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Against a Science of Sacrifice
This reportage suggests that science academia in India is structured to put research scholars at risk of deteriorating mental health.
November 1st 2019
Café Mythbusting: The neuroscience of mental health disorders
At a café in Kolkata, a gang of PhD dropouts talks about the neuroscience of mental health with their psychiatrist-friend.
October 28th 2019
STEMming the tide of mental health crises
Two neuroscientists and a sociologist reflect on mental health experiences of people in science. What is it about the environment in STEM labs that might increase the risk for anxiety and depression?
October 2nd 2019
The case for open science
A tour through an open science laboratory in Switzerland where scientists are realising the hacker culture
August 28th 2019
India’s Fusion Dance
Nandita reports from a recent visit to one of the largest big science experiments of the world: ITER. She writes about India’s participation in this project.
August 7th 2019
The many-eyed eight-legged beauties of India’s rainforests
Spurred on by a Twitter challenge, this ecologist-educator lists her favourite and little-known spiders in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats. Enjoy this photo-listicle!
July 3rd 2019
Excerpts from our first published study!
A study describing some findings about gender equality in Indian science from our labhopping journey
April 8th 2019
What Will It Take for Science in India to Have Its #MeToo Movement?
The rigid hierarchies that are fundamental to Indian scientific institutions must be dismantled to keep a check on sexual harassment that are hushed but commonplace.
November 5th 2018
Whether Donna Strickland or Aditi Sen De, gender gap in science remains unchanged
This week, Donna Strickland became the first woman to win a Physics Nobel in 55 years. Closer home, last week Aditi Sen De became the first woman to win a Physics Bhatnagar ever. Two of the nine scientists who won a Nobel Prize this week are women. While the winners are being rightly celebrated for […]
October 12th 2018
Profile of rocket scientist BP Dakshayani – where BBC went wrong
A quick summary of an interesting ‘twiscussion’ about a recent BBC article profiling Indian rocket scientist, BP Dakshayani.
September 5th 2018