How does the Pokkali variety of rice survive in saline conditions? Prof. M K Mathew discussed the defense mechanisms adopted by the cells of rice…
The focus of this Sawaal-Jawaab was on how some water droplets in clouds grow in size to finally become raindrops. Prof. Rama Govindarajan also discussed…
Prof. Gautam Menon gave a Sawaal-Jawaab talk on the coronavirus outbreak. He explained how scientists piece together information about such new diseases, assess their potential…
Dr. Vinita Navalkar walked us through the basics of astrophotography, carefully explaining the following: ideal sky conditions to look out for, how to play with…
At the time when everyone was glued to their television screens, eagerly following India’s second lunar mission, Dr. P. Sreekumar (ISRO) gave a fascinating talk…
Surajit and his graduate students have come up with simulations at very tiny length scales that can predict the yield point of solids almost 12…
Earlier this year, in the month of April, the world finally could ‘visualise’ a black hole. This Sawaal-Jawaab session saw an engaging discussion about black…
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya spoke about the science behind superhero comics/films. Also, the calculations showed that Flash needs to eat one and a half kilos of…
Prof. Vidyanand Nanjundiah spoke about how living matter appeared on earth and has evolved over time. Date: March 9, 2019 Speaker: Prof. Vidyanand Nanjundiah (Centre…
Dr. Aprotim Mazumder spoke about two interesting topics in microscopy: the resolving power of a microscope and the ushering of Green Fluorescent Proteins (GFP). Date:…