Zeroing In Videos

Teaser — Zeroing In with Prof. Debayan Gupta
S04 | E03: Zeroing In with Prof. Debayan Gupta | On Keeping and Working with Secrets for Scaled Societies In the information era where knowledge is vast and the possibilities are only limited to one’s imagination, Computer Science has advanced to the extent where this very write-up can be polished and generated with the help of a computer. While advanced technology can be captivating, it also brings us to question the philosophical boundary of data privacy in modern societies. Join us in understanding the critical importance of scaling in the machines and how we can build better checks and balances systems in the ever-changing world with Dr. Debayan Gupta. #Data #security #computerscience

Women In Science with Dr. Dhavala Suri | Episode-1 Trailer | Shattering the Barrier of Inequitable Opportunities in STEM Careers with Dr. Darshana Joshi
Women In Science with Dr. Dhavala Suri | Episode-1 Trailer | Shattering the Barrier of Inequitable Opportunities in STEM Careers with Dr. Darshana Joshi Women have been breaking barriers and making significant contributions to the field of STEM for centuries, paving the way for generations of female scientists, engineers, and innovators. From Ada Lovelace to Katherine Johnson, female scientists have made incredible advancements in fields such as mathematics, physics, and computer science. Today, women continue to push boundaries and redefine what is possible in STEM, driving innovation and advancing our understanding of the world around us. In the first episode of the series, we invite you to be inspired by the incredible story of Dr. Darshana Joshi, founder of Vigyanshaala International. Through her work, Dr. Joshi is revolutionizing science education in India and beyond, empowering students and teachers alike to explore the wonders of science and technology. Stay tuned for the full episode coming out soon. #scienceforall #vigyanshaala #womeninscience

Inklings | Part Nine : Was Galileo looking for Saturn's Rings?
Inklings | Part Nine: Was Galileo looking for Saturn's Rings? In the new feature of our series "Inklings", we unleash the wonder of the cosmos with our journey through the history of telescopes. From Galileo's groundbreaking invention to the cutting-edge technology of modern-day telescopes. Embark on a journey (a rather short yet informative) through time and innovation as we explore the evolution of telescopes, from their humble beginnings as simple optical devices to the advanced instruments used by astronomers today. Video credits and voice over by Nikhil Anand #telescope #historyofscience #astronomy

Season 04 | Episode 03 : Zeroing In with Prof. Vinay K. Dadhwal | Pertinence of Remote Sensing in Agriculture Full episode out now! The most basic of survival necessity is food—the plate at the end of the day. While the human population began settling down from the hunter-gatherer stage, it became quite essential for us to find ways of bringing our food to our vicinity. Settlement meant a big leap in the techniques of how food was grown, from calculating rains to fighting insects. There’s so much that our food depends on—from the clouds in the sky to water in the drain. But how do you look at the clouds above and water beneath? It’s quite astonishing to think how closely connected satellites are to the food we eat. Agriculture as a field took a big leap when instruments were placed up in the sky to map it ground below. We had the incredible opportunity to discuss ideas and questions with a renowned scientist and veteran, Prof. Vinay K. Dadhwal who has played a pivotal role in advancing agricultural methods and technologies in India. He has also headed some great organizations in India including National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Tune in to the episode from our website: zeroingin.org or listen on any of your favorite podcast platform.

Teaser - Zeroing In with Prof. Geetam Tiwari
S04 | E02 Teaser - Zeroing In with Prof. Geetam Tiwari On City Planning and Routes to Engineering a MegaCity City life is a complex and intricate experience that we all navigate in our own ways. Our daily routines, shortcuts, and familiar routes give us a sense of familiarity and belonging in the cities we call home. In fact, that is how we sometimes substantiate our claims for having actually experienced a city. And for each new place, you’d move to, you’d do this all over again, and then call it your own. But what does it take to chart this out from zero— to build the map of a city from scratch, and plan for all of these intricate, and inherently chaotic scenarios, that touch and actually shape human lives on a very everyday basis, and in turn define a human settlement? Here’s a sneak peek of our beautiful journey of discussing these questions and much more with an expert from the field, Prof. Geetam Tiwari a distinguished civil engineer. Her expertise and experiences will offer invaluable insights into the planning, building, and evolution of cities, and the ways in which they shape human civilization. Join us for this exciting exploration of the origins and evolution of our urban landscapes from a scientific and technological perspective. Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay. #citylife #urbanplanning #civilengineering

