Resources IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants Talk To A Scientist (TTAS) IndiaJump to ContentsAn interactive webinar based platform connecting young minds with scientists. TTAS India website can be accessed here for latest updates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6wlrwnEVfw One Year Video Talk To A Scientist celebrates its first birthday. Watch this video that captures TTAS's journey over one year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu7ca_OtBYM Talk To A Scientist about Zebrafish in Research Samatha Mathew introduced young minds to the world of Zebrafish research, gave a virtual tour of a Zebrafish lab and what it's like to work in one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRsh42SfH84 Talk To A Scientist about COVID Vaccines This is TTAS's One Year Special Episode! To celebrate completing 52 consecutive weekly sessions, TTAS conducted a special episode on COVID Vaccines with Prof. Gagandeep Kang. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jvL6Wz9NEA Talk To A Scientist about Science in the Kitchen Talk To A Scientist discusses the science behind some everyday tasks and food we see in our kitchens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25WACO7EgQ0 Talk To A Scientist about Our Body’s Glue - The Matrix Nagaraj Balasubramanian discusses body's matrix, how it acts like glue in our body, and its' role in diseases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGB1IfZk2zE Talk To A Scientist about the Science of Me - DNA and Heredity TTAS talks about the science behind how we inherit certain traits and characteristics from our parents and how DNA plays a role in this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5fTE7SYZbo Talk To A Scientist About Computational Medicine Discovery Sohini Chakraborti talks about how scientists use computational methods in discovering new medicines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlBAZlaRcA Talk To A Scientist About Biofilms and Beehives In this special episode, TTAS uses an analogy to learn about biofilms by comparing them to beehives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQfleXo-L4 Talk To A Scientist About Respiration Young minds learn all about how our body exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide through respiration and why this is important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcGEBWmZag Talk To A Scientist about Cancer and Cell Biology Omkar Joshi tells young minds about how cancer originates, what it means for the cells in our body and how cancer cells are different from normal cells in our body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQyZfNcbeo Talk To A Scientist About Studying Primates Virendra Mathur who studies primates discusses how he goes out into the field to study primates, what he observes, how he takes notes and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_27JmLVIgU Talk To A Scientist About Polymers Vidhika tells young minds all about polymers and even sings a special song for young minds about them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbcwMiy_r2A Talk To A Scientist About Proteins Zill-e-Anam shares what proteins are, how she studies them in a laboratory and why it's important to study them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AXtIp1I_x0 Talk To A Scientist about Oceans Kshitij Tandon took young minds on a deep dive into the oceans! They learnt about life under the ocean, how scientists study it and why it's important to protect our oceans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYC6imawIIY Talk To A Scientist About Sleep in Animals Ritika Mukherji talks about what sleep is and how different animals sleep! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ195WmOR4E Talk To A Scientist About Astrobiology Nitya Palekar talks to us about what Astrobiology is and why she loves studying it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vrdxZ98CXw Talk To A Scientist About Science of Sports Pistol and Rifle Shooting How does a sportsperson use their knowledge of science to be better at their sport? TTAS is joined by national level pistol shooter and science student, who explained to us the physics behind her favourite sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX5W5JU2I0A Talk To A Scientist About Plant Communication Do plants can talk to each other? What does a 'conversation' between plants look like? In this video, Jaishree talks us through these conversations as young minds learn how plants communicate with each other and why this communication can be helpful to them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9NmiWnudg8 Talk To A Scientist About Bread Making TTAS is joined by Jay Panchpor, an engineer-turned breadmaker, who takes young minds through the process of making bread and the science behind the different steps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nbfs5Lss3g Talk To A Scientist About Black Holes What are black holes? What are different kinds of black holes? How do scientists study them? Have these questions crossed your mind? In this session, Abhijeet Borkar helps learn young minds all about black holes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1TC8kofJY Talk To A Scientist About Toxins and Antitoxins in Bacteria What are toxins and antitoxins in bacteria? What do they do? Himani Tandon takes young minds deep inside bacteria to learn all about these interesting molecules, their role and why scientists study them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyWSlexs9tw Talk To A Scientist About Science and Illustration Rafeeque, a science illustrator, shares his journey with young minds. Young minds learnt how he uses his understanding of science to make more accurate, but beautiful illustrations of scientific concepts and new research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joA95GeWbXY Talk To A Scientist About Forest Conservation Agrim Saini, an Indian Forest Service officer tells young minds how his background in ecology and evolution help him make better decisions to enable conservation of our forests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1TIbKARCtM Talk To A Scientist About Electromicrobiology How do bacteria generate electricity? Can this be harnessed? What are the important applications of electromicrobiology? Kartik Aiyer answers all these questions and talks about his work in the field of electromicrobiology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6em0NYScK70 Talk To A Scientist About Diatoms What are diatoms? Where are they found? How are they useful in understanding water pollution? In this session with Karthick Balasubramanian, young minds learn all about these microscopic organisms and their connection to river water pollution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsp80SKcos TTAS 100th Episode Celebration Talk To A Scientist is completes 100 episodes! Through this video, acknowledges young minds, their families, guest speakers and the wider scientific community in India for their support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_5XPu69LM Talk To A Scientist about Malaria and India Learn about Malaria and its prevalence in India from guest speaker, Dr. Shruthi Vembar, in this TTAS Session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtNHFFnjz4 Talk To A Scientist about Neuroscience and Mental Health Learn about the neuroscience behind our emotions with Ankush Chakraborty, IISER Bhopal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GteKe8BZ_is Talk To A Scientist About Genomics Learn about genomics and the cutting-edge science of genome sequencing with Dr. Yazhini Arangasamy, Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6kbeKBT-9k Talk To A Scientist About Temperature and Touch In this TTAS Session, guest speaker Shraddha Shinde explains the science behind temperature and touch, a discovery that won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgjk0rBoUI Talk To A Scientist About the Brain and Plasticity What is brain plasticity? Does it mean that our brains are made of plastic? Our guest speaker Prof. Vidita Vaidya from TIFR- Mumbai explains that Neuroplasticity, also known as brain plasticity, is the brain's ability to change its connections or rewire itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclSJyyWY_A Talk To A Scientist about RNA What is RNA? What role does RNA play in protein synthesis? What is the function of small RNA molecules? In this session, we understand the role of RNA is more depth with our guest speaker Hasmatbanu Buchad, PhD Researcher from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3j1kc4OrM Talk To A Scientist about Fatty Liver Disease In this session, we learnt about Fatty liver disease from Dr. Divya Kumar of J.S.S Medical College, Mysuru, India. Also called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), this is a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver, often due to excess calories and lack of exercise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ABtB64s-A Talk To A Scientist about Epidemiology What is Epidemiology? What do epidemiologists do? Why are they known as "Disease Detectives"? In our Epidemiology session, our guest speaker Rubina Mulchandani discusses the history of epidemiology and how epidemiological studies are designed. She also explained to us why Epidemiology is so important, using her own work as an example! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5HBzFJiys&t=3s Talk To A Scientist about the Internet In our session on the Internet, Dr. Manu Awasthi explained the science, history, and evolution of the Internet. Dr. Manu took us behind the scenes and explained how the Google Search Engine works! Who would have guessed that a simple Google search requires so much effort? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqypnTrEmk&t=4s Talk To A Scientist about Snail Venom Research How do "Cone Snails" kill their prey? How do marine cone snails differ from garden snails? How many teeth does a cone snail have? What are the applications of cone snail venom? In this TTAS Session, our guest speaker Dr. Shrinivasan Raghuraman, takes us on a virtual underwater ride as we watch "killer cone snails" in action and learn about the weaponry and venom used by these predatory snails to immobilize their prey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xz4z-r8X-I&t=26s Talk To A Scientist about Surgical Research What is surgical research? What is the thorax and where is it located in the body? How is thoracic surgery performed? What are the most recent advances in thoracic surgery? In this TTAS Session, our guest speaker, Chinmay Haridas, takes us through case studies of surgical research and how new advancements like surgical telestration and augmented reality are transforming patient care in the field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=599okTcmctg Talk To A Scientist About CRISPR What is CRISPR? Well, it's definitely not a new kind of potato chips! Our guest speaker, Renu Bisht, is here to tell you all about CRISPR-Cas9 technology, where it comes from and what are it's applications! