96: The Art of Data Mining – A Conversation with Kamala Sankaram

In this episode, we speak with Kamala Sankaram, creator of the world’s first virtual reality opera, about online reading habits, comic books, tree growth, and data mining. A composer, a classically trained sitarist, and the leader of an award-winning Bollywood surf ensemble, Bombay Rickey, Kamala makes a compelling case for the importance of crossover projects that bring together highbrow and popular fandoms. She holds a PhD from the New School and serves on the music faculty at Mannes College of Music, and her work has been praised by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among others, and has received support from the MacDowell Foundation and many more.