Podcast and metrics

I am sceptical about ranks/metrics.
Someone informed me that my podcast was rated highly in a database of science-related podcasts from India. It seems perplexity AI also shows similar results (see images)

My learning: Open-source, non-commercial, individual ventures can have some impact

Let me reiterate :

Value of knowledge cannot be captured entirely using metrics, ranks, views, likes and number of subscribers on social media platforms.

The quality & depth of engagement are hard to measure & the world is nonlinear

I have done zero adverts./marketing 😀


But I must thank
a) ppl who have been guests on the podcast. They have been very generous with their time & knowledge.
b) listeners who engage with long-form content (even when I talk solo😆)
They deserve more credit.

Science zindabad!

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G V Pavan Kumar

As a professor, writer & podcaster of physics & its history & philosophy......I am interested in the historical and philosophical evolution of ideas and tools in the physical sciences and technology. I research the intellectual history of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science.

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