Nagaraj Balasubramanian

What begins as curiosity-driven research can often reshape the world in ways we least expect. Join us for an evening of conversation and insight with some of the world's leading minds in quantum science. Nobel Laureate Klaus von Klitzing will be joined by distinguished panellists Bertrand Halperin, Allan MacDonald, and Sankar Das Sarma, with the discussion moderated by Jainendra Jain, Founding Director of Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute and recipient of the Wolf Prize 2026. Presented by @Lodha Foundation in collaboration with @TIFRScience, this public lecture explores how quantum research continues to influence technology, healthcare, energy, and our understanding of the universe itself. The lecture is open to all. No prior background in quantum physics required. Register: tifr.link/zlth0r #ScienceForAll #QuantumScience #QuantumResearch #PublicLectureSeries #TIFR #LTPI

Driving through over the weekend, I couldn't help but wonder what the evolutionary biologists think about calling this the "missing link." It's a striking piece of engineering and clearly has made a difference in driving through the ghats. Some of the challenges overcome in building it are discussed in this piece below. thedraftworld.com/2026/05/why-th…

Desh bacha lo phraands. [New standup video] youtu.be/OxEMHsCKTWo?si…

A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.

@Aakar__Patel @SanSip @cricketwallah Couldn’t agree more !

@SanSip far and away the best columnist of bombay. v rare for writer in these parts to develop a voice and stay with it. generous with other writers. ref to @cricketwallah as being like the north star

Remembering Bombay's iconic chronicler Behram Contractor, aka Busybee -- and his sons Darryl and Derek; his dog Bolshoi the boxer; and his wealthy friend living on the 21st floor of a building famous for being twenty floors high. hindustantimes.com/books/busybee-…

While everyone is busy with the IPL R Vaishali became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 🇮🇳

I am offering an intensive in-person AI in Research workshop for outsiders during 03-05 July, 2026. This is a paid workshop aimed at post-graduates, PhD scholars, faculty and professionals across disciplines. sites.google.com/acads.iiserpun… Please help in spreading the word.

"Pressure is Privillige" - Billie Jean King

A trailblazing first in 145 years St Stephen’s College appointed its first woman principal — a landmark step in the 145-year-old history of the college. Professor Susan Elias, a computer scientist, will be leading the iconic institution from June 1 as the school’s 14th principal. Full story inside ➡️ hindustantimes.com/india-news/st-… (✍️@appriseParas & @gargiiishukla) 🗞️ For in-depth reporting: epaper.hindustantimes.com 📩 Subscribe now: bit.ly/2QAOH22

The team tested three conditions: 1) Humans evaluating proposals without any help from AI. 2) Humans and AI collaborating using "black box" pass-or-fail recommendations on proposals. 3) Human and AI collaborations in which AI provided narrative recommendations describing the rationale for its decisions. library.hbs.edu/working-knowle…

Vikram Sarabhai Post Doctoral Fellowship in research areas pursued by PRL, Ahmedabad For those awarded PhD in last 4 years, < 35 years, and having first-class throughout. Rs 1 lakh pm HRA Duration up to 2 years Details at prl.res.in/prl-eng/opport… Apply by 2nd week of July 2026

Announcing the 10th Edition of the Biostatistics Course. In this edition, we are introducing the usage of Gen AI tools for data analysis. For more details and application, please visit: sites.google.com/acads.iiserpun…

“Learning without thinking is futile, thinking without learning is perilous.” — Confucius nature.com/articles/s4157…

Both are interesting reads. @SutirthDey @IISERPune @AshokaUniv

Three PhD positions open in our Lab, KMC Manipal, (2026–27). Projects: social isolation & neurogenomics | wearable sensors & anxiety | neuro-immune regulation of behavior. Tools: Drosophila genetics, transcriptomics, DANCE (eLife 2025). See flyer for details.

Remember the ravishing Bharatanatyam dancer from the stunning Coke Studio creation Pasoori? This week, she was detained in Karachi. Her life, in fact, tells a fascinating story of defying dictatorship. A thread on dance and dissent. 1/17

Do check out this interesting collection on Emerging Aspects of Extracellular Matrix in Disease and Tissue Engineering. Was much fun to put this together with @trayambakbasak link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Been gifting The Dig to people I know Two reasons why The Dig is important 1. The Keeladi excavations challenge the idea of a single fountainhead of Indian life 2. The evolution of writing is attributed to the Ashoka edicts, but 2,600 years ago writing was prevalent in Keeladi