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Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science

G V Pavan Kumar

Namaste, Hola, & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science. The podcast conversation has two themes: 1) Intellectual journey of scientists, philosophers and historians of science; 2) History & Philosophy of Physical Sciences & Technology I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. I run this

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01:11:39

Ep 82 – Conversation with Bhaskaran Muralidharan:...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/11/26

Bhaskaran is an Electrical Engineer & a Professor at theIndian Institute of Technology Bombay: https://cnqt-group.org/?page_id=25 He is a quantum transport theorist, musician and long-distance runner. We explore his intellectual, musical and running journey. Also, don’t miss a segment on Bhaskaran playing the piano. References: 1. “Bhaskaran Muralidharan [Department of Electrical Engineering IIT Bombay].” Accessed November 26, 2024.

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01:20:55

Ep. 81 : Conversation with Ainda Sinha –Quantum Field...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/11/19

Aninda Sinha is a theoretical physicist and a professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru: https://chep.iisc.ac.in/Personnel/asinha.html He works at the interface of quantum field theory, superstrings and mathematical physics. In this episode, we explore his intellectual journey and discuss his recent work that led to a new series on pi generalizing Madava’s series. References: 1. “Aninda Sinha.” In Wikipedia, June 8, 2024.

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01:13:15

Ep. 80 - Conversation with Chaitra Redkar – At the...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/11/12

Chaitra is a political scientist, Associate Professor &Chair of Humanities at IISER Pune - https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/humanities-and-social-sciences/people/faculty/regular-faculty/chaitra-redkar/326 She explores modern Indian political thought through the lens of philosophy and history. In this episode, we discuss her intellectual journey in capturing an interesting trinity. References: 1. “Chaitra Redkar - IISER Pune.” Accessed November 8, 2024.

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00:52:41

Ep 79 : Scientific life of Gerhard Herzberg -...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/11/05

References: Pavan Kumar, G. V. “Gerhard Herzberg (1904–1999): A Pioneer in Molecular Spectroscopy.” Resonance 29 (2024): 1339. https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/article/reso/029/10/1339-1345. Stoicheff, Boris. Gerhard Herzberg: An Illustrious Life in Science. Ottawa : Montréal ; Ithaca N.Y.: Canadian Forest Service,Canada, 2002. Stoicheff, Boris P. “Gerhard Herzberg PC CC. 25 December 1904 – 3 March 1999.” Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 49 (December 2003): 179–95.

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01:27:52

Ep. 78: Conversation with Gautam Menon –...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/10/29

Gautam is a theoretical physicist who is driven bycuriosity. His explorations include superconductivity, biophysics, active matter, public health, art, music etc. He is a Professor & Dean at Ashoka University In this episode, we discuss his intellectual journey until now. References: 1. Ashoka University. “Gautam Menon.” Accessed October 28, 2024. https://www.ashoka.edu.in/profile/gautam-menon-2/. 2. “Gautam I. Menon’s Home Page.” Accessed October 28, 2024.

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01:14:24

Ep. 77: Conversation with Chinmay Tumbe - Hitchhiking...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/10/21

Chinmay is an author, historian and associate professor at IIM Ahmedabad: https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home. We explored his intellectual landscape of becoming a writer and a historian. We discuss his writing process and his experience of researching and teaching business history in a scientific & engaging way. Many related strands… Listen as we humanize science with history… References: 1. “Chinmay Tumbe.” Accessed October 15, 2024.

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01:28:48

Ep. 76: Conversation with Ganesh Bagler -...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/10/15

Ganesh is a multifaceted researcher who brings together food and computation via Computational Gastronomy. He is a Professor at IIIT Delhi and is interested in various facets of food science and technology: https://www.iiitd.ac.in/bagler What is his intellectual journey from Solapur to Delhi? Listen as we humanize science…with plenty of ‘food for thought.’ References: 1. Making Food Computable | Ganesh Bagler | TEDxIISERPune, 2023.

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01:20:52

Ep. 75 - Conversation with Subhankar Bedanta :...

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2024/10/08

He is an experimental condensed matter physicist and a Professor at NISER Bhubaneswar who is deeply committed to combining cutting-edge physics with outreach in his mother tongue – Odia https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser What is his intellectual journey across Odisha, Germany, USA and back to his homeland and what motivates him to do what he does? Listen as we humanize science. References: 1. niser. “Subhankar Bedanta.” Accessed September 25, 2024.

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01:15:12

Ep 74: Conversation with Anindya Datta - Journey...

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2024/10/01

He is a physical chemist and a senior professor at IITBombay. https://www.adufd.com/people/current-group He and his research group have made significant contributions to the understanding of the fluorescence dynamics of molecules and nanomaterials. In this episode, we discuss · his journey from his early education at institutions like Presidency College and the IACS, lecture at Raidighi, postdoc at Iowa State University, scientist at RRCAT and finally to his current role at t IIT

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01:09:35

Ep 73: Conversation with Anindita Bhadra: In the...

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2024/09/24

Anindita is an Ecologist and an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research in Kolkata: https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/~abhadra/Anindita.html. She and her research group study the ecology of dogs in an urban environment. She is also an actress who uses theatre to express intellectual thought. Added to that she has been an excellent diplomat of science, making a case for science and its interface with society. What is her intellectual journey? Watch (listen) as we

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01:21:14

Ep 72 - Conversation with Urbasi Sinha : Reflecting...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/09/17

Urbasi Sinha is a Professor at Raman Research Institute, India and Canada Excellence Research Chair, iPhotonic Quantum Science and Technologies in the University of Calgary, Canada: https://sites.google.com/site/urbasisinha/ She and her research group are working at the cutting edge of quantum science and technology. In this episode, we discuss her intellectual journey across three continents and how she got interested in quantum science and tech. There are many interesting strands and lessons to

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01:19:44

Ep. 71 : Conversation with Sunil Nair - Thoughts of...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/09/10

Sunil Nair is a condensed matter experimentalist and a Professor of Physics at IISER Pune https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/physics/people/faculty/regular-faculty/sunil-nair/307 He and his research group explore various topics, including Multiferroics | Transition metal oxides | Unconventional superconductors | Low temperature instrumentation | Non-linear magnetic susceptibility | Spin Caloritronics. In this episode, we discussed: · His intellectual journey

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01:04:06

Ep. 70: Conversation with Harinath Chakrapani - A...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/09/03

Hari is an organic chemist and a professor of chemistry atthe Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune. His work focuses on the design and synthesis of organic compounds that can produce reactive species, which are crucial for biochemical and cell-biological studies. Apart from scientific research, Hari has a deep interest in science education and has played a significant role in interfacing with college teachers via various training programs. He is also actively involved in

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01:13:26

Ep. 69 : Conversation with Joyee Ghosh - Explorations...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/08/27

Joyee is an experimental optical physicist who explores Quantum PhotonicsShe is an associate professor of physics at IIT Delhi https://web.iitd.ac.in/~joyee/. How did she get interested in optics? What is her intellectual journey? We discuss many interesting aspects of her explorations in this episode. Listen as we humanize science. References: 1. “Joyee’s Webpage.” Accessed August 22, 2024. https://web.iitd.ac.in/~joyee/. 2. “‪Joyee Ghosh‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬.” Accessed August 22, 2024

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01:02:00

Ep 68: Conversation with Joy Mitra – An experimental...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/08/20

Joy Mitra is an experimentalist who tinkers with interfacesat nanoscale. He is a professor of physics at IISER Tvm https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/j.mitra/personal_information What motivated him to become an experimental physicist? What motivates him to explore nano-junction and plasmonics? These and many other aspects are part of the conversation. Listen, as we humanize science. References: 1. “Prof. Joy Mitra - Personal Information | IISER Thiruvananthapuram, MoE, Govt. of India.” n.d

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01:25:49

Ep. 67 - Conversation with Pramod Pillai: Material...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/08/13

Pramod is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at IISER Pune - https://www.pramodpillai.com/members Pramod explores various aspects of chemistry from physical and material chemistry to photochemistry and photophysics and prepares and studies a variety of nanomaterials from light-matter interaction and catalysis viewpoints. How did he develop chemical intuition, and what has been his intellectual journey? We discuss this and many more aspects in this episode. Listen as we humanize science

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01:29:43

Ep. 66 : Conversation with Sivarama Krishnan - IIT...

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2024/08/06

Sivarama Krishnan is an Associate Professor at the Physics Department of IIT Madras:https://physics.iitm.ac.in/srkrishnan Siva is an experimental physicist who explores the world of ultrasmall objects using ultrafast lasers. What motivates him to explore this fascinating topic? How did he get trained to study this research area? We address these questions and more… Listen as we humanize science. References: 1. “Faculty File Box.” n.d. Accessed July 27, 2024.

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01:15:11

Epi 65 : Conversation with Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty...

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2024/07/30

Jeevan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in IIT Kharagpur. http://www.facweb.iitkgp.ac.in/~jeevanjyoti/ He is an excellent teacher and mentor. He runs a very popular YouTube channel (>106k subscribers) that combines his pedagogy, mentorship and engineering: https://www.youtube.com/@Prof_JC In this episode, we discussed about his motivation, teaching, research and his thoughts on education. There are also many interesting strands around these topics. Listen

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00:22:03

Ep. 64: CV Raman and Quantum Mechanics : What is the...

Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science ·

2024/07/24

Link to video: https://youtu.be/frVEzDKkC4kHow Raman connected his experiments to quantum physics of the 1920s. #history of #quantum #quantumphysicist #quantumphysics #quantummechanics Reference: https://ia803102.us.archive.org/6/items/cvramanpictorial00bang/cvramanpictorial00bang.pdf

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Ep. 63 : The Book of Optics by al-Haytham | History...

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2024/07/16

#history of #science #optics #geometry References : Sabra, A. I. (1989). The Optics of Ibn alHaytham: Books IIII: On Direct Vision. London: The Warburg Institute. Sabra, A. I. (2002). The Optics of Ibn alHaytham: Edition of the Arabic Text of Books IVVII. Kuwait: National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters. Sabra, A. I. (2023). The Optics of Ibn alHaytham Books IV–V: On Reflection and Images Seen by Reflection (Revised ed.). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. "Kitāb almanāẓir

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