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On this #InternationalDayOfScientificCulture, let's talk about a different aspect of #science & #cuture:
"The cultural expectation(s) of what it means to be a #scientist, and why we need to question it!"
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"The cultural expectation(s) of what it means to be a #scientist, and why we need to question it!"
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In the light of the recent student deaths in multiple educational institutions across #India, I've been informally chatting with some students and faculty, in a bid to try and understand what went (and perhaps continues to be going) wrong!
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In addition to all the pertinent personal, institutional & systemic factors brought forth by many of my friends and colleagues, I want to try and reflect on one factor in particular:
"What does it mean to be a 'scientist' in today's world?"
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"What does it mean to be a 'scientist' in today's world?"
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