Best Wellesley College Podcasts (2024)

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Prof. Jacqueline Gerson of Cornell on how anthropogenic activities changed nutrients in watersheds 41:36

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Jacqueline Gerson is Assistant Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. She studies how anthropogenic activities have altered the cycling of nutrients and contaminants through watersheds. She is particularly interested in linked biogeochemical cycles within complex socio envir…

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Prof. Yotam Ophir of the University at Buffalo on disinformation, and conspiracy theories. 59:06

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Yotam Ophir is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University at Buffalo. His work combines computational methods for text mining, network analysis, experiments and surveys to study media content and effects in the areas of political, science, and health communication.Please subscribe to this chann…

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Prof. Robert Sternberg of Cornell University on Intelligence and Wisdom 59:45

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Robert Sternberg is Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. His research include intelligence, creativity and wisdom, Styles of thinking, Cognitive modifiability, Leadership, Love and hate --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support…

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Ambassdors Fav Principles 9:01

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What guiding principles keep ambassadors motivated through their educational journeys? This episode celebrates the one year anniversary of The New Heart for Life Community. You'll hear from Jan at the University of Houston, who cherishes the idea of "Journey," and Aiza from the University of Texas at Dallas, who underscores the power of "Motivation…

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Prof. Anita Allen of the University of Pennsylvania on Privacy 59:02

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Anita Allen is Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is as an expert on philosophical and social justice dimensions of privacy and data protection law; ethics; bioethics; legal philosophy; women’s reproductive rights; and faculty advancement. Please sub…

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Dr. Anna Trindade Falcão of Harvard on Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) 1:01:05

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Anna Trindade Falcão is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Astrophysics at the Smithsonian Institute of Harvard University. She is interested in multi wavelength studies of active galactic nuclei (AGN), their evolution, and connection to the interstellar medium. Please subscribe to this channel:https://w…

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Prof. Mike Wiest of Wellesley College on Consciousness 1:10:57

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Mike Wiest is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Wellesley College. He researches the physical basis of Consciousness.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support…

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Gerald Mitchell : A Harrowing Tale of Survival and Faith 7:39

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What happens when a soldier must face life-threatening medical conditions amidst the chaos of war? This episode plunges you into the gripping reality of Veteran & Masters Athlete, Gerald Mitchell's incredible journey, navigating through a perilous emergency while deployed in Afghanistan. From executing Category 2 maneuvers under forecasted enemy fi…

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Prof. Thomas Maschmeyer of the University of Sydney on battery technologies and plastics recycling. 44:13

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Thomas Maschmeyer is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, serves as Founding Director of the Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability (School of Chemistry), and is Founder of Gelion TechnologiesPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmatio…

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Prof. Ben Levinstein of the University of Illinois on the mind of ChatGPT (Part 2) 1:10:39

3M ago1:10:39

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ben Levinstein is an associate professor at the University of Illinois, who specializes in formal epistemology, decision theory, philosophy of science, and—increasingly—in the ethics and philosophy of artificial intelligence. Much of Ben's past work has developed new accounts of rationality for both belief an…

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Prof. Ben Levinstein of the University of Illinois on the mind of ChatGPT - Part I 44:26

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ben Levinstein is an associate professor at the University of Illinois, who specializes in formal epistemology, decision theory, philosophy of science, and—increasingly—in the ethics and philosophy of artificial intelligence. Much of Ben's past work has developed new accounts of rationality for both belief an…

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Prof. Sharon Block of Harvard on worker power, rights, unions and policy 1:03:34

3M ago1:03:34

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Sharon Block is a Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School. She has held key labor policy positions across the legislative and executive branches in both Obama and Biden administrations.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.co…

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Prof. Robert George of Princeton on the Truth-Seeking Mission of the University and Its Conditions. 1:05:10

3M ago1:05:10

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Robert George is Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is a specialist in moral and political philosophy, constitutional law, bioethics, and the theory of conscience.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.yout…

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Prof. Rebecca Tushnet of Harvard on the first amendment, copyright and commercial speech doctrine 50:16

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Rebecca Tushnet is a professor of law at Harvard Law School. Her work currently focuses on copyright, trademark and false advertising law. She is also an expert on the law of engagement rings.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast…

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Prof. Martha Minow of Harvard on Constitutional Preconditions, Divided Societies, and Local News 1:02:08

3M ago1:02:08

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Martha Minow is Professor of Law at Harvard. She has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981 and served as dean between 2009 & 2017. Her prior books include Saving the News: Why The Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve the Freedom of Speech (2021); When Should Law Forgive? (2019); In Brown’s W…

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Prof. Karla Kaun of Brown University on addiction and the brain 56:59

