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The nebula of #sciart and its explorer-artists
In the final piece for our mini-series on sciart, Ipsa Jain, our art director, talks to various sciartists about the key issues pertaining to sciart and its growth as a field in the country.
November 4th 2020
Anju’s vision for universities in Jammu & Kashmir. S5, Ep3 Podcast
A podcast interview with Anju Bhasin, a high energy physicist and until recently, VC of Jammu Cluster University.
October 31st 2020
How Beena went from handling tech to leading a scientific team
It’s not everyday that one hears about gifted technical officers making it into faculty. This is why Beena DB’s journey from technical officer to faculty member stands out.
October 15th 2020
Grace Banu: A Dalit-Trans technologist fights for a better world
What is it to be Dalit, trans, and still persist in STEM? Grace Banu, a technologist and a fierce activist, talks about the same as she takes us through her life in this comix.
October 2nd 2020
Amanda’s design makes the invisible visible
Catching up with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya on how design and technology can change how people think about and access science
September 9th 2020
Keeping time with Poonam. S5. Ep2 Podcast
Talking about all things atomic clocks and time keeping with Poonam Arora, a hidden figure in Indian Physics and maker of India’s first caesium fountain atomic clock.
September 3rd 2020
The nuts and bolts of getting science done
A tour across some of India’s most sophisticated research facilities guided by the technologists who run these hi-tech spaces.
August 27th 2020
Rachana’s pursuit of the oldest stars in the universe
An unconventional detour took Rachana Bhatawdekar from an IT job to leading a research group at the European Space Agency. We catch up with her about her recent discovery that took astronomers worldwide by surprise, and much more.
August 20th 2020
Caroline draws stories of the everyday scientist
Sci-artist Caroline Hu opens up about what it’s like to be a cartoonist in the science world and a scientist in the art world in this insightful Q&A.
August 4th 2020
Salamanders, crickets and zebrafish: Bittu’s journey in science (and gender)
An evolutionary neuroscientist and a transman, Bittu R. takes us through his journey in science and the experience of being an activist and a scientist at the same time.
July 31st 2020