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aa7JPQX0y8&t=3s Talk To A Scientist About Aging Have you ever wondered why we age? What happens to the cells of our body as we age? Do all organisms age or are there some organisms that live forever? Our guest speaker Tushar Patel is here to answer all your questions about aging in this TTAS session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ovZg1wnpk Talk To A Scientist About Ecosystems and Climate Science in Agriculture How can science inform and improve agricultural practices? In this session, our guest speaker Chaiti takes us through different examples of how science can be used to better understand agriculture and improve its practices! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCwhdrbAadk&t=62s Talk To A Scientist About Microbes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly This session was conducted as part of India Science Festival 2022! In this session, we learn all about microorganisms - what they are, where they are found and why some of them are good, some bad and some ugly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfUXSR82Kzk Talk To A Scientist About Parasitology and Malaria In this TTAS Session, we will explore the world of parasites and learn more about the parasite that causes Malaria with our guest speaker Dr. Sushma Ambekar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pery6e8zwWM Talk To A Scientist About Replacing Animals in Research Have you ever wondered about how animals are used in research? Are there ways to replace them? In this video, our co-founders talk about why we need to reduce and replace animals in research and what are some alternatives! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP4okd3aUqc Talk To A Scientist About Science Writing In this video, we are joined by Dr. Surat Parvatam, a science writer and journalist! She tells us what science writers do, what do they write about and where they can publish! We look at what it means to write children's books, science stories, journal articles and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i6DZ5zJfoE Talk To A Scientist About Traffic Jams in the Brain What are neurons and what do they do in the brain? How do neurons deliver packages? What does it mean for how we function? Learn all the above and more from Dr. Sandhya Koushika from TIFR Mumbai in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJYP0_fcntc Talk To A Scientist About Wound Infection on a Chip Have you wondered how scientists study infections? What is an 'organ-on-a-chip'? Can you study wound infections on a chip? In this session, learn about wound infections, how bacteria look in wounds and how scientists study them using a new technology called 'organ-on-chip from the TTAS co-fouunders!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6wlrwnEVfw One Year Video Talk To A Scientist celebrates its first birthday. Watch this video that captures TTAS's journey over one year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu7ca_OtBYM Talk To A Scientist about Zebrafish in Research Samatha Mathew introduced young minds to the world of Zebrafish research, gave a virtual tour of a Zebrafish lab and what it's like to work in one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRsh42SfH84 Talk To A Scientist about COVID Vaccines This is TTAS's One Year Special Episode! To celebrate completing 52 consecutive weekly sessions, TTAS conducted a special episode on COVID Vaccines with Prof. Gagandeep Kang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jvL6Wz9NEA Talk To A Scientist about Science in the Kitchen Talk To A Scientist discusses the science behind some everyday tasks and food we see in our kitchens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25WACO7EgQ0 Talk To A Scientist about Our Body’s Glue - The Matrix Nagaraj Balasubramanian discusses body's matrix, how it acts like glue in our body, and its' role in diseases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGB1IfZk2zE Talk To A Scientist about the Science of Me - DNA and Heredity TTAS talks about the science behind how we inherit certain traits and characteristics from our parents and how DNA plays a role in this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5fTE7SYZbo Talk To A Scientist About Computational Medicine Discovery Sohini Chakraborti talks about how scientists use computational methods in discovering new medicines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlBAZlaRcA Talk To A Scientist About Biofilms and Beehives In this special episode, TTAS uses an analogy to learn about biofilms by comparing them to beehives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQfleXo-L4 Talk To A Scientist About Respiration Young minds learn all about how our body exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide through respiration and why this is important.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcGEBWmZag Talk To A Scientist about Cancer and Cell Biology Omkar Joshi tells young minds about how cancer originates, what it means for the cells in our body and how cancer cells are different from normal cells in our body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQyZfNcbeo Talk To A Scientist About Studying Primates Virendra Mathur who studies primates discusses how he goes out into the field to study primates, what he observes, how he takes notes and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_27JmLVIgU Talk To A Scientist About Polymers Vidhika tells young minds all about polymers and even sings a special song for young minds about them!