
Ep. 22 : Conversation with Vishwesha Guttal - Physicist turned Ecologist
About this episode
Vishwesha is a physicist turned ecologist. He is an associate professor in centre for ecological sciences at Indian institute of science BengaluruHis webpage : https://ces.iisc.ac.in/?q=user/36.
In this episode we discuss his
- biography
- education and research experience at IIT Kanpur, Ohio State University, Princeton and IISc
- laboratory research interests
- love for teaching
- fatherhood and work-life balance
- interests in philosophy of science
- thoughts on science in India
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