Reimagining science needed now more than ever

As we grapple with ethics in the AI age, science education can offer us liberation and emancipation, says educationist Vetti Giri.

August 14th 2025

Four steps to diverse science conferences

Any meeting focused on Nobel laureates is bound to suffer representation issues, however the organisers of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting manage to set some positive examples. Perhaps their contemporaries in India could take some leaves out of their book.

October 5th 2024

Universal Lessons from the Life of Joan Birman

What do an Iranian geometer and an algebraist from New Zealand have in common apart from being Fields Medallists? Their research is linked to Joan Birman, an American mathematician who turned 97 last week.

June 8th 2024

Many Eyes on the Solar Storm

A conversation with solar astronomer Piyali Chatterjee reveals that there’s a lot more to the ongoing geomagnetic storm than the mesmerising aurorae in the sky.

May 13th 2024

SWATI portal: 20 questions and a bit more

The new portal SWATI “endeavours to have data of all women scientists of the country included”. Here’s what you need to know before signing up.

March 8th 2024

Tremors from Within – Part III

In this excerpt from ‘Lab Hopping: Women Scientists in India’, meet voices from the caste and gender margins who are working to make the Indian science ecosystem a more welcoming space for Dalit and transgender persons.

February 20th 2024

Tremors from Within – Part II

In this excerpt from ‘Lab Hopping: Women Scientists in India’: The story of what it means to advocate for women in science in India. This story traverses efforts towards ensuring equitable representation of women in conferences and publications.

February 15th 2024

Tremors from Within – Part I

In this excerpt from ‘Lab Hopping: Women Scientists in India’: The story of the (at least) two-decade-old movement for equity in Indian science. Here’s how women and trans persons in science started (and continue to) shake things from within.

February 11th 2024

The norm of funding delays in Indian science

A multimedia report featuring real experiences of funding delays faced by India’s scientists. Delays are the norm, and they have devastating effects on science, not to mention scientists themselves.

January 15th 2022

Sexual Harassment in Indian Science

A panel discussion on sexual harassment in STEM in India brought forward difficult-to-digest realities and valuable perspectives from institutional leaders, researchers, students, activists and lawyers.

December 31st 2021