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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Sep 3, 2025 • 55min
Prof. Alison Galloway of UC Santa Cruz on bone color changes due to fire, wild fires and victims
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Alison Galloway is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a forensic anthropologist with research interests in skeletal biology and aging in addition to anthropology. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 29, 2025 • 50min
Prof. Kanaka Rajan of Harvard on Deep RL, Deep Behavior Analysis and Scalable Neural Forecasting
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Kanaka Rajan is Associate Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, and a founding faculty member of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University. Her research seeks to understand how important cognitive functions—such as learning, remembering, and deciding—emerge from the cooperative activity of multi-scale neural processes. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 1min
Prof. Madeleine Beekman of the University of Sydney on the Origin of Language
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Madeleine Beekman is a professor of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her latest book is the ORIGIN of LANGUAGE: How We Learned to Speak and WhyPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 21, 2025 • 1h 4min
Dr. Tristan Bekinschtein of Cambridge on sleep, alertness, breathwork, and cognitive digital therapy
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Tristan Bekinschtein is an EU Marie Curie Fellow and senior researcher at the MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK. His lab is primarily interested in the complexity of thought and what makes us human.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 17, 2025 • 59min
Prof. Missy Cummings of George Mason University on autonomous vehicles, LLM and AI hazards
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Missy Cummings is Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at George Mason University. She is also the director of Mason's Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC).Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 13, 2025 • 1h 3min
Prof. Paco Calvo, Professor at the University of Murcia on plant cognition and consciousness
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Paco Calvo is a professor at the University of Murcia in Spain, where he leads the Minimal Intelligence Lab (MINT Lab), focusing on the study of minimal cognition in plants. His interdisciplinary work combines insights from biology, philosophy, and cognitive science to explore the fascinating world of plant behavior, decision-making, and problem solving. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 9, 2025 • 56min
Prof. Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan on addiction and Incentive-Sensitization Theory
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Kent Berridge is professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. His research includes Addiction, Psychology, Emotion and Brain & Behavior. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Aug 5, 2025 • 1h 7min
Prof. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé of Columbia on Exchange Controls, Nominal Wage Rigidity and inflation
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé is Professor of Economics at Columbia University, an Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Her research focuses on the design of monetary and fiscal policies, including optimal macroprudential policy, and on understanding the sources and propagation of macroeconomic shocks within and across countries.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Jul 29, 2025 • 1h 7min
Prof. Sriram Sankararaman of UCLA on Neanderthal introgression, and gene-environment interactions
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Sriram Sankararaman is Professor of Computer Science, Human Genetics, and Computational Medicine at UCLA. He is broadly interested in problems at the intersection of computer science, statistics, and biomedicine. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
Jul 26, 2025 • 1h 17min
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Ian Williams on Science Funding Options
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Ian Williams on Science Funding OptionsPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1
