Innocence Theory Podcast

I speak to Ajay Binani, a voracious reader who is building a readers’ club. I speak to him about the book ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’. He vouches for the book. He says it has helped him pay attention to things that matter in life. I show up to the conversation a little sceptical and silly.

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Guest:  Ajay Binani

Ajay’s Reading club

Producers: Arjun & Dinesh

Cover Art: Akshay Joshi

Why is noise cancellation so impressive? How does it feel to experience the luxury of a preferred audio environment? If the quality of the soundscape is an indicator of a thriving ecosystem, what could be so off about urban spaces that a certain technology feels essential? In this segment, we delve into soundscapes and how they transform when transitioning from an urban setting to a natural environment.

Note: This episode contains sounds that cannot be accurately represented by speakers. Please use headphones

Soundscape conservation
Authors: Sarah L. Dumyahn & Bryan C Pijanowski
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225714699_Soundscape_conservation

Seema, trek lead
https://www.instagram.com/explorewithsemi?igsh=MWMyaTFoencybWNo

Host: Dinesh Kumar C
www.linkedin.com/in/dnshkmrc

Boredom is a common feeling we experience, despite the abundance of activities available to us. James Danckert, a cognitive neuroscientist who studies this state, breaks it down to help us understand its causes, meaning, and how to move out of it constructively.

Guest: Dr. James Danckert
https://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/profiles/james-danckert

Host: Arjun & Dinesh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunshrivatsan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnshkmrc/

Sound Design: Abhinav Suresh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/silentree42/

Cover Art: Akshay Joshi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-joshi-43384a168/

One sec app: https://one-sec.app/

“How does the activity of sending a kid to preschool fit into the eventful life of a working parent?” Kruthika Rao, a writer and a mother to a toddler, takes us on a journey through her parental emotions at play in this hilarious memoir.

Featuring: Kruthika Rao
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kruthika-rao-b6147115/

Episode Cover Design Artist
Akshay Joshi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-joshi-43384a168/

Visiting a new place can be an exhilarating experience for most of us. It challenges our assumptions about the world in which we live. Our host, Arjun, an amateur traveller, takes us through such an experience. We chat about how the environment presents itself to a curious visitor, the details that would go unnoticed otherwise, and how interesting conversations take place in unlikely places.


Music

"Covert Affair" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"I Knew a Guy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Toothpaste, vaccines, Spider-Man, paperclips, music, doorknobs, and soda cans are seldom viewed from an intellectual property standpoint. This is due in part to their triviality or frequent occurrence.

Rohan Turior, an Intellectual Property attorney, breaks down the world of patents for us to truly appreciate the system that safeguards the interests of researchers and creators.

In part 2 of this series, we speak to Dr. Himani Nautiyal, a primatologist and field researcher. We peek into some intriguing traits like socialization, mating characteristics and affairs of these mysterious creatures, and plausible explanations for their unapparent actions. The conversation opens us to the threats the Himalayan Langurs face due to habitat destruction and the efforts taken by the research team to mitigate them.

Guest: Dr. Himani Nautiyal
LinkenIn: linkedin.com/in/himani-nautiyal-390500214
Project website: http://himalayanlangur.com

Media:
https://www.natureinfocus.in/animals/living-with-langurs
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/black-bears-and-langurs-strike-a-strange-bond/article24842901.ece

Host: Dinesh Kumar C
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnshkmrc/

Dr. Himani Nautiyal, A Primatologist and a field researcher, has been studying the Himalayan langurs for over 10 years. We speak to her to know about these interesting species, their personalities & quirks, and the challenges they face due to habitat destruction. We also peek into the subject of primatology and it's influence on shaping the definition of ‘what it is to be human’.

Guest: Dr. Himani Nautiyal
LinkenIn: linkedin.com/in/himani-nautiyal-390500214
Project website: http://himalayanlangur.com

Media:
https://www.natureinfocus.in/animals/living-with-langurs
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/black-bears-and-langurs-strike-a-strange-bond/article24842901.ece

Host: Dinesh Kumar C
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnshkmrc/

Migration, a  natural reality to people and species alike. Meru Vashisht, a poet and an activist, dives into her emotions at play while leaving a familiar place once for all. An emotional palette most of us go through but seldom pause to process.


Meru Vashisht

Instagram
https://instagram.com/thevivaciouspoet?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Medium
https://meruvashisht.medium.com/

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meruvashisht/

This episode is part 2 of a two part series.

We speak about Chandrayaan 3 mission. What happens after the landing and once the dust settles down? Why some of these experiments are on board and what is it that we are trying seek from the edge of scientific frontier?  

We just ask Jatan Mehta.

He is the author of two fascinating Newsletters - Indian Space progress — and The Moon Monday.

If you started of with this episode you will do just alright but the part 1 on the moon is interesting by itself.

Reach out to us at [email protected]

Jatan’s Blog

https://blog.jatan.space

Chandrayaan 3 experiments

https://blog.jatan.space/p/chandrayaan-3?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2FChandrayaan%25203&utm_medium=reader2

Why we explore the moon?
https://blog.jatan.space/p/why-explore-the-moon

How are lunar mountains different from earth mountains?

https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/lunar-mountains-craters-landing-sites-solar-system/

The story of water being found on moon
https://blog.jatan.space/p/ultimate-guide-to-water-on-the-moon

Lumps in the moon’s gravitational field
https://blog.jatan.space/p/the-moons-lumpy-gravity-field

Tool to explore the PSRs
https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/query?extent=-21.6741319%2C-48.3039112%2C-3.1485562%2C-38.9146241&id=lroc&highlightFeatureId=0&showTerrain=true&queryFeature=1&queryOpts=N4IgLghgRiBcIBMKRAXyA&layers=NrBsFYBoAZIRnpEBmZcAsjYIHYFcAbAyAbwF8BdC0yioA&proj=10

Lunar South Pole atlas
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/lunar-south-pole-atlas/#illustrations

Nasa spinoff
https://spinoff.nasa.gov

About Episode cover: Near surface temperature modelled for moon's South Pole.
https://repository.hou.usra.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.11753/1336/SPole_85S_DLREallT_v20190829.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y