In this exclusive episode Jonathan Mcdowell speaks to Indian Genes about Space Exploration & Its impact specifically Space Debris. The main-belt asteroid 4589 McDowell was named after him in 1993. Jonathan is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He is a staff member at the Chandra X-ray Center. McDowell is the author and editor of Jonathan's Space Report, an e-mail-distributed newsletter documenting satellite launches. McDowell has a BA in Mathematics (1981) ...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Jeffrey Hawkins speaks exclusively to Indian Genes, he is the American founder of Palm Computing and Handspring where he invented the PalmPilot and Treo, respectively. He has since turned to work on neuroscience full-time, founding the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience (formerly the Redwood Neuroscience Institute) in 2002 and Numenta in 2005. Hawkins is currently Chief Scientist at Numenta, where he leads a team in efforts to reverse-engineer the neocortex and enable machine intelligen...
Sep 04, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Indian Genes talks exclusively to Alfred Mele, Alfred Remen Mele is an American philosopher and the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He is also the past Director of the Philosophy and Science of Self-Control Project (2014-2017) and the Big Questions in Free Will Project (2010-2013). Mele is the author of twelve books and over 200 articles.Mele attended Wayne State University and received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of M...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Seth Shostak from SETI speaks exclusively to Indian Genes in this very engaging episode. Seth claims to have developed an interest in extraterrestrial life at the tender age of ten, when he first picked up a book about the Solar System. This innocent beginning eventually led to a degree in radio astronomy, and now, as Senior Astronomer, Seth is an enthusiastic participant in the Institute’s SETI observing programs. In addition, Seth is keen on outreach activities: interesting the public – and es...
Jul 10, 2021•48 min
Rachana Reddy talks to Indian Genes on the latest in Satellite technology and development with great insight into the Space industry and what the future holds instore. Rachana has some very valuable information for the private sector and also guides students that may be interested in this field, preparing them for what to expect and what would be expected from them as well. This is a great conversation and covers more than just Space....a must listen !
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 49 min
This is the first interview Space Hero has given to any media house in Asia and Indian Genes is really happy to be bringing this to you. If you are a Space enthusiast, an explore or just a curious mind this could be your opportunity to win Televisions biggest Prize..a trip to the International Space Station !! We continue to create history here...at Indian Genes ! Space Hero is the new frontier for the entertainment sector, offering the first-ever truly off-planet experience. It aims to reinvent...
May 13, 2021•46 min
Dr. James Beacham from CERN speaks to Indian Genes on all aspects of Time & Time Travel in this very entertaining and informative discussion.
May 02, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Dr. Pandey, Director of India Operations for the Taksha Terrestrial Analog Research Center (TTARC), is the Head of Amity Space Centre and the Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology at Amity University, India. As a part of this, he is leading an initiative to establish India’s first centre that will work towards studying the origins and distribution of life in the Universe. Prior to this, he has experience in building sample collection instruments for Mars and Venus surface missions while working a...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 16 min
S2/EP4 - In this special episode, Indian Genes speaks exclusively to Mohini Jodhpurkar & Piyush Khopkar. Mohini Jodhpurkar- 1st year PhD student in Dr Jim Bell’s lab at Arizona State University. There, she serves a student collaborator on the Perseverance rover’s science team, specifically working with the MASTCAM-Z instrument onboard. Currently, she’s working on investigating a part of Jezero Crater (the rover’s landing site) in depth and preparing for the rover landing mid-February! She ha...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 41 min
S2/EP3 - Jill Cornell Tarter is an American astronomer best known for her work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Tarter's astronomical work is illustrated in Carl Sagan's novel Contact . In the film version of Contact, the protagonist Ellie Arroway is played by Jodie Foster. Tarter conversed with the actress for months before and during filming, and Arroway was "largely based" on Tarter's work. She has also been featured in John Boswell's Symphony of Science music video, "T...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 (1980-1986), led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative (1983-1988), and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (1988-1993). Loeb has written 8 books, including most recently, Extraterrestrial (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021), and abo...
Feb 21, 2021•56 min
Vandana Verma is the Chief Engineer for Robotic Operations for Mars 2020 Perseverance, and the Assistant Section Manager for Mobility and Robotics Systems at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She specializes in space robotics, autonomous robots and robotic operations. She has worked on a number of Space Robotics and Artificial Intelligence research and technology development tasks and has designed, developed, and operated rovers on Mars, the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Atacama Desert. She has been...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Darsh is our Star guest and an Astrophysicist, based in Oxford UK. He talks to Indian Genes in this episode giving us a clear understanding of the Big Bang and the latest updates in the field of Astrophysics.He does share a lot of interesting insights and thoughts as well on the amazing universal puzzles that make for great and engaging listening. He has been a true achiever and as he says, hard work is the only way to get there and he has put in a lot of that.Listing this episode would be quite...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Mitul joined King’s College London as a post-doctoral researcher in Neuroimaging in 2003 with the aim of setting up a research group focussed on pharmacological neuroimaging using MRI methodology. He worked with positron emission tomography at Imperial College for a number of years as an MRC Training Fellow before moving to King’s. A Wellcome Trust Value in People Award enabled the transition. His work was recognised by the British Association for Psychopharmacology Young Investigator Award. At ...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Susmita Mohanty is an Indian spaceship designer, serial space entrepreneur and a climate action advocate. She is well known for her research on space related topics. She co-founded India's first private space start-up, Earth2Orbit in 2009.She is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have started companies on three different continents in Asia, Europe and North America.Susmita is one of the few people to have visited both the Arctic and Antarctica . She completed her bachelor's degree in El...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 38 min
In EP 13, we continue where we left off in EP 12 and Bernardo Kasturp dives deeper into consciousness and how this is central to our understanding of the world around us. He also answers questions posted on line and fascinates us with insights that are thought provoking and brilliant. THis is an episode that would be enjoyed as a continuation of EP 12 and we highly recommend that you listen in sequence.
