Best Sapienza Podcasts (2025)

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Prof. Scott Anthony of Dartmouth on Eleven Innovations that Shaped Our Modern World 58:38

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Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Scott Anthony is a clinical professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where his research and teaching focuses on the adaptive challenges of disruptive change. Scott’s latest book is Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations that Shaped Our Modern WorldPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.c…

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The Future of Speech-Language-Hearing Profession with Vicki Deal-Williams & Perry Flynn 1:11:09

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Guests: Vicki R. Deal-Williams, MA, CCC-SLP, FASAE, CAE, ASHA's Chief Executive Officer, and Perry Flynn, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, CTRI, ASHA-F, 2026 ASHA President Elect Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/the-future-of-slh In this final episode of the Learning from Legends series, host M…

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Prof. Kevin Gaston of Univ. of Exeter on night time ecology. 50:34

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor Kevin Gaston is a distinguished Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Exeter. He leads basic, strategic, and applied research in ecology and conservation biology, with a current focus on common ecology, nighttime ecology, and personalized ecology. Please subscribe to this channel…

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Prof. Katrine Løken of the Norwegian School of Economics on parental leave, prison, and brain drain. 43:26

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Katrine Løken is Professor of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. Her main research interests are in early investments in children, and the long-term outcomes and effects of different social policies. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1…

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Ms. Amber Case of Calm Technology Institute on the principles and patterns for non-intrusive design. 1:00:31

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Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Ms. Amber Case is the founder and research director of the Calm Technology Institute that aims to establish partnerships with companies to promote and integrate the principles of Calm Tech into their current and future product lines. Her book is Calm Technology PRINCIPLES AND PATTERNS FOR NON-INTRUSIVE DESIGN. Plea…

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Dr. Christof Koch of the Allen Institute on Consciousness 59:43

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Christof Koch is a Meritorious Investigator at the Allen Institute. His writings and interests integrate theoretical, computational and experimental neuroscience with philosophy and contemporary trends, in particular artificial intelligence. His latest book is then I am myself the world: WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS A…

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Prof. Paola Sapienza of Stanford on Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance 1:02:48

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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…

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Speech Sound Disorders with Ann Kummer and Carol Koch 1:04:38

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Guests: Carol Koch, EdD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, BCS-CL, and Ann Kummer, PhD, MAT, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/ssd-with-ann-kummer In this conversation, esteemed clinicians and educators Dr. Carol Koch, EdD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, BCS-CL, and Dr. Ann Kummer, PhD, MAT, CCC-SLP…

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Prof. Danielle Allen of Harvard University on Justice By Means of Democracy. 50:29

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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…

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Prof. Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on Psychodrama, Culture, and the Network. 1:00:10

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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 th…

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication with Carole Zangari 1:08:05

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Guest: Carole Zangari, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, BCS-CL Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/aac-with-carole-zanga In celebration of AAC Awareness Month, Learning from Legends welcomes Dr. Carole Zangari, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, BCS-CL, professor at Nova Southeastern University and long-standi…

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Prof Setha Low of CUNY on Beach Politics 55:58

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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…

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Prof Christine Webb of NYU on the Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters 1:04:12

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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…

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Prof. Ranjay Gulati of Harvard Business School on How to Be Bold 59:12

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ranjay Gulati is Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His latest book is How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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Prof. Christopher Bae of the Univ. of Hawaii on Asian hominin variability and the Chibanian puzzle 55:14

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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

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Prof. Carmen Reinhart of Harvard on Sovereign Debt 1:13:33

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Carmen Reinhart is Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kennedy School. From 2020-2022 she served as Chief Economist at The World Bank Group. She was also Policy Advisor and Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of …

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Prof. Tanya Luhrmann of Stanford on Porosity is the Heart of Religion 51:17

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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/ScientificSen…

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Prof. Shelly Flagel and Prof. Jacinta Beehner of the University of Michigan on goal/sign tracking 57:06

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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.. H…

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Prof. Dani Bassett of UPenn and Prof. Perry Zurn of American University on curiosity. 57:57

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Dani Bassett is Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Neurology, and Psychiatry. They are also an external professor of the Santa Fe Institute. Bassett is most well-known for blending neural a…

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Neurogenic Communicative Disorders with Brooke Hallowell and Swathi Kiran 1:00:13

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Guests: Brooke Hallowell, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Swathi Kiran, PhD, CCC-SLP Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/neurogenic-communicative-disorders Join host Mary Beth Hines and co-host Renee Garrett as they celebrate ASHA's 100th anniversary by discussing aphasia and neurogenic communication…

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Prof. Itay Goldstein of UPenn on financial institutions,.AI-Powered Trading, and Collusion 51:32

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Itay Goldstein is Professor of Finance and Economics at the Wharton Business School of University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include feedback effects between financial markets and real economy, financial fragility and crises, financial institutions, and market Please subscribe to this channel: htt…

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Prof. Angus Fletcher of Ohio State on Why Computers Will Never Read (or Write) Literature 58:55

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Angus Fletcher is Professor of Story Science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative for the study of how stories work. His most recent book is Primal Intelligence, you are smarter than you know.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1…

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Prof. Alison Galloway of UC Santa Cruz on bone color changes due to fire, wild fires and victims 54:55

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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…

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Prof. Kanaka Rajan of Harvard on Deep RL, Deep Behavior Analysis and Scalable Neural Forecasting 50:24

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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, an…

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Prof. Madeleine Beekman of the University of Sydney on the Origin of Language 1:01:12

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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…

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Dr. Tristan Bekinschtein of Cambridge on sleep, alertness, breathwork, and cognitive digital therapy 1:04:27

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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…

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Child Language with Carol Westby and Alan Kamhi 1:06:45

