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Prof. Keith Riles of the University of Michigan on Continuous Gravitational Waves
October 28, 2021

All-sky Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Isolated Neutron Stars LIGO Data Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Keith Riles, Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan. He carries out research into the fundamental forces of nature,

Mr. Steve Hoffman of Founders Space on how technology is shaping our future
October 18, 2021

The five forces that change everything: How technology is shaping our future    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. Steve Hoffman who is the CEO of Founders Space, a Silicon Valley based Incubator and Accelerator. He is also a venture investor

Prof. Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago on the tension on Hubble Constant measurements
October 15, 2021

Answering the Most Important Problem in Cosmology Today: Is the Tension in the Hubble Constant Real?   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor Wendy Freedman is Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Her current pro

Prof. Vardit Ravitsky of the University of Montreal on the ethics of genetic testing & communication
October 13, 2021

Conceived and Deceived: The Medical Interests of Donor-Conceived Individuals, Autonomous Choice and the Right to Know One’s Genetic Origins, Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Identifying key clinical, ethical, social, legal and policy issues, The Shift

Prof. Gianluca Carnabuci of ESMT Berlin on Innovation
October 11, 2021

Knowledge Specialization, Knowledge Brokerage and the Uneven Growth of Technology Domains, The Ecology of Technological Progress: How Symbiosis and Competition Affect the Growth of Technology Domains, Where do firms’ recombinant capabilities come from? in

Prof. Michael Gibbs of the University of Chicago on working from Home
October 09, 2021

Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals, “Working” remotely? selection, treatment, and the market provision of remote work, and Why Working From Home Will Stick   Scientific Sense ® by Gill

Dr. Christof Koch of Allen Institute on the architecture of the brain and consciousness
October 07, 2021

A survey of spiking activity reveals a functional hierarchy of mouse corticothalamic visual areas, Human cortical expansion involves diversification and specialization of supragranular intratelencephalic-projecting neurons, and The Feeling of Life Itself:

Prof. Dean Buonomano of UCLA on the biology of time
October 05, 2021

The biology of time across different scales, Population clocks: motor timing with neural dynamics, Temporal Perceptual Learning, and The Neural Basis of Timing: Distributed Mechanisms for Diverse Functions.   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. D

Prof. Garance Genicot of Georgetown University on aspirations, inequality, networks and elections
October 03, 2021

Tolerance and Compromise in Social Networks, Aspirations and inequality,  Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions, and Political Reservations as Term-Limits.   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Garance Genicot is Pro

Prof. Gautam Menon of Ashoka University on the dynamics of COVID spread and policies in India
October 01, 2021

The dynamics of COVID spread and policies in India Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Gautam Menon is Professor of Physics and Biology, and Director of the Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability at Ashoka University, India. He is also Profess