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Karla Kaun is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University. Her research interests include Synaptic networks of reward and addiction, cognitive decline, and effects of aging on substance abuse.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support …

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Prof. Harold Koh of Yale on the National Security Constitution 46:27

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Harold Koh is Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. He has authored or co-authored nine books, published more than 200 articles, testified regularly before Congress, and litigated numerous cases involving international law issues in both U.S. and international tribunals.Please subscribe to this c…

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Prof.Tim Maudlin of NYU on Physics and Philosophy 1:24:34

4M ago1:24:34

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof.Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU. His research interests include foundations of physics, metaphysics, logic, and philosophy of science.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sci…

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Ambassador Spotlight, Valerie Sanchez 28:53

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What if overcoming personal struggles could lead you to create art that inspires an entire community? Join us for a compelling conversation with Valerie, a rising senior at University of California, San Diego as she shares her remarkable journey from community college to excelling in sociology and marketing while battling imposter syndrome. Discove…

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Prof. Burt Neuborne of NYU and Berkeley on the Supreme Court 1:07:11

4M ago1:07:11

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Burt Neuborne is Professor of Civil Liberties and founding Legal Director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. He was the National Legal Director of the ACLU , special Counsel to the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and a member of the New York City Human Rights Commission.Please subscribe…

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Prof. Philip Koopman of Carnegie Mellon University on autonomous vehicles. 56:47

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Philip Koopman is Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests focus on self-driving car safety and embedded systemsPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://…

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Prof. Peter Littlewood on phase transitions, and the connections between Physics, Biology and AI 56:19

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Peter Littlewood is professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. His research activities include the dynamics of collective transport and phenomenology and microscopic theory of superconductors.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this…

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Prof. Michael Dorf of Cornell on the nonidentity problem, debt ceiling, and Civil Disobedience 53:58

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Michael Dorf is Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. He has authored or co-authored well over one hundred scholarly articles and essays for law reviews, books, and peer-reviewed science and social science journals. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=…

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Prof. Bruce Ovbiagele of UCSF on Stroke and Global Health Equity 59:44

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Bruce Ovbiagele, is a professor of neurology and associate dean at UCSF, and chief of staff at the San Francisco Veterans Health Care System. Dr. Ovbiagele’s research focuses on reducing the burden of stroke in both the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

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Prof. Viral Acharya of NYU on myopic governments, decarbonization, contingent credit, and employment 1:00:47

6M ago1:00:47

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Viral Acharya is Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. He was a Resident Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from 2017 to 2019 in charge of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, Fi…

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Prof. Thane Rosenbaum of Touro University on the first amendment, society, religion and policy 58:54

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Thane Rosenbaum is Professor of Law at Touro University. He is also the director of the Forum on Life, Culture, & Society, hosted by Touro University. Additionally, he serves as the Legal Analyst for CBS News Radio and frequently appears on cable television news programs1.Please subscribe to this channel:http…

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Prof. Joel Bakan on the New Corporation 59:03

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Joel Bakan is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. His work examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of law.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…

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Prof. Chris Barrett on ‘Benevolent’ patent extensions, community forests, and crop yield estimation 1:00:01

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Chris Barrett is Professor of Applied Economics and Management and an international professor of agriculture at Cornell University. He is co-editor-in-chief of the journal Food Policy and edits the Palgrave Macmillan book series Agricultural Economics and Food Policy.Please subscribe to this channel:https://w…

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Dr. Paul Heggarty on the history and progression of Indo-Europeans 51:53

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Dr. Paul Heggarty is a research scientist at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. His research focus is on language (pre)history, aiming to ensure that the perspective from linguistics is better understood outside that field. He works closely with archaeologists, geneticists and historians.Please subscribe to …

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Prof. Eugene Volokh of UCLA on freedom of speech for humans, organizations, and AI. 1:11:52

7M ago1:11:52

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Eugene Volokh is Professor of Law at UCLA. He teaches First Amendment law, copyright law, criminal law, tort law, and firearms regulation policy. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scie…

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Prof. Mariassunta Giannetti on supply chains, market power, inflation and liquidity reallocation 1:00:48

7M ago1:00:48

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Mariassunta Giannetti is a professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics; she is also a CEPR research fellow in the financial economics program and a research associate of the ECGI. She studies how formal institutions (such as investor protection) and informal institutions (such as culture and soci…

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Prof. Anthony LoSasso on healthcare providers, payors, prices and markets 1:02:25

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor Anthony LoSasso is Professor of Economics at DePaul University in Chicago. His research spans several dimensions of health economics and health services research. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot…

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Prof. Jeffrey Pinto of Penn State on Covid reality & Normalization of Deviance in Project Management 1:07:08

