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Conversation with Bhaskaran Muralidharan
Bhaskaran is an Electrical Engineer & a Professor at the Indian 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. https://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/wiki/faculty/bm.
2. “‪Bhaskaran Muralidharan – ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed November 26, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=PWFVEKIAAAAJ&hl=en.
3. “Group Members – CNQT @ IIT Bombay.” Accessed November 26, 2024. https://cnqt-group.org/?page_id=25.
4. Muralidharan, B., A. W. Ghosh, and S. Datta. “Probing Electronic Excitations in Molecular Conduction.” Physical Review B 73, no. 15 (April 10, 2006): 155410. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.155410.
5. Prof. Bhaskaran Muralidharan || Electrical Engineering || EESA IIT Bombay, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fFdb3-NRQ.
November 26, 2024
Conversation with Aninda Sinha
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aninda_Sinha&oldid=1227837004.
2. “‪Aninda Sinha – ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed November 15, 2024. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-aNKuhIAAAAJ&hl=en.
3. “Asinha » Page 1 of 3.” Accessed November 15, 2024. https://chep.iisc.ac.in/Personnel/asinha.html.
4. Saha, Arnab Priya, and Sinha, Aninda. “Field Theory Expansions of String Theory Amplitudes.” Physical Review Letters 132, no. 22 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.221601.
5. Ananthanarayan, B, and Aninda Sinha. “Bootstrapping Quantum Field Theory: Past, Present and Future.” CURRENT SCIENCE 126, no. 8 (2024).
6. Bischoff, Manon. “String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi.” Scientific American. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/string-theorists-accidentally-find-a-new-formula-for-pi/.
7. From Euler to Veneziano and Back by Aninda Sinha. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKmoXW8Jmg.
8. “Michael Green.” Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/mbg15/.
9. “Michael Green (Physicist).” In Wikipedia, November 12, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Green_(physicist)&oldid=1256888698.
10. Stringing Madhava’s Pi: Aquantum Field Theory Perspective | Talk by Aninda Sinha. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_XUxmWlX8.
11. “Thursday Colloquium | Raman Research Institute.” Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.rri.res.in/events/stringing-madhavas-pi-quantum-field-theory-perspective.
November 19, 2024
Conversation with Chaitra Redkar
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. https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/humanities-and-social-sciences/people/faculty/regular-faculty/chaitra-redkar/326.
2. Redkar, Chaitra. Gandhian Engagement with Capital. First Edition. New Dehli: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2019.
3. X (formerly Twitter). “Chaitra Redkar (@R_Chaitra) / X,” April 9, 2023. https://x.com/r_chaitra.
4. “Amazon.In.” Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.amazon.in/Books-Chaitra-Redkar/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AChaitra+Redkar.
5. “Chaitra (@my_historical_horizon) • Instagram Photos and Videos.” Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.instagram.com/my_historical_horizon/.
November 13, 2024
Gerhard Herzberg – scientific life

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. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2003.0011.

November 5, 2024
Conversation with Gautam Menon
Gautam is a theoretical physicist who is driven by curiosity. His explorations include superconductivity, biophysics, active matter, public health, art, music etc.

He is a Professor & Dean at Ashoka University: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/profile/gautam-menon-2/.

