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Mar 15, 2019
What happened to our women scientists?
More women than men enrol for masters, but only a few go on to pursue careers in science. As a growing economy with global ambitions, India needs to level its playing field, and fast. -
Jan 05, 2019
Quacks and pseudoscientists at ISC 2019 thrash Newton, Einstein and Abdul Kalam
Apparently, Kauravas were test tube babies & gravitational waves are actually 'Narendra Modi waves'. -
Sep 26, 2018
Women in Science: Biochemist Sandhya Visweswariah’s gusto for research and affirmative action
Sandhya Visweswariah is internationally recognised as a world expert in gut disease. She chairs two biological research labs at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru and has received several grants, fellowships and awards. -
Sep 19, 2018
Women in Science: Suhita Nadkarni on studying the brain, making the shift from Physics to Neurobiology
Suhita Nadkarni started off as a physicist, but she soon learnt the value of being an insider — using neuroscience rather than physics to understand the brain -
Sep 13, 2018
Women in Science: Prerna Sharma on uncovering the mysteries of cells with Physics
Prerna Sharma on how theory and experiments go hand-in-hand, and the alarmingly low number of Indian women in Physics -
Sep 05, 2018
Women in Science: Molecular biophysicist R Mahalakshmi on solving the century-old protein-folding problem
But how do proteins fold? What decides their structure and what makes them stay folded? Mahalakshmi is one of the many scientists in the world trying to solve the century-old protein-folding problem. -
Aug 29, 2018
Women in Science: Aparna Mukherjee on why we need unique approach to diagnose paediatric tuberculosis
In this podcast by The Life of Science, Aparna Mukherjee talks about developing blood-based tests to monitor the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in young patients -
Aug 22, 2018
Women in Science: Sucharita Sambashivaiah on understanding and preventing Type 2 diabetes in India
Sucharita Sambashivaiah's goal is to understand the working of Type 2 Diabetes and she does this with her team of MDs, PhDs, dieticians, field scientists, exercise trainers, staff nurses and technicians. -
Aug 16, 2018
Women in Science: Nutritionist Suparna Ghosh-Jerath researches forgotten foods for public health policy recommendations
Suparna Ghosh-Jerath is a nutritionist who studies nutrition of indigenous foods. Based on her research she makes recommendations to the public health policies of India for reviving local food systems. -
Aug 08, 2018
Women in Science: Neurobiologist Pinky Kain studies how fruit flies make feeding decisions and process taste
Dr Pinky Kain studies fruit flies to answer how ‘taste’ is processed by our brain
