

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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May 3, 2021 • 42min
Prof. William Renthal, Director of Research at the John Graham Headache Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard
Migraine-associated gene expression in cell types of the central and peripheral nervous system, Predicting erenumab adverse events with single-cell genomics, and Transcriptional Reprogramming of Distinct Peripheral Sensory Neuron Subtypes after Axonal Injury
Prof. William Renthal is the Director of Research at the John Graham Headache Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the use of molecular genetics to develop therapeutic strategies for headache and pain.

May 1, 2021 • 40min
Prof. Hui Deng, Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan.
Van der Waals heterostructure polaritons with moiré-induced nonlinearity, Polariton Laser in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer Regime, and Emergence of microfrequency comb via limit cycles in dissipatively coupled condensates
Prof. Hui Deng is Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan. Her research centers on the discovery, creation, control and applications of quantum states in single-, few-, and many-body systems with matter-light couplings.

Apr 29, 2021 • 60min
Prof. Anupam Garg, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University.
Quantum mechanics versus macroscopic realism: Is the flux there when nobody looks?
Prof. Anupam Garg is professor of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University. His current research interests center around quantum phenomena involving the orientational degree of freedom of spin angular momentum.

Apr 27, 2021 • 1h 1min
Prof. Gilles Hilary, Professor of Accounting at Georgetown University.
Religion and business decisions, Trust and Contracting, Self-segregation and Labor Movement, Mandatory Data Breach Transparency and Insider Trading, and Artificial Intelligence and Fraud Detection
Prof. Gilles Hilary is professor of Accounting at Georgetown University. He is a founding member of Cercle-K2, a French think-tank on risk management. He is a Research Fellow at the French Military Police Academy (CREOGN) and a Senior Fellow at the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER)

Apr 25, 2021 • 48min
Prof. Bill Gibson, Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont.
Why explore space, do we have free markets in space and if we do, can they save the space program and us?
Prof. Bill Gibson is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont. His main interest is building and simulating macroeconomic models for developing countries. A second area of interest is NASA, space policy and the aerospace industry.

Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 14min
Prof. Morton Schapiro, President of Northwestern University and Prof. Gary Morson, Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Northwestern
Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us
Prof. Morton Schapiro is the President of Northwestern University and a Professor of Economics at Northwestern and Prof. Gary Morson is Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Northwestern

Apr 21, 2021 • 1h 9min
Prof. Stephanie Seguino, Professor of economics at the University of Vermont
The Costs of Exclusion: Gender Job Segregation, Structural Change and the Labour Share of Income and Driving While Black and Brown in Vermont: Can Race Data Analysis Contribute to Reform?
Prof. Stephanie Seguino is professor of economics at the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on the economics of stratification inequality. In the policy arena, she has contributed to research on macroeconomic policy tools for financing and promoting gender equality

Apr 19, 2021 • 1h 8min
Prof. Michael Roberts, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
A century of capital structure: The leveraging of corporate America, The History of the Cross-Section of Stock Returns, How Does Financing Impact Investment? The Role of Debt Covenants, and CLO Performance
Prof. Michael Roberts is Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research spans corporate finance, banking, and asset pricing.

Apr 17, 2021 • 1h 14min
Prof. David Gerdes, Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan
Evidence or no-evidence for a distant giant planet in the solar system and Discovery and Physical Characterization of a Large Scattered Disk Object at 92 au.
Prof. David Gerdes is Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan. His research addresses basic questions about the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe.

Apr 15, 2021 • 50min
Prof. Sarkis Mazmanian, Professor of Microbiology at the California Institute of Technology
Microbiota Modulate Behavioral and Physiological Abnormalities Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease, A gut bacterial amyloid promotes asynuclein aggregation and motor impairment in mice, Plasma and Fecal Metabolite Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gut microbial molecules in behavioural and neurodegenerative conditions, and The gut microbiota–brain axis in behaviour and brain disorders.
Prof. Sarkis Mazmanian is Professor of Microbiology at the California Institute of Technology. His research aims to discover how gut bacteria influence the development and function of the immune and nervous systems, with the goal of understanding mechanisms by which the microbiome contributes to the critical balance between health and disease.


