Being a Scientist

What if the key to saving marine life — and protecting our planet — lies in something many mistake for a rock? In this powerful and eye-opening episode, I’m joined by Krista Shoe — coral reef restoration expert, marine biologist, and founder of a purpose-led nonprofit dedicated to bringing coral ecosystems back to life. 🌊🐠 Krista walks us through the science of what coral reefs really are (hint:...

What is NASA’s latest mission all about? In conversation with former rocket scientist himself, Kevin J DeBruins 🤩, who shares insights and exciting knowledge on the ‘Europa Clipper’, all set to get launched this October! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ page!

Microplastics are found EVERYWHERE they have been tested for - this blew my mind 🤯 In conversation with Joseph Barnes to understand what are these dangerous, tiny particles and where are they found in our surroundings. For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ page!

Have you always heard that Corals need to be saved but always struggled to find what they actually are ? What better than Krista Shoe, Founder and President of Mother of Corals, joining in today to giving a Biology 101 intro into the topic! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ page!

Today, I bring with me Dr. Reshma Patil! A scientist, mentor, and an influencer. She takes us through her roller-coaster journey and combines it with her love for Science into a mirror that she shares with her Instagram community, taking us through her experiences and working in the lab in real life!

Today, I bring with me a celebrity! He is an entrepreneur, a Hip Hop star, science communicator, and so much more, joining me today is none other than Maynard Okereke aka the Hip Hop Science MD! He takes us through his journey of combining his curiosity of science with hip hop to deliver very impactful stories!

Were you always intrigued by what really happens in the lab? Did you wish there was a channel where you could see the experiments that researchers do? Dr. Reshma provides just this platform on her Instagram handle, to inspire youngsters to get a better idea of what research looks like! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ page!

We talk about bioremediation to utilize microbes to clean our ecosystem and discuss how sustainability revolution can take place

Find out what it really takes to carry out large ocean explorations and be a part of an expert team to carry out sea floor mapping! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ page!

Dr. Christine Wong takes us through who not only takes us through the cornerstones of immunology but highlights the missing women in higher academic positions and we discuss how this can be addressed with better infrastructure and making people acquainted with bringing kids to safe workplaces.

In this amazing conversation, we discuss how life has amazing things planned for you, if you are wiling to try! We dive into how glycosylation helps in the formation of proteins in our body and helps shield those proteins from the immune attack.

Do you know little robots are now fighting pollution for us? You have to listen in to this amazing new research area! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ page!

How are cells cultured in a lab? What does the process look like? Tune into this fun episode of deciphering how cells are researched to understand the body's functioning! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ page!

Glycosylation and what makes apes better than us! Tune into this fun and insightful conversation understanding how our immune system recognises a microbe and protects against it! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠Instagram⁠ page!

The age old question on which sugars are healthy for us is demystified in this teaser! Tune into the details in the full episode! For more video trailers, check out the Instagram page!

Today, I bring with me, Haijie Li, an ardent nutritionist, marketing leader, professional badminton player and so much more! She is a dear friend who takes us through how to combine education with personality, how scientific terminology are becoming the new normal and the secrets of sugar intake that affect us everyday!

Today, I bring with me my mentor Dr. Ankit Srivastav . Catch the first teasers on the Instagram page. In this power-packed conversation, he delves into some very intriguing Scientific topics such as a medicine’s journey from research to reaching our hands, how drugs are customised for us like our clothes and how Covid taught us the reliability of Science. But apart from just concepts, he also expl...

What does it take for a medicine to reach you? Listen in to find out its journey here! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ page!

Always amazed by how plant leaves always know where to turn to to grow? Join the club! For more video trailers, check out the ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ page!

Today I bring with me, my Biotechnology teacher from school, Dr. Ritu Jain. With her immense knowledge of Indian shastras and her passion for the subject, she deep dives into Indian history and the impact of foreign invasions on the rich Scientific Indian culture, and beautifully contextualizes it with the generational challenges after Indian independence and her hopes with the current and future...

This is the very first special pilot episode to convey the reason behind starting this podcast! Do give it a listen!