What About Science? Ep 2 - 30 shades of TMT Proteep Mallik is passionate about staring into space — with purpose. To those who need an introduction, Proteep is with the School of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches the undergraduate course in Physics. He has a master’s degree in Optical Sciences and is an astronomy aficionado. In this engaging episode, he talks about the 30-metre telescope that is being built in Karnataka to be shipped to Hawaii, and the fascinating science behind gazing at the stars. In this episode of What About Science? with Nandita Jayaraj, Proteep takes us on a journey to the stars, gazing at the heavens through a 30-metre telescope (TMT) that is being assembled in the town of Hoskote, near Bengaluru. A telescope that is designed to observe the stars from Hawaii. Credits & Acknowledgements: Audio used from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ZqEMMA6kY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06BsEOGBmdE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGjTp75K0G8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvI2EriqSHk Music Composed by Bruce Lee Mani 1:10 - 2:13 2:27 - 4:30 15:08 - 16:59 18:04 - 19:21 20:08 - 21:13 24:35 - 25:29 26:13 - 27:49 All other music from Epidemic sound and Artlist Further reading: Hexing Glass for TMT: https://www.tmt.org/blog/497 India TMT website: https://tmt.iiap.res.in Telescopes: bigger is better: https://www.dw.com/en/with-telescopes-size-does-matter/a-18784812 Why this Thirty Meter Telescope became a MASSIVE controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bqWCiUVRxc Meet Proteep Mallik https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/people/proteep-mallik