Artificial intelligence recruiting tools have been found to prefer men unfavourably, while large language models have demonstrated a tendency to reinforce gender biases, associating women with caregiving roles and men with professional success
The Science of Environmental Journalism
In these dire times of climate change and massive biodiversity loss, journalism becomes a powerful tool to communicate and impact human behaviour.
The long haul: Life in science with a chronic illness
A peek into the lives of women researchers who keep going strong in their academic quest despite battling chronic illnesses for years together
A portrait of a scientist, as an administrator
Dr Jyotsna Dhawan’s career spanning close to three decades covers stem cell science as well as institutional structures and routine management.
She does more than stop and smell the flowers
Geetha Ramaswami leads the SeasonWatch programme, which uses the power of citizen science to understand how trees respond to changing seasons
This botanist from Kerala builds a bryophyte brigade for the Western Ghats
Dr Manju C Nair shines a light on the little-known world of bryology, identifies 24 new species, and attracts new blood to the subject that no one in South India quite heeded before
For me, it was never an issue of what to do. Everything was fascinating
Dr Renee Borges draws from chemistry, behaviour and ecology to interrogate how organisms perceive the world and make their decisions
Chasing the dream of growing best quality saffron
Ensuring quality plant material, establishing proper irrigation methods and developing a rot-resistant saffron corm are the top priorities of Dr Nasheeman Ashraf, a principal scientist at the Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory at IIIM Srinagar
The woman scientist behind India’s first geothermal pilot
Kunzes Dolma’s relentless efforts to better the lives of people of Ladakh by improving energy accessibility have led to ONGC’s Puga Valley Geothermal Project, a one-of-its-kind initiative in India
Yana Bagbi: a pioneer in cost-effective, eco-friendly solutions for water purification
The first woman from Arunachal Pradesh to receive a PhD in physics, Yana developed biocompatible nanoparticles for lead remediation and characterised low-cost bamboo-activated carbon nanoparticles to remove fluoride ions from water