

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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Jan 30, 2024 • 53min
Prof. Ulrike Malmendier of UC Berkely on CEO lifespan
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ulrike Malmendier is the Cora Jane Flood Professor of Finance at Berkeley Haas and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research interests include corporate finance, behavioral economics/behavioral finance; economics of organizations; contract theory; law and economics; law and finance. Her area of focus is the intersection of economics and finance, and why and how individuals make decision—specifically how individuals make mistakes and systematically biased decisions.
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Jan 25, 2024 • 57min
Prof. Laura Veldkamp of Columbia University on a model of the data economy.
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Laura Veldkamp is a Professor of Finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Her research focuses on how individuals, investors, and firms get their information, how that information affects the decisions they make, and how those decisions affect the macroeconomy and asset prices. Her recent work examines the data economy and the value of data as an asset.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 51min
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri on Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Environmental Values
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and Professor at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Her research and policy interests are in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy.
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Jan 20, 2024 • 1h 11min
Prof. James Robinson of the University of Chicago on Why Nations Fail
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. James Robinson is Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. His work explores the underlying causes of economic and political divergence both historically and today and uses both the mathematical and quantitative methods of economics along with the case study, qualitative and fieldwork methodologies used in other social sciences.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 55min
Prof. George Schatz of Northwestern University on nanoparticles
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. George Schatz is Professor of Chemistry and of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His research involves theory and computation as applies to problems in nanotechnology, properties of materials, macromolecular structures and dynamics, molecular self-assembly, optics, plasma science, materials physics and biophysics.
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Jan 11, 2024 • 57min
Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT on the deleterious effects of deuterium on health & metabolic diseases
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation – developing a computational model for the human auditory system, understanding human language so as to develop algorithms and systems for human computer interactions, as well as applying natural language processing techniques to gene predictions.
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Dec 1, 2023 • 55min
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers of KU Leuven in Belgium on risk aversion in R&D funding
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers is Professor of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation at the KU Leuven in Belgium, known for her research on science and innovation. She is also a scholar at Bruegel in Brussels] and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C.
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Nov 10, 2023 • 50min
Celina Lee, CEO of Zindi on the quest to increasing access to AI in Africa and developing countries.
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Celina Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Zindi. Zindi hosts the largest community of African data scientists, working to solve the world’s most pressing challenges using machine learning and AI. It connects data scientists with organizations, and provide a place to learn, hone your skills and find a job. Zindi’s goal is to transform the African continent and showcase African data science talent to the world.
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Nov 3, 2023 • 57min
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo of University of Oxford on gender inequality, trends, and policy
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. She is Fellow of the British Academy, Director of the CEPR Labor Economics Program and a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 54min
Prof. Lise Vesterlund of the University of Pittsburgh on Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Lise Vesterlund is professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She is also on the board of editors of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and of the Experimental Economics journal.
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