Podcast Episodes

Ep. 54 - Conversation with Dibakar Roy Chowdhury : Metamaterials & Terahertz Technology

Dibakar Roy Chowdhury is a professor of physics at Mahindra University, Hyderabad. https://www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/faculty/prof-dibakar-roy-chowdhury/

With a rich background in research, includ…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Ep. 53 : Conversation with Sundar Sarukkai - Making of a Philosopher of Science

Note: The audio in the first 10 minutes is of lower quality

Sundar Sarukkai is a philosopher who specializes in the natural and social sciences.

His webpage : https://www.sundarsarukkai.in/

He has …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Ep. 52 : Conversation with Mayurika Lahiri – Intellectual Journey of a Cancer Biologist

Mayurika is a cancer biologist and a senior faculty member at IISER Pune : https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/biology/people/faculty/regular-faculty/mayurika-lahiri/289

In this episode,…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Ep. 51: Conversation with Snigdha Thakur – Explorations in Computational Soft Matter and Life

Snigdha is a computational soft condensed matter physicist and a senior faculty member at IISER Bhopal: https://sthakurlab.iiserb.ac.in/.

She uses computational physics to explore a variety of sof…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Ep. 50 : Conversation with Sudipta Maiti : Exploring Molecular Biophysics with Light

Sudipta is a molecular biophysicist who uses light and spectroscopy to study biologically relevant questions. He is a Professor at TIFR, Mumbai: http://www.biophotonics.co.in/

In this episode, we dis…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Ep. 49 : Heaviside को Maxwellian क्यों कहा जाता है? | Why is Heaviside called Maxwellian ?

Youtube video version: https://youtu.be/hVAYYaoB_uE

Link to the original blog : https://backscattering.blog/2023/09/15/oliver-heaviside-a-maxwellian/

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Ep. 48 : Conversation with Jayant Murthy - Space Missions, Science Outreach & Asteroid Namesake

Jayant Murthy is a distinguished Senior Professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru. His research focuses on space missions, interstellar dust, and diffuse radiation fields. With a r…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ep. 47 : Conversation with Umkant Rapol : Journey through Atomic Physics & Quantum Technologies

Umakant is an atomic physicist who is innovating on quantum optical technologies. What motivated him to study this fascinating area ? What has been his journey in atomic physics, quantum optics and t…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ep. 46 : Conversation with Sandhya Koushika - Neuroscientist Exploring Her Path

Sandhya Koushika is a Neurobiologist and a faculty member at the Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai : https://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs/faculty/koushika/peop…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ep. 45 : Leonardo, Rayleigh and Blue Sky Research

Hyperlinks on my blog : https://backscattering.blog/2017/11/13/colourful-sky-in-leonardos-eye/

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago