Science : Interviews

Prabir Purkayastha
Why Was the Launch of Chandrayan-2 Stopped?
15 Jul 2019
Chandrayan-2 was supposed to be launched at 02:51 hrs, but ISRO's second moon mission had to be stopped
Prabir Purkayastha
Are Indian Engineers Being Scapegoated for Boeing 737 Max Fiasco?
02 Jul 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha and defense analyst D. Raghunandan discuss recent reports that blame Indian software engineers for the crashes of the Boeing 737 Max that killed 346 people.
Prabir Purkayastha
Drug Design Today: Large Molecules or Small Molecules?
28 May 2019
Veteran scientist Satyajit Rath talks about the differences, usefulness and the pros and cons of small and big molecules as constituents of drugs.
Prabir Purkayastha
Tracing Ancient Human Migrations with David Reich
30 Jan 2019
Renowned geneticist, professor David Reich, joined Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha for a conversation on ancient human migrations and the science that makes it possible to find about…
Sumedha Pal
Decoding the COP24 Climate Talks
17 Dec 2018
As the latest round of climate talks closes in with over two weeks of negotiations and 200 countries participating, D. Ragunandhan weighs in on how effective the summit was.
Surangya
Genetically Modified Babies are Here, Are We Prepared?
04 Dec 2018
With the Chinese researcher He Jiankui announcing the world’s first genetically modified babies, the scientific community is outraged with the prematurity and secrecy of his dangerous experiment.
Prasanth R.
"Kerala has Received Widespread Acclaim for its Handling of Dam Systems"
25 Aug 2018
James Wilson, Special Officer with the Kerala government and an expert on dam safety, talks about the nature of the recent rain and flooding, and the steps that were taken to minimise the damage.
Amit Sengupta
"Silicosis Killing Thousands of Workers"
20 Jul 2018
Newsclick talked to Amulya Nidhi of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan on the lung disease which has been killing workers across the country.
Prabir Purkayastha
How Race, Technology and History Play Out in the United States
12 Jul 2018
Langdon Winner speaks of the many ways in which African Americans in the US continue to be segregated spatially and socially even though it has been ages since the abolition of slavery.
Surangya Kaur
Under BJP, Local Communities Suffer, Private Players Profit at Cost of Environment
12 May 2018
D Raghunandan from the Delhi Science Forum talks about the problems with these policies, and how the debate on development vs environment is flawed as it it adopts a short-sighted and one-sided view…