Outreach
I am interested in using different creative tools and media for communication, education and learning. This page documents my efforts towards this. This is work in progress and I will update this page with newer projects soon. If you are interested in finding more or collaborating on science outreach projects, leave your email address in the box here or send me an email and I will write back to you. You can find my email information under the Contact tab.
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Ecology and science games
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FLOCKS!
Along with Prasad Sandbhor, I developed a game based on mixed-species flocks using birds that participate in flocks as elements of the game. The game uses behaviours of and interactions between birds to convey the concept of mixed-species flocks. This effort was featured on different platforms - 1. IndiaBioscience 2. The Wire 3. Forbes Magazine 4. Current Conservation Conference publication based on this work: Sandbhor P., and Bangal, P. 2018. Game System based on Mixed-species Bird Flocks: A Science Outreach Approach. In Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts (CHI PLAY '18 Extended Abstracts). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 595-601. Link: https://doi.org/10.1145/3270316.3271509 |
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BIRDS IN THE CITY
Prasad and I are currently working on a game based on urban birds that closely interact with the ever expanding urban spaces in our cities and how dynamic nature of modern day urban structures affects the biodiversity in it. This project is funded by the Bengaluru Sustainability Forum. We have now play-tested the game with over 50 people in both online and in-person modes. As a part of this work we are also publishing some blog posts about the research that went into this work. To read more about this project and our upcoming work visit https://www.playinnature.in/game. |
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UP IN A BANYAN TREE (JIGSAW puzzle) I had the good fortune of collaborating with the botanical artist and illustrator, Nirupa Rao on this fun project of designing a jigsaw puzzle based on the biodiversity that we see around us. A Banyan tree brings to life with it's fruiting season various organisms that depend on it. Immerse yourself in uncovering these organisms that are somehow interconnected thanks to the glorious Banyan tree - https://www.nirupa-rao.com/up-in-a-banyan-tree. |
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Science Writing
1. For Office of Communications, Indian Institute of Science
Long form articles for CONNECT
- Engineering solutions to the COVID19 crisis
- Startups on AI technology at IISc
Press releases
- Using Raman microspectroscopy to rapidly detect disease causing bacteria
- Nanomaterials as broad spectrum anti-microbial agents
Research highlights
- High-throughput discovery of 2D magnets
- Gamma oscillations in human brain weaken with age
2. Popular-science Marathi writing
I wrote a popular science piece for the Marathi Magazine Vanrai. This was a part of a special issue on "Effects of the lockdown on the Environment". Thank you to Suhel Quader and his daughter for letting me use their project as an example in this article. The pretty graphs in this article are made by them. Access the article here.
3. For Research Matters
- Child mortality in India
- Tackling dengue infections using community based cohort studies
1. For Office of Communications, Indian Institute of Science
Long form articles for CONNECT
- Engineering solutions to the COVID19 crisis
- Startups on AI technology at IISc
Press releases
- Using Raman microspectroscopy to rapidly detect disease causing bacteria
- Nanomaterials as broad spectrum anti-microbial agents
Research highlights
- High-throughput discovery of 2D magnets
- Gamma oscillations in human brain weaken with age
2. Popular-science Marathi writing
I wrote a popular science piece for the Marathi Magazine Vanrai. This was a part of a special issue on "Effects of the lockdown on the Environment". Thank you to Suhel Quader and his daughter for letting me use their project as an example in this article. The pretty graphs in this article are made by them. Access the article here.
3. For Research Matters
- Child mortality in India
- Tackling dengue infections using community based cohort studies