Season 4 | Episode 1: Zeroing In with Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty | On Scientific Perspectives of Human History & Archaeology Link: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/lCZ1IE0###b Have you ever wondered how human civilsations took shape? How much do we know from our shared past, and how far do we have a scientific basis for these stories? Exploring the depths of our past and unearthing the mysteries of ancient civilizations - this is what makes archeology such an endlessly fascinating subject. From discovering ancient artifacts and deciphering hieroglyphics, to reconstructing lost cities, and piecing together the lives of our ancestors, the discipline offers a peephole to understanding the planet and our society that has formed over a span of several millennia. For the Season 4 of Zeroing In : Of A City, as we embark on the journey of figuring our way through the making of the civilization that we live in, we start with the first puzzle piece of delving into all that has come before, and finding how much we know of it in the scientific context. The archaeological perspectives borrow the contexts from history, art, and literature, while also form a solid ground for scientific innovation and discovery. In our conversation with Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty, Professor of Archaeology at the Ashoka University, we discovered some fascinating methodologies of building and putting together the stories from buried relics, deciphering mysteries while also understanding the intriguing ideologies and philosophies from around the world, centuries old and present, alike. Dive in to the full episode to hear on about the nurturing togetherness that we share as humankind, and the origins of it all, as we have traced, to find a sense of belongingness - with the planet, and within ourselves - in the infinite scheme to things.

S04 | E01 Teaser — Zeroing In with Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty While building up a city, it’s quite crucial to go down a bit. It is amusing to see how much a half-broken eating bowl buried under the ash of Pompeii can reveal stories of its citizens. But archeology isn't just about digging up dusty old relics and theorizing about the past. It's about understanding the way people lived, their beliefs and customs, and how they interacted with the world around them. In the first episode of the new season of Zeroing In we begin by doing some intriguing digging! In our fascinating conversation with Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty, we do some major digging up on how stories are unraveled from broken pieces of history found in depths underneath the surface. Tune in to our episode coming out this weekend! #archeology #discoveringthepast #UncoveringMysteries

Season 03 | Episode 04: Zeroing In with Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy on Statistical Physics and Spearheading the Study of Active Matter— Full episode out now! Click on the link below - https://youtu.be/zCzwy8Afvvk Our everyday lives are lined by collective behaviour of all kinds of things, particles, and beings. Have you wondered if it is possible to formulate physical ideas that can lead us to understanding these fascinating behaviours that seem to appear out of sheer randomness — imagine the flocking of birds, movements of schools of fish, aggregation of bacteria, self-arrangement of bio-polymers— the highly non-trivial out of equilibrium systems that are driven by supply of energy, essentially the living or non- living-systems? The study of such systems is now popularly termed as active matter, and our guest for this episode, Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy, is known to have made seminal contributions to the field amounting to giving birth to and shaping the field of active matter, and laying the foundations of the hydrodynamical approach for studying these systems. Prof. Ramaswamy, Fellow of the Royal Society, is currently a Professor at the Centre for Condensed Matter Physics at IISc Bangalore. His research addresses the quintessential questions of the physical world wherein the quantum mechanical descriptions do not enter the scene and the classical pictures rule over the complexities, using the powerful principles of the symmetry and conservation laws, under the broad regimes of condensed matter physics. Listen in to our discussion with Prof. Ramaswamy, where we delved headlong into discovering more about the vast horizons and excitements in the field of active matter— Prof. Ramaswamy makes a call to all the bright young minds, to take a curious look at what wonderful ideas are in store to make sense of the physical world, and the apparent randomness in the absurdity of life. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Visit us on www.zeroingin.org #zeroingin #science

S03|E03 Trailer Part 2: Zeroing In with Prof. B. C. Joshi • What does it take to pursue observational astronomy and how does it look like? For all these stars, and the exotic (anti)matter that lies all across our universe— how do we even muster the courage to embark on a journey that leads to deciphering these puzzles that lie far, far, far away? Listen in to the beautiful excerpt from our discussion with Prof. Bhal Chandra Joshi, an astrophysicist who deals with addressing a plethora of these fascinating questions, and in turn, discovering new mysteries— he talks about what the nourishing excitements that such an odyssey brings along. Second part of the episode releases this weekend! Stay tuned and listen in to the first part if you haven’t yet on zeroingin.org or find us on any of your favourite podcast platforms! Artwork by Aksh*ta Arora #zeroingin #sciencepodcast #podcasts #scienceart #scienceandtechnology #scientistsofindia #TalkAboutScience #astrophysics #astronomy #pulsarstars #nightsky #stars

