Kaaviya Balakrishnan
@kaaviya.bsky.social
Studying mammal paleogenetics and conservation. Doctoral student @lpcg.bsky.social
Personal blog : https://purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/musings-observations/
Alumnus Uppsala University & University of Vienna
Personal blog : https://purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/musings-observations/
Alumnus Uppsala University & University of Vienna
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December 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Please Repost! We are in an era of huge gains in technology, discovery and data "sequestration". We need to be honest about what's happening and the terrible outcomes that could happen if we continue the 533 years of colonial extraction. www.science.org/content/arti...
How scientists are confronting the lingering imprint of colonialism
Science series to spotlight efforts to reduce parachute science, empower Global South countries
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Please Repost! We are in an era of huge gains in technology, discovery and data "sequestration". We need to be honest about what's happening and the terrible outcomes that could happen if we continue the 533 years of colonial extraction. www.science.org/content/arti...
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@gnomoboleto.bsky.social hosted a super fun owl pellet workshop today!
Owl pellets are regurgitated balls of indigestible material like bones, fur, and feathers.
We found a few different voles and frogs in ours today.
Owl pellets are regurgitated balls of indigestible material like bones, fur, and feathers.
We found a few different voles and frogs in ours today.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@gnomoboleto.bsky.social hosted a super fun owl pellet workshop today!
Owl pellets are regurgitated balls of indigestible material like bones, fur, and feathers.
We found a few different voles and frogs in ours today.
Owl pellets are regurgitated balls of indigestible material like bones, fur, and feathers.
We found a few different voles and frogs in ours today.
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What a course!🧬🦣
Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course.
Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course.
Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What a course!🧬🦣
Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course.
Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course.
Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
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August 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Did you catch @kaaviya.bsky.social's vole talk?
@aarc-community.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
@aarc-community.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Did you catch @kaaviya.bsky.social's vole talk?
@aarc-community.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
@aarc-community.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
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Our phd student @kaaviya.bsky.social will give a flash talk on #OrkneyVoles. We apologies in advance for all the terrible puns she will make. It is inevitable 🥲
August 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Our phd student @kaaviya.bsky.social will give a flash talk on #OrkneyVoles. We apologies in advance for all the terrible puns she will make. It is inevitable 🥲
As part of the 4EU+ spring school we put together a policy brief on ecosystem management.
The need for an appropriate disturbance regime as part of management is the crux of it.
More info here!
www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education...
The need for an appropriate disturbance regime as part of management is the crux of it.
More info here!
www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education...
Collegio Futuro - Heidelberg Center for the Environment
Collegio futuro is a joint educational project of the 4EU+ member universities. Participants have the chance to tackle environmental issues in an manner and and
www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de
July 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As part of the 4EU+ spring school we put together a policy brief on ecosystem management.
The need for an appropriate disturbance regime as part of management is the crux of it.
More info here!
www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education...
The need for an appropriate disturbance regime as part of management is the crux of it.
More info here!
www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education...
Reposted by Kaaviya Balakrishnan
From the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Apart from the overwhelmingly largest cause of population declines - habitat loss and destruction - what are the other big killers of birds? A reason to consider keeping cats inside.🪶🌎
June 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
From the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Apart from the overwhelmingly largest cause of population declines - habitat loss and destruction - what are the other big killers of birds? A reason to consider keeping cats inside.🪶🌎
Giving back the Koh-i-Noor isn’t a straightforward argument. Here's why.
A new blog post based on what I learned from working behind the scenes in UK museums.
Restitution is messy, necessary, and long overdue.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/behind-the-g...
A new blog post based on what I learned from working behind the scenes in UK museums.
Restitution is messy, necessary, and long overdue.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/behind-the-g...
Behind the Glass: Museums, Colonial Loot and Reparation
The last few weeks, I’ve been on a research trip across the UK, collecting samples for my PhD in paleogenetics. My work involves extracting and analyzing ancient DNA from archaeological specimens. …
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June 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Giving back the Koh-i-Noor isn’t a straightforward argument. Here's why.
A new blog post based on what I learned from working behind the scenes in UK museums.
Restitution is messy, necessary, and long overdue.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/behind-the-g...
A new blog post based on what I learned from working behind the scenes in UK museums.
Restitution is messy, necessary, and long overdue.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/behind-the-g...
Next stop, Creswell crags!
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Next stop, Creswell crags!
Was at the National Museum of Scotland to pick up some vole samples and got a tour of their inventory collections. Absolutely amazed by what’s behind the scenes!
May 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Was at the National Museum of Scotland to pick up some vole samples and got a tour of their inventory collections. Absolutely amazed by what’s behind the scenes!
Uttryck just published my piece on how genetic ancestry tests have unexpectedly disrupted the notion of nationalism.
Pick up a hardcopy in thier office at Uppsala University!
www.uttryckmagazine.com/2025/04/28/g...
Pick up a hardcopy in thier office at Uppsala University!
www.uttryckmagazine.com/2025/04/28/g...
