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

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,

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

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: E

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

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.

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

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 cent

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

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

Prof. Vineet Arora of the University of Chicago on scientific misinformation
February 03, 2022

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 Ph

Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago on gestures
January 22, 2022

Discovering the Biases Children Bring to Language Learning,  Approaching Learning Hands First How Gesture Influences Thought, Taking a Hands-on Approach to Learning, and Using Gesture To Identify and Address Early Concerns About Language and Pragmati

Prof. Jörg Rocholl is the president of ESMT, Berlin on political corporate boards and firm value
January 17, 2022

Do Politically Connected Boards Affect Firm Value?, Politically Connected Boards of Directors and The Allocation of Procurement Contracts, Institutional Investors and Corporate Political Activism, and Do credit shocks affect labor demand? Evidence for emp

Prof. Ulrike Malmendier iof the University of California, Berkeley on behavior and decision-making
January 12, 2022

Exposure to Grocery Prices and Inflation Expectations, Behavioral CEOs: The Role of Managerial Overconfidence, Behavioral Corporate Finance: The Life Cycle of a CEO Career, and Investor Experiences and International Capital Flows? Scientific Sense ® by Gi

Prof. Johanna Drucker of UCLA on the Ethics of Aesthetics and Alphabet Histories
January 07, 2022

The Ethics of Aesthetics: Visualizing Catastrophe and Alphabet Histories   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Johanna Drucker is Professor of Bibliographical Studies at UCLA. Her research interests span artists’ books, the history of graphic des