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Prof. Brian Balin of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Prof. Charles Stratton of Vanderbilt University
July 30, 2021

A Review of Multiple Sclerosis and late-onset Dementia as Infectious Syndromes  Prof. Brian Balin is Professor of Neuroscience and Neuropathology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Prof. Charles Stratton is Associate Professor of

Prof. Sheridan Titman, Professor Finance and Chair of Financial Services at the University of Texas, Austin
July 28, 2021

The Geography of Value Creation   Over the last twenty years, the stock market indicates that value creation has become heavily concentrated in a few headquarter cities. At the same time, firms in value-creating cities have experienced declines

Prof. Thomas Shutt, Professor of particle physics and astrophysics at Stanford University
July 26, 2021

Dark matter Physics   Prof. Thomas Shutt is professor of particle physics and astrophysics at Stanford University. One of his recent areas of focus is the detection of dark matter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/mes

Prof. Antonio Lieto, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Turin
July 24, 2021

Cognitive Design for Artificial Mind.   Prof. Antonio Lieto is Asst. Professor of Computer Science at the University of Turin. His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Human-Machine Interaction and Computational Cognitive Science. --- Send

Prof. Missy Cummings, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University
July 22, 2021

Rethinking the maturity of artificial intelligence in safety-critical settings, Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Meaningful human control or meaningful human certification?, and Regulating Safety-Critical Autonomous Systems: Past, Present, and Future Perspectiv

Prof. Emil Martinec, Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago
July 20, 2021

String theory, black holes, the information paradox and quantum computing   Prof. Emil Martinec is Professor of Physics at the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College of the University of Chicago. His research focuses on string theory and particle ph

Prof. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe, Professor of Economics at Columbia University.
July 18, 2021

The Neo-Fisher Effect: Econometric Evidence from Empirical and Optimizing Models, Multiple equilibria in open economies with collateral constraints, and, Does the Commodity Super Cycle Matter?   Prof. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe is professor of Economics

Prof. Mariassunta Giannetti, Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics.
July 16, 2021

Does Money Talk? Market Discipline through Selloffs and Boycotts, Adapting to Radical Change: The Benefits of Short-Horizon Investors, Public Attention to Gender Equality and Board Gender Diversity, Forced Asset Sales and the Concentration of Outstanding

Prof. Kala Krishna, Professor of Economics and Liberal Arts Research at Penn State University
July 14, 2021

Better luck next time: Learning through retaking, Retaking in high stakes exams: Is less more?, Taking PISA seriously: How accurate are low stakes exams?, and Does class size matter? How, and at what cost?   Prof. Kala Krishna is Professor of Economi

Prof. Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
July 12, 2021

The First Habitable-zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS, A giant planet candidate transiting a white dwarf,  The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) Mission Concept, and The Venusian Lower Atmosphere Haze as a Depot for Desiccated Microbial Life: A