Episodes

  • Prof. Joanna Masel of the University of Arizona on fitness, LUCA, and planning for the next pandemic
    Jun 5 2025

    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 subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Prof. Meret Aeppli of EPFL on the complexity of soil as a system
    Jun 1 2025

    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 channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    52 mins
  • Prof. Claudia Maraston of the University of Portsmouth on stellar and galaxy evolution
    May 29 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Claudia Maraston is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth. She designs models for the calculation of spectro-photometric evolution of stellar populations. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    56 mins
  • Prof. Tirthankar Roy of LSE and Dr. K. Ravi Raman of Kerala State Planning Board on Kerala, India
    May 24 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Tirthankar Roy is professor in economic history at the London School of Economics.His books include the co-authored Law and the Economy in Colonial India (2016) and Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy (2022).Dr. K. Ravi Raman is an Expert Member of the Kerala State Planning Board. He is the author of Global Capital and Peripheral Labour (2009) and Political Ecospatiality: Livelihood, Environment, and Subaltern Struggles (2024).Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Prof. Rodrigo Braga of Northwestern University on brain networks
    May 22 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Rodrigo Braga is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University. His research interests include Brain networks, cognitive neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases.

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    51 mins
  • Prof. Catherine Ramirez University of California, Santa Cruz on Carlisle Indian Industrial School
    May 19 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Catherine Ramirez is Prof. of Latin American and Latino Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Prof. Elizabeth Johnson of Northwestern University on aging, cognition and brain stimulation.
    May 16 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Elizabeth Johnson is Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Pediatrics at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University.Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    52 mins
  • Prof. Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago on the Hubble Constant
    May 12 2025

    Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Wendy Freedman is Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Her current projects involve measurements of the Hubble constant -- the current expansion rate, as well as the past expansion rate, providing constraints on the acceleration of the universe and dark energyPlease subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

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    58 mins