S03|E03 Teaser : Zeroing In with Dr. Bhal Chandra Joshi
S03 | E03 Trailer: Zeroing In with Prof. Bhal Chandra Joshi • Full episode Part 1 out now! The universe we inhabit is teeming with remarkable mysteries, far removed from the extraordinarily insignificant corner that the Earth occupies. Mysteries of which, we can only see the traces of, and they still, very beautifully, cradle answers to the questions of our very existence — we talk about the process of discovering these answers, and delve even more into the journey of setting out to seek out further questions with our guest for this episode, Prof. Bhal Chandra Joshi, from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) - TIFR, Pune, India. Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/r61cn1CCW7A Sound credits: REDproductions from Pixabay Visit us on www.zeroingin.org #zeroingin #science #pulsars #neutronstars #scienceandtechnology #sciencepodcast #astrophysicist #astronomy #radioastronomy #stars #astrophysics #physics #TalkAboutScience #talkscience #ScienceInIndia

Teaser — Zeroing In with Prof. B. C. Joshi Looking up at the night sky, how do you identify the difference between all the twinkling objects above? Among those stars are the kinds that revolve with such precision that they act as very stable clocks and give a competition to the precise atomic clocks — the Pulsars. Pulsars are rotating neutron stars which emit radiations in a wide range of spectra and observing them reveals a plethora of exciting details which offer scientific understandings beyond measures. Studying these fascinating objects of the sky in his everyday life, in our recent conversation, Prof. Bhal Chandra Joshi talks with an infectious passion about the world beyond the sky. Stay tuned for this fascinating conversation coming out this week! Music credits: Living in Hope by Purple Planet Music.

Zeroing In with Prof. Kurien Issac • Click, clank, grrrr, hummm— meddling with the symphonies of the mechanical world, our guest for this episode, Prof. Kurien Issac gives us a peek into the extremely fascinating and intriguing field of kinematics and mechanics. Discover our conversation with Prof. Issac, Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum and find the immensity of the functioning behind our world. Listen to the complete episode on - https://youtu.be/hSG8gaZg_6w Or visit www.zeroingin.org to find us on your favourite streaming platform—Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google podcast and more. #zeroingin #sciencepodcast #scienceart #robotics #mechanics #rovers #inklings #scienceandtechnology #sciencecommunication #mechanicalengineering #aerospace #birdflight #careers #podcasts #iist #professors #ScienceInIndia #TalkScience

S03 | E02: Zeroing In with Prof. Kurien Issac From the simple act of walking to an elaborate one of performing an elegant ballerina, there are enumerable turns and twists and movements underneath the visible locomotion. So how does one get to the backstage to figure out the strings behind the dancing puppets? Tooling and toying with some of the extremely intriguing mechanism is something Prof. Issac does on a daily basis. Stay tuned to hear our conversation where we make and break some complex ideas of the robotic world in the episode releasing this weekend!

S03 | E01 Trailer: Zeroing in with Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar • String theory is considered as one of most complex theories put forth by our physicists. But what are these ‘strings’ that are being debated on so much? And is this really the theory that will unify everything, bring it all under same hood? Fundamental fields, such as string theory, offer a plethora of curiosities that seem to surpass our understanding of this universe, making it a an equally complex and intriguing subject. Discover our conversation with the Director of ICTS-TIFR, Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar, where we dive into the immensity of theoretical physics, while uncovering the stories and ideas from his personal experiences. We also discuss upon the state of theoretical physics in the country and what it entails in pursuing the field. Listen to the podcast on your favorite streaming platform— Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast or tune in directly on our website zeroingin.org. Music credit : Coma-Media from Pixabay. #science #podcast #stringtheory #physics #theoreticalphysics #tifr #universe #dimensions #scientist #physicist @icts_tifr

S03 | E01 Teaser: Zeroing In with Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar — From the very beginning, while we have tried to understand this universe, our explorers have been able to find the underlying links between big ideas. Like Newton united the sky above with a spinning wheel on Earth, explaining how the two could be were linked by the same laws. Following the road of unification, Maxwell united electricity and magnetism— illustrating how they are facets of the same force. The next big one came with Einstein when he linked space and time. But is there a thread that would link it all? In the year 1984, the first idea that at the core of every particle is a tiny vibrating string was put forth, and also presenting a possible unified theory was here! So to get a first hand view on this extremely complex and fascinating subject of String theory, we sat in an exhilarating conversation with Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar, Director ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru. Stay close to listen to the full conversation with Prof. Gopakumar as he takes us on a casual stroll in many dimensions— coming out week! This conversation was taken up in collaboration with Shasthra Snehi which also works towards science outreach. #sciencepodcast #science #podcasts #podcast #physics #physicist #stringtheory #particlephysics #quantumphysics #briangreene #stephenhawking #newton #maxwell #grandunifiedtheory #zeroingin #research #scienceandtechnology #education #physicsisfun #quantummechanics #talkscience #scienceart #alberteinstein