Childcare
Manidipa tells us how things go viral
Manidipa talks to us about teaching students to appreciate unpredictability in research, evaluation of scientific progress, and the fortune of having a spouse in the same field.
June 10th 2019
In the life of a single-parent postdoc
A postdoctoral researcher talks about the odds stacked against her and of her determination to overcome them, hopefully with some help from the system.
March 14th 2019
A taste of fruit fly research with Pinky
A neurobiologist talks about her interesting research with fruit flies, dealing with retraction and the realities of Indian science.
April 13th 2018
While your Brain Searches, Koel Watches
An electrical engineer-turned cognitive neuroscientist talks about how the brain ‘sees’ and ‘finds’.
January 27th 2018
Rama’s Got a Heart for Science
We chatted with a scientist-activist in Warangal, Telangana
October 26th 2017
Why IISER Bhopal’s Scientist-Parents are Breathing Easy
This is the story of how two women joined forces to help set up a daycare center on the campus of a premier research institution in the outskirts of Bhopal.
September 18th 2017
Women in Indian Science – A Young PhD’s Perspective
An incident at a toy shop got this young researcher thinking about practical and societal obstacles in the life of girls who want to pursue science as a career.
September 11th 2017
Mayurika starts a daycare revolution
A cancer biologist at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
September 12th 2016