Ep. 14 : Conversation with Amitabh Joshi - The Beautiful Mind

Amitabh Joshi is a Professor in EVOLUTIONARY AND ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY UNIT at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Adv Sci Research, Bengaluru. He is also a poet in Urdu and English (and occasionally, Persian). his lab webpage : https://sites.google.com/view/ebl-jncasr/home his twitter link : https://twitter.com/joshiamitabhevo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor In this episode, we discussed him becoming a biologist; his journey in to the  realm of genetics and evolutionary biology; science and its interface with society; on how to do research; and how to think of problems; we also discussed interface of art and science and; in a way, we broke the myth of CP Snow's essay on "Two cultures". Also, don't miss the fabulous recitation of poems in Persian and Urdu - including lines from Iqbal and Rumi, and delightful insights on his thoughts in eloquent Hindustani. There is so much to listen, learn and think about...as always on a conversation with Amitabh Listen...as we humanize science... References : “The Two Cultures.” In Wikipedia, June 28, 2023. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Two_Cultures&oldid=1162392930⁠. “Amitabh Joshi.” In Wikipedia, January 21, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amitabh_Joshi&oldid=1134862112. “Amitabh Joshi | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.” Accessed July 13, 2023. https://www.jncasr.ac.in/faculty/ajoshi. Amitabh Joshi at Navisht 2019, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuZI0Lu1r9E. “EBL, JNCASR.” Accessed July 29, 2023. https://sites.google.com/view/ebl-jncasr/home. “EBL, JNCASR - Amitabh Miscellaneous Interests.” Accessed July 29, 2023. https://sites.google.com/view/ebl-jncasr/amitabh-miscellaneous-interests. “Joshi, Amitabh.” Accessed July 13, 2023. https://press.princeton.edu/our-authors/joshi-amitabh. Joshi, Amitabh. “Poems Recited by Amitabh in This Podcast.” Google Docs. Accessed July 31, 2023. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzJFUuunbWctVd_yCKARKtdEczlUXEfI/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=108686585365385026951&rtpof=true&usp=embed_facebook.