While spending a lot of time living, learning, and immersing himself in different countries and continents, Sreekar’s love for sports has been a constant. While the popular athletes he watches are by no means overrated, his research explores weird magnets in a field often underrated – condensed matter physics. Breaking down stereotypes about theoretical physicists portrayed in some popular shows, Sreekar dwells on what it means to be a scientist, and how to approach life’s problems with naïve optimism. The one most important thing he’s learned throughout his experiences is something easily translatable across the languages and countries he knows – simply put, that everyone’s just trying to “have a nice”.