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Prof. Piyush Agarwal of the University of Chicago on the disparity in Urology speciality
August 22, 2021

Demand and capacity imbalance for urologists as population ages, The disparity in care for rural populations, Changing ideas in cancer, and the need for more female participation in urology. Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Piyush Agarwal is Profes

Prof. Issam Awad of the University of Chicago on Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
August 20, 2021

Comprehensive transcriptome analysis of cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) across multiple species and genotypes, Common transcriptome, plasma molecules, and imaging signatures in the aging brain and a Mendelian neurovascular disease, cerebral cavernou

Prof. Zhirong Huang of Stanford University and SLAC on x-ray free-electron lasers
August 18, 2021

Fully Coherent X-Ray Pulses from a Regenerative-Amplifier Free-Electron Laser and Refractive Guide Switching a Regenerative Amplifier Free-Electron Laser for High Peak and Average Power Hard X Rays   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Zhirong Hu

Prof. Michal Zochowski of the University of Michigan on the Physics of Brain, Sleep and Memory
August 16, 2021

A Dynamical Role for Acetylcholine in Synaptic Renormalization, Resonance with subthreshold oscillatory drive organizes activity and optimizes learning in neural network, and Acetylcholine Mediates Dynamic Switching Between Information Coding Schemes in N

Prof. Daniel McKinsey of the University of California, Berkeley on hunting for dark matter
August 14, 2021

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Daniel McKinsey is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on direct searches for dark matter interactions, and he serves as Co-Spokesperson of the LUX experiment. He als

Prof. Janet Currie of Princeton University on the inequality in mortality and disparities in policy
August 12, 2021

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Janet Currie is Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the Co-director of Princeton's Center for Health and Wellbeing. She also co-directs the Program on Families and Children at the N

Prof. Robert Lustig of UCSF on Metabolical, The Lure & Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition & Modern Medicine
August 10, 2021

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Robert Lustig who is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at UCSF. His most recent book

Prof. Steven Kahn, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at Stanford University
August 08, 2021

Vera Rubin observatory, Probing dark energy and dark matter, Taking an inventory of the Solar System, Exploring the transient optical sky, and Mapping the Milky Way. Prof. Steven Kahn is professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at Stanford Universit

Prof. Simon Critchley, Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research
August 06, 2021

Mystical anarchism, Notes on Suicide, and What We Think About When We Think About Football.   Prof. Simon Critchley is Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His work engages in many areas: continental philosophy, philosophy a

Prof. Yuriy Kirichok, Professor of Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco.
August 04, 2021

Using Mitochondria heat production for possible weight loss   Prof. Yuriy Kirichok is Professor of Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco. His lab studies Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the Cell. --- Send in a voice message: ht