Culture of Science – Solo episodes

  1. Pratidhvani – Introduction
  2. Inspirations from Japan
  3. Six Jugalbandis of Scientific Research
  4. Science, Rationality and Compassion
  5. Ashkin’s Story – no prize to Nobel prize
  6. Importance of Failed Experiments
  7. Two Chandrasekhars and their students
  8. Gripping History of Laser Invention
  9. An Indian Prof’s 15 lessons
  10. Let go… the ego!
  11. A call from Varanasi
  12. 6 reasons why I do Science
  13. Leonardo, Rayleigh & Blue Sky research
  14. Heaviside को Maxwellian क्यों कहा जाता है?
  15. Sadi Carnot & Thermodynamics
  16. Masterpiece: The Book of Optics by al-Haytham
  17. CV Raman and Quantum Mechanics
  18. Gerhard Herzberg – scientific life
  19. Why Read Books in the age of the internet?
  20. Listening spell-bound to Prof. Raman
  21. Science + History = ??
  22. Physics & Pratidhvani
  23. Daniel Dennett on Criticism
  24. Icons of Science in India – some thoughts

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Author: G.V. Pavan Kumar

Namaste, Hola & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. My research interests are : (1) Optics & Soft Matter: Optically Induced Forces – Assembly, Dynamics & Function; (2) History and Philosophy of Science – Ideas in Physical Sciences. 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. In the same spirit, I write and host my podcast Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science.

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