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbcwMiy_r2A Talk To A Scientist About Proteins Zill-e-Anam shares what proteins are, how she studies them in a laboratory and why it's important to study them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AXtIp1I_x0 Talk To A Scientist about Oceans Kshitij Tandon took young minds on a deep dive into the oceans! They learnt about life under the ocean, how scientists study it and why it's important to protect our oceans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYC6imawIIY Talk To A Scientist About Sleep in Animals Ritika Mukherji talks about what sleep is and how different animals sleep!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ195WmOR4E Talk To A Scientist About Astrobiology Nitya Palekar talks to us about what Astrobiology is and why she loves studying it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vrdxZ98CXw Talk To A Scientist About Science of Sports Pistol and Rifle Shooting How does a sportsperson use their knowledge of science to be better at their sport? TTAS is joined by national level pistol shooter and science student, who explained to us the physics behind her favourite sport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX5W5JU2I0A Talk To A Scientist About Plant Communication Do plants can talk to each other? What does a 'conversation' between plants look like? In this video, Jaishree talks us through these conversations as young minds learn how plants communicate with each other and why this communication can be helpful to them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9NmiWnudg8 Talk To A Scientist About Bread Making TTAS is joined by Jay Panchpor, an engineer-turned breadmaker, who takes young minds through the process of making bread and the science behind the different steps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nbfs5Lss3g Talk To A Scientist About Black Holes What are black holes? What are different kinds of black holes? How do scientists study them? Have these questions crossed your mind? In this session, Abhijeet Borkar helps learn young minds all about black holes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1TC8kofJY Talk To A Scientist About Toxins and Antitoxins in Bacteria What are toxins and antitoxins in bacteria? What do they do? Himani Tandon takes young minds deep inside bacteria to learn all about these interesting molecules, their role and why scientists study them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyWSlexs9tw Talk To A Scientist About Science and Illustration Rafeeque, a science illustrator, shares his journey with young minds. Young minds learnt how he uses his understanding of science to make more accurate, but beautiful illustrations of scientific concepts and new research.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joA95GeWbXY Talk To A Scientist About Forest Conservation Agrim Saini, an Indian Forest Service officer tells young minds how his background in ecology and evolution help him make better decisions to enable conservation of our forests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1TIbKARCtM Talk To A Scientist About Electromicrobiology How do bacteria generate electricity? Can this be harnessed? What are the important applications of electromicrobiology? Kartik Aiyer answers all these questions and talks about his work in the field of electromicrobiology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6em0NYScK70 Talk To A Scientist About Diatoms What are diatoms? Where are they found? How are they useful in understanding water pollution? In this session with Karthick Balasubramanian, young minds learn all about these microscopic organisms and their connection to river water pollution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsp80SKcos TTAS 100th Episode Celebration Talk To A Scientist is completes 100 episodes! Through this video, acknowledges young minds, their families, guest speakers and the wider scientific community in India for their support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_5XPu69LM Talk To A Scientist about Malaria and India Learn about Malaria and its prevalence in India from guest speaker, Dr. Shruthi Vembar, in this TTAS Session.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtNHFFnjz4 Talk To A Scientist about Neuroscience and Mental Health Learn about the neuroscience behind our emotions with Ankush Chakraborty, IISER Bhopal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GteKe8BZ_is Talk To A Scientist About Genomics Learn about genomics and the cutting-edge science of genome sequencing with Dr. Yazhini Arangasamy, Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6kbeKBT-9k Talk To A Scientist About Temperature and Touch In this TTAS Session, guest speaker Shraddha Shinde explains the science behind temperature and touch, a discovery that won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgjk0rBoUI Talk To A Scientist About the Brain and Plasticity What is brain plasticity? Does it mean that our brains are made of plastic? Our guest speaker Prof. Vidita Vaidya from TIFR- Mumbai explains that Neuroplasticity, also known as brain plasticity, is the brain's ability to change its connections or rewire itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclSJyyWY_A Talk To A Scientist about RNA What is RNA? What role does RNA play