03, 2025

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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.

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Dr. Christof Koch of the Allen Institute on Consciousness Nov 24, 2025

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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.

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