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jeffrey Pinto is Professor of Management and Chair in Management Technology at Penn State University. His research interests include Project management, governance, team dynamics in projects, burnout, leadership, gender issues in project manager selection.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.c…

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Mr. Ashwin Ramaswami, senatorial candidate in Georgia on the opportunities for the next generation 38:51

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Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. Ashwin Ramaswami, first ever Gen Z candidate for State Senate in Georgia's 48th district.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support…

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Prof Annamaria Lusardi of Stanford University on the importance of financial literacy 1:00:08

8M ago1:00:08

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Annamaria Lusardi is Professor of Finance at Stanford University. She is also Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and the Director of the Financial Freedom Initiative, a collaboration between SIEPR, the Graduate School of Business (GSB), and the Economics Department at…

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Priyanca Ford on the promises and challenges of fusion energy 59:54

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Priyanca Ford is the Founder and Executive Board Member of Kronos Fusion Energy. Priyanca has dedicated her career to developing algorithms and machine learning simulations for fusion energy generators. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this po…

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Prof. Moran Cerf of Columbia Business School on humanity, AI and decision-making 51:23

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Moran Cerf is professor of business at Columbia business school. His academic research uses methods from neuroscience to understand the underlying mechanisms of our psychology, behavior changes, emotion, decisions, and dreams.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confi…

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Prof. György Buzsáki of NYU on the Cognition from the Body-Brain Partnership 1:00:41

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: György Buzsáki is Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research focuses on brain networks, especially those serving cognitive functions and the packaging and segmentation of neural information.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_c…

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Prof. Ilana Redstone of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the Certainty Trap. 56:54

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Ilana Redstone is an Associate Professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also co-director of the Mill Institute at UATX. She is the creator of the “Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes” video series and the author of the Certainty Trap (coming out in summer 2024) Please subscrib…

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Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker of the University of Cape Town on the prevalence of HIV and other diseases 50:03

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker is Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Chief Operating Officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. She is a Past President of the International AIDS Society. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Support this p…

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Prof. Cass Sunstein of Harvard University on the power of noticing what was always there 1:00:08

8M ago1:00:08

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Cass Sunstein is University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioral Insights and Sciences for Health. From 20…

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Prof. Monica L. Smith of UCLA on the Fundamentals of the State 1:03:32

9M ago1:03:32

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Monica L. Smith is Professor of Anthropology and the institute of environmental sustainability at UCLA. She is a historian who utilizes archaeological data to analyze the collective effects of routine activities through the study of food, ordinary goods, and architecture.Please subscribe to this channel:https…

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Prof. Claudia de Rham of Imperial College on Gravity. 50:47

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Claudia de Rham is professor is a Theoretical physicist at Imperial College London. She develops and tests cosmological theories dealing with a wide variety of concepts, from the early universe and dark energy to the behavior of gravity.She has been particularly involved in developing a new theory of massive …

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Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago on gestures and language 56:07

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow is Professor of Psychology and Comparative Human Development. Her research focuses on the most basic building blocks of language and thought as they are developed in early childhood. Her research has also generated more broadly applicable insights into how the spontaneous gestures that lea…

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Prof. Robin Chazdon on forest regeneration and climatic impacts 52:29

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Robin Chazdon is Professor Emerita in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut and part-time Research Professor with the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Her long-term and on-going collaborative research focu…

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Prof. Francine Blau of Cornell University on Gender Inequality in the Labor Market 1:02:56

9M ago1:02:56

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Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Francine Blau is Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Professor of Economics at Cornell University, a Research fellow of the National he Institute for the Study of Labor, Institute for Economic Research, and German Institute for Economic Research. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtub…

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From High School Dropout to Harvard Law: Founding a Multimillion Dollar Legal Tech Startup 31:10

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At the age of 14, Jake Sussman dropped out of high school with no clear plan for his future. By the age of 20, Jake was already taking his first class at Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, Jake received job offers from two of the top 3 consulting firms, a top 10 law firm, and a venture-backed legal tech startup. In this interview, Jake talks abo…

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Prof. Ulrike Malmendier of UC Berkely on CEO lifespan 52:45

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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 focu…

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From Post Uni to UCLA Law: T14 Full Scholarship Negotiation & BigLaw with Unremarkable Grades 35:28

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Interview featuring UCLA Law alumna, Jason Ingber. Jason shares how he negotiated his way to a full scholarship at UCLA, why he applied to 30 law schools, and how he used "chutzpah" to land a position in BigLaw despite unremarkable grades. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforeyoutakethelsat/support…

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Prof. Laura Veldkamp of Columbia University on a model of the data economy. 56:38

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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…

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