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Guests: Alan Kamhi, PhD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, H-ASHA, and Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/legends-child-language Join host Mary Beth Hines and co-host Margot Kinzer for an enlightening episode of Keys for SLPs as they honor ASHA's 100th anniversary. Th…

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Prof. Missy Cummings of George Mason University on autonomous vehicles, LLM and AI hazards 58:48

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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

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Prof. Paco Calvo, Professor at the University of Murcia on plant cognition and consciousness 1:03:19

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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 b…

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Prof. Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan on addiction and Incentive-Sensitization Theory 55:57

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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

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Prof. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé of Columbia on Exchange Controls, Nominal Wage Rigidity and inflation 1:07:19

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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, …

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Prof. Sriram Sankararaman of UCLA on Neanderthal introgression, and gene-environment interactions 1:06:33

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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…

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Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Ian Williams on Science Funding Options 1:17:15

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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

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Prof. Simon Hogg of Durham University on wind energy 1:09:54

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Simon Hogg is Emeritus Professor of Engineering at Durham University in the UK. His Research Interests include Power generation, turbomachinery, and Wind power Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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Dr. Foy Scalf of the University of Chicago on funerary texts in ancient Egypt 56:36

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Foy Scalf is Head of Research Archives at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, and founder and co-editor of Oriental Institute Demotic Ostraca Online (OIDOO). His research focuses on the use of funerary texts in first-third century ad Egypt and the demise of indigenous funerary practices and scripts. …

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Dr. Heidi Gardner of Harvard Law School on collaboration, leaders and boards 49:36

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Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Heidi Gardner is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession and Program Chair of the Sector Leadership Master Class and Smarter Collaboration Master Class. Previously she was a professor at Harvard Business School. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/Sci…

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Prof. Trey Ideker of UCSD on predictive oncology, genomics and Desmosome mutations 1:01:05

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Trey Ideker is Professor of Medicine, Bioengineering and Computer Science, and former Chief of Genetics, at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He is also the Director of the Bridge2AI Functional Genomics Data Generation Program and Co-Director of the Cancer Cell Map Initiative. Please subscribe to…

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Audiology Perspectives with Jack Katz and James Hall III 1:04:33

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Guests: Jack Katz, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, and James Hall III, PhD Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/audiology-perspectives Join Mary Beth Hines, host of the 'Keys for SLPs - Learning from Legends' series, and co-host Dr. Dakota Sharp, as they celebrate ASHA's 100th anniversary by interviewin…

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Prof. Ernest Chi Fru of Cardiff University on the importance of Phosphorous on life 39:32

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ernest Chi Fru is Associate Professor of BioGeoChemistry at Cardiff University. He focuses on how life influences the cycling of elements like iron, sulfur, arsenic, phosphorus, copper, zinc and carbon through the geobiosphere, and how these processes have shaped Earth's atmosphere and environment over geolog…

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Prof. David Pearce of Northumbria University on the Microbial communities in the Artic and Antarctic. 49:00

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. David Pearce is Professor of Applied Sciences at Northumbria University. The underlying theme of his research is to use microbiology to understand Polar ecosystem function and the potential for shifts in biogeochemical activity that may result from environmental change. Please subscribe to this channel: https…

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Prof. Gualtiero Piccinini, Professor of Philosophy at the Univ of Missouri in St. Louis on the Mind 55:44

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Gualtiero Piccinini is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director of the Center for Neurodynamics at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. His main interests include computational theories of mind and the relation between psychology and neuroscience, consciousness, and intentionality.Please subscribe t…

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Dr. Ian Williams on Consciousness 1:47:16

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Williams on ConsciousnessPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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Prof. Muhammad Usman of the University of Melbourne on Quantum Computing 46:34

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Muhammad Usman is Associate Professor in Quantum Computing at the University of Melbourne. He is also the head of Quantum Systems and Principal Staff Member at CSIRO’s Data61 which is Australia's National Research Organization. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_con…

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Prof Stewart Friedman of University of Pennsylvania on work, life and leadership 48:58

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Stewart Friedman is an Emeritus Professor of Management Practice at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the founding director of the Wharton Leadership Program and Wharton's Work/Life Integration Project.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSe…

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Dysphagia with Catriona Steele and John Ashford 1:02:44

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Guests: Catriona Steele, PhD, CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO, F-ESSD, ASHA Honors, and John Ashford, PhD, CCC-SLP Hosted by: Mary Beth Hines, MS, CCC-SLP, RYT® 200, and Christina Liem, MS, CCC-SLP Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/courses/dysphagia-with Join host Mary Beth Hines and co-host Ch…

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Dr. Ian Williams on different ideas. 2:07:37

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Ian Williams on different ideas.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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Prof Peter Carruthers of the University of Maryland on Innateness in Mind 57:59

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Peter Carruthers is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. His primary research interests include philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and cognitive science.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1…

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Dr Paavo Pylkkänen on Physics and Consciousness 1:06:13

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr Paavo Pylkkänen is Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki. His main research areas are philosophy of mind, philosophy of physics and their intersection. The central problem in philosophy of mind is how to understand the place of mind – and especially conscious experience – in the…

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Prof. Joanna Masel of the University of Arizona on fitness, LUCA, and planning for the next pandemic 1:14:54

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Joanna Masel is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. She studies foundational questions in evolutionary theory, by building toy models to incorporate mechanistic phenomena within population genetic models, and by applying model insights to bioinformatic data. Please subs…

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Prof. Meret Aeppli of EPFL on the complexity of soil as a system 51:52

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Meret Aeppli is Assistant professor and head of the soil biogeochemistry laboratory at EPFL in Switzerland. Her group aims to elucidate the fundamental principles and mechanisms of electron transfer reactions and their role in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and metals in soil.Please subscribe to this ch…