Despite the multitude of languages that exist in India, communication of science is often limited to only a few and often centred around major cities. This obviously leads to the problem of scientific knowledge and ideas not reaching those who

Shoot the shit – A yearly round-up

Apr 11th, 2020

Listen to our first ever yearly round-up of what we do for work, in our free time, our favourite shows and our scientific, nerdy and geeky pet peeves.

Lifting the veil off a strange parasite

Apr 11th, 2020

Featured in Newslaundry on July 25th 2017While Toxoplasma causes long-lasting infections that resist treatment, research on this neglected parasite promises to unveil new ways to treat malaria. But there is more to this microbe than meets t

GMOs: What you need to know

Apr 11th, 2020

Published in Newslaundry on April 18th 2017References:The Regulatory Status of Genome-edited Crops: Wolt, Wang and Yang (2015) Plant Biotechnology JournalGreen European Journal: New Breeding Techniques, New GMOs in a legal LimboGenetic

அறிவியல் கடல் – தோலின் குருத்தணுக்கள் – கிஃப் லியாகத்-அலி / Ariviyal Kadal – Skin Stem Cells – Kif Liakath Ali

Apr 1st, 2020

இது, அறிவியல் கடல் வலையொலி தொடரில் ஒரு சிறப்பு அத்தியாயம். This is a special episode within our Sea of Science podcast series.இந்த சிறுதொடரில், இந்தியா மற்றும் இந்திய நாட்டை சார்ந்த விஞ்ஞானிகளோடு, அவர்களின் அறிவியல் ஆர்வம் மற்றும் வாழ்க

Emotions & Hindustani Music – Part 2

Feb 10th, 2020

This is the second episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by Dr. Nandini Singh Chat

Emotions & Hindustani Music – Part 1

Jan 29th, 2020

This is the first episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by Dr. Nandini Singh Chatt

విజ్ఞాన సాగరం – నమూనా జీవులు

May 13th, 2019

This is our first podcast in Telugu – the sixth in an ongoing series titled ‘Sea of Science’, or ‘ విజ్ఞాన సాగరం ’.This podcast is a joint venture with Deepthi Tadepalli and Sumana Chavali.Deepthi works as a freelance writer with a ba

বিজ্ঞান সমুদ্ৰ – জীৱবিজ্ঞানৰ গৱেষণাত আৰ্হি জীৱ

May 6th, 2019

This is our first podcast in Assamese – the fifth in an ongoing series titled ‘Sea of Science’, or ‘ বিজ্ঞান সমুদ্ৰ ’.This podcast is a joint venture with Dr. Joli Rumi Borah and Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan. Dr. Joli Rumi Borah works as a Con

ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಾಗರ – ಮಾಡೆಲ್ ಜೀವಿಗಳು

Mar 6th, 2019

This is our first podcast in Kannada– the fourth in an ongoing series titled ‘Sea of Science’, or ‘ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಾಗರ’. This podcast is a joint venture with Mr. Kollegala Sharma and Dr. J. R. Manjunatha. They have taken the lead in producing t

विज्ञान सागर – शास्त्रीय संशोधनामध्ये प्राण्यांचा वापर

Jan 23rd, 2019

This is our first podcast in Marathi – the third in an ongoing series titled ‘Sea of Science’, or ‘विज्ञान सागर’.We talk about on the use of model organisms in research with Dr. Dhanashree Paranjpe, who is a DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow at the

A Seasonful of Soupçons – The end of Seasons

Dec 11th, 2018

Where we wind up our second and final season of 'Soupçon of SciComm', in view of transitioning to a non-seasonal and more spontaneous format! Listen to all three of us chat about all the science in this season, what caught our fancies and what

A Soupçon of SciComm with Leena Ali Ibrahim on thinking about the brain

Dec 6th, 2018

References:Gord Fishell’s laboratoryLeena on Google ScholarLeena on TwitterThe cerebral cortex – WikipediaA primer on the interneurons in the cortex – By Leena on ‘Knowing Neurons’The publication of the discovery of Rosehip neurons (Plea

