Science : Interviews

Prabir Purkayastha
What Do Skeletal Remains at Rakhigarhi Tell Us?
10 Sep 2019
NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha speaks to scientist Satyajit Rath about the skeletal remains found at Rakhigarhi and the politics around genetic research in South Asia.
Prasanth R.
How did Agriculture Begin in South Asia?
07 Sep 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about two recently published papers on the history of agriculture in south Asia and the various migrations that brought people to the Indian subcontinent.
Prabir Purkayastha
Chandrayaan-2: Lander Fails But Not Everything's Lost
07 Sep 2019
Minutes before touching the surface of the moon, communication from lander Vikram to ground stations was lost.
Surangya
Indus Valley Civilisation: Where Did Agriculture Come From?
06 Sep 2019
Recently published studies that analysed a genome from the Indus Valley Civilisation have provided interesting insights into the origins of modern South Asians, their language and the development of…
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.