On Borders And Belonging - The Genetic Challenge To Nationalism
Nationalism thrives on the idea that a nation-state consists of a homogenous people. Yet, genetic ancestry tests contradict the notion of pure, isolated national identities.
www.uttryckmagazine.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Uttryck just published my piece on how genetic ancestry tests have unexpectedly disrupted the notion of nationalism.
Pick up a hardcopy in thier office at Uppsala University!
www.uttryckmagazine.com/2025/04/28/g...
Pick up a hardcopy in thier office at Uppsala University!
www.uttryckmagazine.com/2025/04/28/g...
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During last week’s #LPCGJournalClub, PhD students @kaaviya.bsky.social and Gabriela Damentka shared highlights from the policy brief they're developing with 4EU+ Spring School Collegio Futuro.
How do we incorporate disturbance regimes into ecosystem restoration and management strategies?
How do we incorporate disturbance regimes into ecosystem restoration and management strategies?
April 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
During last week’s #LPCGJournalClub, PhD students @kaaviya.bsky.social and Gabriela Damentka shared highlights from the policy brief they're developing with 4EU+ Spring School Collegio Futuro.
How do we incorporate disturbance regimes into ecosystem restoration and management strategies?
How do we incorporate disturbance regimes into ecosystem restoration and management strategies?
This was such a fun event to organise. Same time next year?
Wrapped up an amazing public outreach event at UW!
Our lab ran a hands-on workshop on aDNA for #DOKO —starting with a lecture by @naturalice.bsky.social and then some real lab work with Gabriela and @kaaviya.bsky.social
Introducing aDNA to curious minds! #ScienceForEveryone
Our lab ran a hands-on workshop on aDNA for #DOKO —starting with a lecture by @naturalice.bsky.social and then some real lab work with Gabriela and @kaaviya.bsky.social
Introducing aDNA to curious minds! #ScienceForEveryone
March 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This was such a fun event to organise. Same time next year?
The modern Indian women have been told they can do it all. But what they aren't told is they are expected to do it alone.
Here's a new post on feminism in urban India - an insidious form of oppression.
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Here's a new post on feminism in urban India - an insidious form of oppression.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/the-burden-o...
The Burden of Feminism in India
India will adorn its goddesses in gold and fall to her feet. But underneath the veil of worship is the sad story of real, flesh-and-blood women fighting everyday for the right to live a life free f…
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February 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The modern Indian women have been told they can do it all. But what they aren't told is they are expected to do it alone.
Here's a new post on feminism in urban India - an insidious form of oppression.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/the-burden-o...
Here's a new post on feminism in urban India - an insidious form of oppression.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/the-burden-o...
The relationship our generation has with modern and contemporary art is often a disconnect. While the elite invest millions, the majority of us struggle to see their value. But why does the contemporary art trend not appeal to us?
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The Distance Between Us and Contemporary Art
Last weekend I was in Łódź and managed to visit two locations of the Museum of Art on the same day: ms1 and ms2. Both house curated modern and contemporary art pieces with a weight on young Polish …
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January 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The relationship our generation has with modern and contemporary art is often a disconnect. While the elite invest millions, the majority of us struggle to see their value. But why does the contemporary art trend not appeal to us?
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/the-distance...
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/the-distance...
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We are wrapping up an incredible week of Landscape Genomics at the University of Łódź! 🎉 Huge thanks to our amazing instructors and the highly motivated students who joined us. Together, we explored how genetic diversity interacts with the environment, mastering state-of-the-art methods and tools.🧬🌍
January 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We are wrapping up an incredible week of Landscape Genomics at the University of Łódź! 🎉 Huge thanks to our amazing instructors and the highly motivated students who joined us. Together, we explored how genetic diversity interacts with the environment, mastering state-of-the-art methods and tools.🧬🌍
This has unexpectedly turned out to be my most popular blog post. Also a great sign that the younger generation is in fact ready to step away from the caste system.
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Stop Name-Dropping Your Caste
A friend of mine, an Indian I met during my master’s in Uppsala, crashed at my place in Warsaw for a night while backpacking through the Baltics. While he was here, I took him to meet some of my In…
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January 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This has unexpectedly turned out to be my most popular blog post. Also a great sign that the younger generation is in fact ready to step away from the caste system.
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/stop-name-dr...
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/stop-name-dr...
How relevant is the Rice Vs. Wheat comparison today where global food systems and lifestyle has distanced us from our agricultural roots?
A new blog post :)
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A new blog post :)
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/rice-vs-whea...
Rice vs. Wheat: The Culture, Debate, and Evolution
The debate over rice vs. wheat cultures has recently stirred conversations about the ways agriculture shapes societies. This notion, framed as a dichotomy of communalism versus individualism, paint…
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December 31, 2024 at 12:13 PM
How relevant is the Rice Vs. Wheat comparison today where global food systems and lifestyle has distanced us from our agricultural roots?
A new blog post :)
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/rice-vs-whea...
A new blog post :)
purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/rice-vs-whea...