in protein synthesis? What is the function of small RNA molecules? In this session, we understand the role of RNA is more depth with our guest speaker Hasmatbanu Buchad, PhD Researcher from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3j1kc4OrM Talk To A Scientist about Fatty Liver Disease In this session, we learnt about Fatty liver disease from Dr. Divya Kumar of J.S.S Medical College, Mysuru, India. Also called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), this is a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver, often due to excess calories and lack of exercise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ABtB64s-A Talk To A Scientist about Epidemiology What is Epidemiology? What do epidemiologists do? Why are they known as "Disease Detectives"? In our Epidemiology session, our guest speaker Rubina Mulchandani discusses the history of epidemiology and how epidemiological studies are designed. She also explained to us why Epidemiology is so important, using her own work as an example!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5HBzFJiys&t=3s Talk To A Scientist about the Internet In our session on the Internet, Dr. Manu Awasthi explained the science, history, and evolution of the Internet. Dr. Manu took us behind the scenes and explained how the Google Search Engine works! Who would have guessed that a simple Google search requires so much effort?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqypnTrEmk&t=4s Talk To A Scientist about Snail Venom Research How do "Cone Snails" kill their prey? How do marine cone snails differ from garden snails? How many teeth does a cone snail have? What are the applications of cone snail venom? In this TTAS Session, our guest speaker Dr. Shrinivasan Raghuraman, takes us on a virtual underwater ride as we watch "killer cone snails" in action and learn about the weaponry and venom used by these predatory snails to immobilize their prey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xz4z-r8X-I&t=26s Talk To A Scientist about Surgical Research What is surgical research? What is the thorax and where is it located in the body? How is thoracic surgery performed? What are the most recent advances in thoracic surgery? In this TTAS Session, our guest speaker, Chinmay Haridas, takes us through case studies of surgical research and how new advancements like surgical telestration and augmented reality are transforming patient care in the field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=599okTcmctg Talk To A Scientist About CRISPR What is CRISPR? Well, it's definitely not a new kind of potato chips! Our guest speaker, Renu Bisht, is here to tell you all about CRISPR-Cas9 technology, where it comes from and what are it's applications!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aa7JPQX0y8&t=3s Talk To A Scientist About Aging Have you ever wondered why we age? What happens to the cells of our body as we age? Do all organisms age or are there some organisms that live forever? Our guest speaker Tushar Patel is here to answer all your questions about aging in this TTAS session.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ovZg1wnpk Talk To A Scientist About Ecosystems and Climate Science in Agriculture How can science inform and improve agricultural practices? In this session, our guest speaker Chaiti takes us through different examples of how science can be used to better understand agriculture and improve its practices!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCwhdrbAadk&t=62s Talk To A Scientist About Microbes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly This session was conducted as part of India Science Festival 2022! In this session, we learn all about microorganisms - what they are, where they are found and why some of them are good, some bad and some ugly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfUXSR82Kzk Talk To A Scientist About Parasitology and Malaria In this TTAS Session, we will explore the world of parasites and learn more about the parasite that causes Malaria with our guest speaker Dr. Sushma Ambekar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pery6e8zwWM Talk To A Scientist About Replacing Animals in Research Have you ever wondered about how animals are used in research? Are there ways to replace them? In this video, our co-founders talk about why we need to reduce and replace animals in research and what are some alternatives!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP4okd3aUqc Talk To A Scientist About Science Writing In this video, we are joined by Dr. Surat Parvatam, a science writer and journalist! She tells us what science writers do, what do they write about and where they can publish! We look at what it means to write children's books, science stories, journal articles and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i6DZ5zJfoE Talk To A Scientist About Traffic Jams in the Brain What are neurons and what do they do in the brain? How do neurons deliver packages? What does it mean for how we function? Learn all the above and more from Dr. Sandhya Koushika from TIFR Mumbai in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJYP0_fcntc Talk To A Scientist About Wound Infection on a Chip Have you wondered how scientists study infections? What is an 'organ-on-a-chip'? Can you study wound infections on a chip? In this session, learn about wound infections, how bacteria look in wounds and how scientists study them using a new technology called 'organ-on-chip from the TTAS co-fouunders!
