Scientific Sense ®

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Prof. Paola Sapienza of Stanford on Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance Nov 20, 2025

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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.

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Prof. Danielle Allen of Harvard University on Justice By Means of Democracy. Nov 15, 2025

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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.

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Prof. Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on Psychodrama, Culture, and the Network. Nov 09, 2025

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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.

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Prof Setha Low of CUNY on Beach Politics Oct 21, 2025

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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.

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Prof Christine Webb of NYU on the Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters Oct 18, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Christine Webb is assistant professor at New York University, where she is part of the Animal Studies program. Her research focuses on the social behavior, cognition, and emotion of nonhuman primates. Please subscribe to this channel:

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Prof. Ranjay Gulati of Harvard Business School on How to Be Bold Oct 14, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ranjay Gulati is Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His latest book is How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage.

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Prof. Christopher Bae of the Univ. of Hawaii on Asian hominin variability and the Chibanian puzzle Oct 10, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor Christopher Bae is professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii. His research interests include hominin fossils, vertebrate taphonomy, and lithics.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Prof. Carmen Reinhart of Harvard on Sovereign Debt Oct 01, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Carmen Reinhart is Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kennedy School. From 2020-2022 she served as Chief Economist at The World Bank Group. She was also Policy Advisor and Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisors.

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Prof. Tanya Luhrmann of Stanford on Porosity is the Heart of Religion Sep 27, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Tanya Marie Luhrmann is Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in Psychology. Her work focuses on the edge of experience: on voices, visions, the world of the supernatural and the world of psychosis.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Prof. Shelly Flagel and Prof. Jacinta Beehner of the University of Michigan on goal/sign tracking Sep 21, 2025

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Shelly Flagel is Prof. Shelly Flagel is Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute. Her research focuses on understanding the biological and psychological factors that contribute to individual differences in vulnerability to mental illness, particularly addiction.. Her research focuses on understanding the biological and psychological factors that contribute to individual differences in vulnerability to mental illness, particularly addiction.

Prof. Jacinta Beehner is an associate professor of psychology and biological anthropology at the University of Michigan. She co-directs the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project in Ethiopia, and the Capuchins at Taboga Project in Costa Rica.

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