

Scientific Sense ®
Gill Eapen
Scientific Sense ® is an invigorating podcast that delves into the intricate tapestry of Science and Economics, serving as a nexus for intellectual exploration and fervor. This daily venture engages listeners by conversing with preeminent academics, unraveling their research, and unveiling emerging concepts across a diverse array of fields. Scientific Sense ® thoughtfully examines multifaceted themes such as the frameworks of worker rights and policy, the philosophical underpinnings of truth and its pursuit within academia, and constitutional discourse within divided societies.
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Nov 20, 2025 • 1h 3min
Prof. Paola Sapienza of Stanford on Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance
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. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Nov 15, 2025 • 50min
Prof. Danielle Allen of Harvard University on Justice By Means of Democracy.
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.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Nov 9, 2025 • 1h
Prof. Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on Psychodrama, Culture, and the Network.
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.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Oct 21, 2025 • 56min
Prof Setha Low of CUNY on Beach Politics
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.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Oct 18, 2025 • 1h 4min
Prof Christine Webb of NYU on the Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters
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:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Oct 14, 2025 • 59min
Prof. Ranjay Gulati of Harvard Business School on How to Be Bold
Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard Business School professor and author of How to Be Bold, explores the nature of everyday courage. He discusses how courage can be cultivated through training and mental practices, using examples from WWII and Marine Corps training. Ranjay shares insights on navigating uncertainty, coping with chaos, and the importance of social support in fostering bravery. He also highlights the energizing power of conviction and stresses focusing on the process over outcomes to sustain performance in challenging situations.

Oct 10, 2025 • 55min
Prof. Christopher Bae of the Univ. of Hawaii on Asian hominin variability and the Chibanian puzzle
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

Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 14min
Prof. Carmen Reinhart of Harvard on Sovereign Debt
Prof. Carmen Reinhart, a prominent Harvard economist and former Chief Economist at the World Bank, dives deep into sovereign debt dynamics. She contrasts high-yield corporate bonds with emerging-market sovereign debt, highlighting shared risk behaviors. Reinhart reveals the complexities of sovereign defaults versus corporate restructurings and discusses the historical average losses from defaults. She also examines China’s role as a selective lender and the socio-economic impacts of defaults, emphasizing their dire effects on GDP and health.

Sep 27, 2025 • 51min
Prof. Tanya Luhrmann of Stanford on Porosity is the Heart of Religion
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

Sep 21, 2025 • 57min
Prof. Shelly Flagel and Prof. Jacinta Beehner of the University of Michigan on goal/sign tracking
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.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1