A Soupçon of Scicomm with Rohini Singh on Sociality

Nov 29th, 2018

References:Rohini’s websiteRohini’s work and laboratory at University of PennsylvaniaDoing an Ant PhD – More details about Rohini’s ongoing thesisWhat is Sociality?An introduction to EusocialityThe Secret Society of Superorganisms – on

A Soupçon of SciComm with Abhilasha Joshi on how space and time are important in the organization of the brain

Nov 22nd, 2018

References:Abhilasha’s profile and publications in the Department of Pharmacology in OxfordAbhilasha’s paper where Teevra and Komal cells are described. (Please email [email protected] for a copy if you hit a paywall)Abhilasha on twitter

A Soupçon of SciComm with Arun Mahadevan on the Emergence of Behavior from the Brain

Nov 15th, 2018

References:Arun on TwitterArun’s article on ‘The Society of Stem Cells‘Emergence on WikipediaUnderstanding complexity in the human brain by Danielle Bassett and Micheal GazzanigaIs Neuroscience limited by tools or ideas? By Partha Mitra i

A Soupçon of SciComm with Sharbatanu Chatterjee on viewing Language through Neuroscience

Nov 8th, 2018

References:Sharbatanu’s personal website and Google Scholar profileThe Tell-Tale Brain by V. S RamachandranThe FOXP2 geneIntro and Outro Music ‘As I was saying’ by Lee Rosevere on Music for Podcasts 4 at the Free Music Archive.

विज्ञान का सागर – प्रतिमान जंतु

Oct 27th, 2018

This is our first podcast in Hindi – the second in an ongoing series titled ‘Sea of Science’, which translates in Hindi as ‘विज्ञान का सागर’.The title of this podcast is ‘प्रतिमान जंतु ’ which is Hindi for model organisms. Here, we will be foc

A Soupçon of SciComm with Prasanna Venkatesh on Group Theory

Oct 25th, 2018

References:Prasanna Venkatesh on LinkedInWhat is a Group? YoutubeWhat is Group theory? WikipediaRubik’s Cube group WikipediaNotes for a 2-week course on Rubik’s Cube and Group Theory taught by Janet Chen – a senior preceptor at Harvard Un

A Soupçon of SciComm with Swetha Godavarthi on Neurotransmitter switching

Oct 18th, 2018

References:Swetha on LinkedInSwetha on TwitterWhat is a Synapse?What is Neurotransmission?Neurotransmitters – Glutamate, GABANeuromodulation – AcetylecholineNeuromuscular JunctionIntro and Outro music from ‘Knowing the Truth’ by Lee Ro

A Soupçon of SciComm with Sugosh Prabhu on Microscopy and Spectroscopy

Oct 11th, 2018

References:Atomic Force Microscopy on WikipediaScanning Tunneling Microscopy on WikipediaTip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on WikipediaSugosh Prabhu on Google ScholarIntro and Outro music – Sad Marimba Planet by Lee Rosevere from Music for

A Soupçon of SciComm with Mohit Dubey on Glial Cells in the Brain

Oct 4th, 2018

References:Mohit’s websiteMohit’s research group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience – Kole GroupGlial Cells – WikipediaIntro and Outro Music – South Side by Lee Rosevere from Music for Podcasts 4

A Soupçon of SciComm with Parul Chachra on Neuroplasticity

Sep 27th, 2018

References:Parul on Google ScholarNeuroplasticity on WikipediaActivity dependent plasticity of the brain on WikipediaParul on LinkedInIntro and Outro Music – All the Answers by Lee Rosevere at the Free Music Archive

A Soupçon of SciComm with Srikanth Iyengar on Euler’s number

Sep 20th, 2018

References:Srikanth’s homepage at the University of UtahVertices, Faces and EdgesEuler’s characteristicCutting squares into equal area triangles – YoutubeP-adic numbers – WikipediaIntro and Outro – Puzzle Pieces by Lee Rosevere from the

A Soupçon of SciComm with Manisit Das on cancer immunotherapy

Sep 13th, 2018

References:Manisit’s citationsWhat is ComSciCon?ComSciCon TriangleOncobitesManisit on Oncobites writing about Cancers and ImmunotherapiesManisit on The PipettepenIntro and Outro Music from the Free Music Archive by Lee Rosevere – Tech