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 44 min
In EP 12 Indian Genes talks to Bernardo Kastrup's who has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field T...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Sara Seager is the Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her past research is credited with laying the foundation for the field of exoplanet atmospheres, while her current research focuses on exoplanet atmospheres and the future search for signs of life by way of atmospheric biosignature gases. Professor Seager is involved with a number of space-based exoplanet searches inclu...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Ashwing Vasavada from NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and a CALTECH / UCLA star, has been involved with the Mars Rover Curiosity for over eight years now and has virtually spent that time living on Mars through the Curiosity mission. If anyone knows the conditions on Mars, then it is Ashwin and in this episode he discusses in detail, the history of NASA’s space missions as well as how they were conceptualized, designed and deployed. He also gives a first hand account on the various...
Aug 03, 2020•2 hr 18 min
India’s first space traveler, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on April 3rd, 1984 with the Interkosmos program. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space. He speaks exclusively to Indian Genes about his mission and the memories that he carries with him. Rakesh Sharma openly speaks his mind on values, ethics and responsibilities that go with space exploration and provides advice to students and future explorers, innovators and s...
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Narayan talks to Indian Genes about the current global set up in the Space sector and also discusses current compliance and law with regards to space research and travel. This discussion also covers ISRO and future opportunities in the Private Sector for Space Research and Travel.
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Dr. James Beacham searches for answers to the biggest open questions of physics using the largest experiment ever, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He hunts for dark matter, gravitons, quantum black holes, and dark photons as a member of the ATLAS collaboration, one of the teams that discovered the Higgs boson in 2012. In addition to his research, he is a frequent speaker at popular sci/tech/art events around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Institution, S...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Dr. James Beacham searches for answers to the biggest open questions of physics using the largest experiment ever, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He hunts for dark matter, gravitons, quantum black holes, and dark photons as a member of the ATLAS collaboration, one of the teams that discovered the Higgs boson in 2012. In addition to his research, he is a frequent speaker at popular sci/tech/art events around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Institution, S...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Dr John Bucher talks to Indian Genes about comparative mythology, the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. He also discusses story and scrip writing. Listen to the latest episode below and across all major platforms.
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min
In episode 4 of Indian Genes, we talk with Dr. Kat Arney. She is an award-winning science writer, public speaker, broadcaster and is director of the science communications consultancy First Create The Media. She is the author of the popular science books Herding Hemingway’s Cats: Understanding How Our Genes Work and How to Code a Human. She discusses genetics, genes, proteins, chromosomes, epileptics, mutations, genetic testing and more.
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 22 min
JOAQUIM TALKS WITH DATA AND AI SCIENTIST DAVID YAKOBOVITCH. HE SPEAKS ABOUT AI, ROBOTICS, MACHINE LEARNING, DEEP LEARNING, GOOGLE, AMAZON, ALEXA, AUTOMATION, COMPUTER VISION, LANGUAGE PROCESSING, AUTO ML, WEBSITE, WHISTLE BLOWERS, DATA SECURITY, DATA AUTHENTICITY, DEEP MIND, GO, COMPUTER GAMES, FORTNITE, SAM HARRIS, STEPHEN HAWKING, PERCEPTION, NEURAL NETWORKS, SPEAR PHISHING, ETHICAL DECISION, AI GOVERNANCE, DATA PRIVACY,
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 17 min
BILL VON HIPPEL TALKS ABOUT, EVOLUTION, PRIMATES, EVILOTUINARY BIOLOGY, GENES, DNA GENETICS, AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS, HOMO HABALIS, NEANDERTHAL, JAVA MAN, HOBBIT, DENISLOVIANS, HOMO SAPIENS, PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, PRIMATOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY, NEUROBIOLOGY, ETHOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY, LAST COMMON ANCESTOR OF HUMANS AND CHIMPANZEES, LANGUAGE, SPEECH, COGNITION, BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL MEDIA , EDUCATION, STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES, SPECIES, GENUS, FOSSILS, HUMAN B...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Jonathan Horner talks about, the big bang, universe, creation, start, planets, jupiter, earth, mars, sun, scientific history, black holes, dark matter, dark energy, cosmic microwave background, aliens, space travel, rockets, nasa, chandrayan 2, gravity, carbon based life, seti, telescopes, oumuamua, voyager 1, light years, time, einstein, galileo, death of stars, white dwarf, supernova, education, mathematics, physics, students, universities, india, Elon musk, Jeff bezos.
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 31 min
