In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the real science, policy, economics, law and ethics that inspired the events of Vanguard Estates. Today: what even is dementia, and why can’t we cure it?  Guests:<ul>
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<a href="https://neurology.ufl.edu/profile/malu-g-tansey/">Dr. Malú Gámez Tansey</a> — professor of neuroscience and neurology at the University of Florida, and the co-director of the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease</li>
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<a href="https://www.tiapowellmd.com/">Dr. Tia Powell</a> — <a href="https://www.einsteinmed.edu/faculty/11848/patricia-tia-powell/">psychiatrist and the director of the Center for Bioethics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine</a>, author of the book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540651/dementia-reimagined-by-tia-powell/">Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.science.org/content/author/charles-piller">Charles Piller</a> — investigative reporter at Science magazine</li>
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<a href="https://www.tanishahilljarrett.com/">Dr. Tanisha Hill-Jarrett</a> — neuropsychologist and postdoctoral fellow at UCSF</li>
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<a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/margot.kushel">Dr. Margot Kushel</a> — professor of medicine at UCSF and the director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations and the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative</li>
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<a href="https://kateswaffer.com/about/">Kate Swaffer</a>: activist & author, co-founder of<a href="http://www.infodai.org"> Dementia Alliance International</a>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alogcabininbrooklyn/">Nikki</a>: care partner & founder of<a href="https://linktr.ee/alcib"> A Log Cabin in Brooklyn</a>
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