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. https://www.imsc.res.in/~menon/.
3. University, Ashoka. “Prof. Gautam Menon Is the New Dean of Research at Ashoka University.” Ashoka University, October 4, 2022. https://www.ashoka.edu.in/prof-gautam-menon-is-the-new-dean-of-research-at-ashoka-university/.
4. X (formerly Twitter). “Gautam Menon (@MenonBioPhysics) / X,” January 14, 2022. https://x.com/menonbiophysics.
5. IndiaBioscience. “Interdisciplinarity: How to Make It Work for You,” November 2, 2018. https://indiabioscience.org/columns/opinion/interdisciplinarity-how-to-make-it-work-for-you.
6. Menon, Gautam I. “Active Matter.” arXiv, March 10, 2010. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1003.2032.
7. “Science, Journalism, Media: Communicating Science in a Changing India.” Accessed October 28, 2024. https://www.imsc.res.in/~scimedia/index.html.
October 30, 2024
Conversation with Chinmay Tumbe
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. https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home.
2. “Chinmay Tumbe | IIMA.” Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.iima.ac.in/faculty-research/faculty-directory/Chinmay-Tumbe.
3. “‪Chinmay Tumbe – ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed October 15, 2024. https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&btnA=1&user=MyvxhAUAAAAJ.
4. “Chinmay Tumbe – History.” Accessed October 16, 2024. https://sites.google.com/site/chinmaytumbe/home/history.
5. Diamond, Jared, and James A. Robinson. Natural Experiments of History. Reprint edition. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2011.
6. Jha, Prabhat, Yashwant Deshmukh, Chinmay Tumbe, Wilson Suraweera, Aditi Bhowmick, Sankalp Sharma, Paul Novosad, et al. “COVID Mortality in India: National Survey Data and Health Facility Deaths.” Science 375, no. 6581 (February 11, 2022): 667–71. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm5154.
7. “Literature Festivals: India’s Vibrant History Scene.” Accessed October 15, 2024. https://historylitfest.com/.
8. Tumbe, Chinmay. Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920): How They Shaped India and the World, 2020.
9. ———. India Moving: A History of Migration. Vintage Books, 2018.
10. X (formerly Twitter). “(1) Chinmay Tumbe (@ChinmayTumbe) / X,” June 9, 2024. https://x.com/chinmaytumbe.
11. X (formerly Twitter). “HITCH (@BizEconHist) / X,” September 15, 2022. https://x.com/bizeconhist.
October 21, 2024
Conversation with Neeldhara Misra
Neeldhara Misra is a computer scientist interested in algorithm design, computational social choice, and combinatorial games.

She is an Associate Professor at IIT Gandhinagar: https://www.neeldhara.com/

This episode discusses her intellectual journey from literature and mathematics to computer science. Through this journey, we learn how she developed an interest in this field and her experience communicating computer science and mathematics.

Listen…as we humanize science…

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References:
1. “Neeldhara – About.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://www.neeldhara.com/about.
2. “‪Neeldhara Misra‬ – ‪Google Scholar‬.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=XFgieDYAAAAJ&hl=en.
3. “IIT Gandhinagar | Neeldhara Misra.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://iitgn.ac.in/faculty/cse/neeldhara.
4. “Neeldhara – Blog.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://www.neeldhara.com/blog.
5. “Neeldhara – On Career Choices.” 2023. May 26, 2023. https://www.neeldhara.com/blog/on-career-choices/.
6. “Neeldhara 🐦|🐘 (@neeldhara) / X.” 2022. X (Formerly Twitter). November 20, 2022. https://twitter.com/neeldhara.
7. “Concrete Mathematics.” 2023. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Concrete_Mathematics&oldid=1191307072.
8. “Home | Center For Creative Learning.” n.d. Center For Creative. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://www.ccl.iitgn.ac.in.
9. “Home – Mount Carmel College.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://mccblr.edu.in/.
10. “Masala Lab.” n.d. Penguin Random House India (blog). Accessed December 26, 2023. https://www.penguin.co.in/book/masala-lab/.
11. “The Man Who Loved Only Numbers.” 2022. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Man_Who_Loved_Only_Numbers&oldid=1120987937.
12. “Theoretical Computer Science | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences.” n.d. Accessed December 26, 2023. https://www.imsc.res.in/theoretical_computer_science.
January 3, 2024
Solo episode : 6 reasons why I do Science

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December 26, 2023
Solo podcast : A call from Varanasi

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December 20, 2023
Solo podcast – Let go the ego!

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December 13, 2023

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