There is so much happening around us. How often do we pause and 'think'? Join Utsuka and Jigyasa as they explore the world around them through their curious lens. Each episode features a curious question and a researcher exploring it.
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There is so much happening around us. How often do we pause and 'think'? Join Utsuka and Jigyasa as they explore the world around them through their curious lens. Each episode features a curious question and a researcher exploring it.
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January 19, 2024
IndiaAsksWhy | Why Are We Curious?
<p>Coming to the end of season 3, we have discussed so many questions that came to our minds. Listening to these questions, Utsuka and Jigyasa’s friends, Avishka and Tavi, from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad, ironically asked “why do we ask so many questions?”. This question made us all think about human nature and how we are always curious to know more!</p> <p>In the last episode of season 03 of IndiaAsksWhy, we look at the importance of curiosity and the different types of curiosity. We learn that curiosity probably evolved as a survival mechanism in animals. The inquisitive group also spoke to a curiosity researcher, Prof. Jaison Manjaly, from the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN), to understand how one could study human curiosity and its nature in the lab!</p> <p>We’re sure this conversation between the curious group would have made you curious, too. You can send your follow-up questions on our website, and we’ll pick them up :)</p> <p>Please write to indiaaskswhy@gmail.com if you'd like your school to be involved with IndiaAsksWhy.</p> <h2>References</h2> <ul> <li>Byrne, Richard W. “Animal Curiosity.” Current Biology, vol. 23, no. 11, June 2013, pp. R469–R470,<a href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.058"> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.058</a>. Accessed 9 Dec. 2019.</li> <li>Kidd, Celeste, and Benjamin Y. Hayden. “The Psychology and Neuroscience of Curiosity.” Neuron, vol. 88, no. 3, Nov. 2015, pp. 449–460, <a href= "https://www.indiaaskswhy.org/episode/2024-01-19-why-are-we-curious/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635443/">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635443/</a>, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.010">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.010</a>.</li> <li>Shin, Dajung Diane, and Sung-il Kim. “Homo Curious: Curious or Interested?” Educational Psychology Review, vol. 31, no. 4, 29 July 2019, pp. 853–874, <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09497-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09497-x</a>.</li> <li>“The “Why” behind Asking Why: The Science of Curiosity.” Knowledge at Wharton, 27 Aug. 2017, knowledge.<a href= "https://www.indiaaskswhy.org/episode/2024-01-19-why-are-we-curious/wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/makes-us-curious/">wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/makes-us-curious/</a>.</li> <li>“Why Are We so Curious?” Wonder Newsroom, <a href= "https://www.indiaaskswhy.org/episode/2024-01-19-why-are-we-curious/www.blog.askwonder.com/blog/why-are-humans-so-curious">www.blog.askwonder.com/blog/why-are-humans-so-curious</a>. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> <ul> <li>Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia</li> <li>Guest scientist: Prof. Jaison Manjaly</li> <li>Students: Tanvi and Avishkaa from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad</li> <li>Audio Editor: Shweata N. Hegde</li> <li>Episode cover: Asif Khan</li> <li>Transcriber: Khushi Goel</li> </ul>
December 19, 2023
IndiaAsksWhy | Why Do Flowers Bloom?
<div> <div>“Why do flowers bloom?” Anushka and Hamsini from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad, ask. As the curious listeners joined Utsuka and Jigyasa in a garden one evening, they made an important observation about flowers. We all love the colorful petals of the flowers, but this curious group went a step ahead to question why they bloom at all!</div> <br /> <div>In the fourth episode of season 03 of IndiaAsksWhy, we look at the mechanism of flowering and what are the causes for flowers to bloom. We learn that plants go through multiple steps to understand the right time to bloom. The curious group also spoke to a plant scientist, Prof. Mukesh Lodha, from Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), to understand how scientists study the molecules involved in blooming of flowers!</div> <br /> <div>We’re sure this conversation between the curious group would have made you curious, too. You can send your follow-up questions on our website, and we’ll pick them up :)</div> <br /> <div>Please write to indiaaskswhy@gmail.com if you'd like your school to be involved with IndiaAsksWhy.</div> <br /> References</div> <div> <div>1. “30.12: Plant Development - Genetic Control of Flowers.” Biology LibreTexts, 16 July 2018, bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Book%3A_General_Biology_(Boundless)/30%3A_Plant_Form_and_Physiology/30.12%3A_Plant_Development_-_Genetic_Control_of_Flowers.BioNinja.</div> <div>2. “Photoperiodism | BioNinja.” Ib.bioninja.com.au, ib.bioninja.com.au/higher-level/topic-9-plant-biology/untitled-3/photoperiodism.html</div> <div>3. “How Do Plants Know When to Flower? | Wonderopolis.” Wonderopolis.org, wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-plants-know-when-to-flower.Kirchoff, Bruce K., and Riva A. Bruenn.</div> <div>4. “How Do Banana Flowers Develop?” Frontiers for Young Minds, vol. 6, 20 Nov. 2018, <a href= "https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00060">https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00060</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div>Credits</div> <div> <div> </div> <div>- Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia</div> <div>- Guest scientist: Prof. Mukesh Lodha</div> <div>- Students: Anushka and Hamsini from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad</div> <div>- Audio Editor: Shweata N. Hegde</div> <div>- Episode cover: Asif Khan</div> <div>- Transcriber: Khushi Goel</div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div>
November 23, 2023
IndiaAsksWhy | Why Do People Get Paralysed? Bonus Episode
<div> <div>“Why do people get paralyzed?” Kanishka and Myra from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad, ask. Check out our previous episode where the curious explorers along with Utsuka and Jigyasa explore this question. </div> <br /> <div>Both our curious explorers had so many more questions about brain diseases after they understood that paralysis can be a result of certain kinds of brain diseases. So, we have a bonus episode! Listen to find out what they learned.</div> <br /> <div>## Credits</div> <div>- Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia</div> <div>- Guest scientist: Prof. Sheeba Vasu</div> <div>- Students: Myra and Kanishka from Delhi Public School, Secunderabad</div> <div>- Audio Editor: Indulekha MS</div> <div>- Transcriber: Khushi Goel</div> </div>
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