G V Pavan Kumar
@pavangv.bsky.social
Professor of Physics, IISERPune|
Optics, Soft-matter, History & Philosophy of Science|
Scientist + Writer + Podcaster|
HUMANIZING SCIENCE + OPEN SOURCE|
In personal capacity
historyofscience.in
Optics, Soft-matter, History & Philosophy of Science|
Scientist + Writer + Podcaster|
HUMANIZING SCIENCE + OPEN SOURCE|
In personal capacity
historyofscience.in
Every year, I teach an optics course to physics majors (including physics iPhD students and MS Quantum Tech students). In the process of introduction, I discuss how light was discovered to be an electromagnetic wave.
1/
1/
August 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Every year, I teach an optics course to physics majors (including physics iPhD students and MS Quantum Tech students). In the process of introduction, I discuss how light was discovered to be an electromagnetic wave.
1/
1/
New A-V essay drop
historyofscience.in/2025/04/22/m...
historyofscience.in/2025/04/22/m...
Maths, Mechanics & Eureka
References: GoogleTalksArchive, dir. 2012. The Archimedes Palimpsest. Heath, T. L. 1897. The Works Of Archimedes. Cambridge University Press. “Ishango Bone.” 2025. In Wikipedia. “Mathematics in Ind…
historyofscience.in
April 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New A-V essay drop
historyofscience.in/2025/04/22/m...
historyofscience.in/2025/04/22/m...
Conversation with K Sridhar..on his work in physics, philosophy and novels.. including the recent philosophical novel: Ajita
historyofscience.in/2025/04/12/c...
historyofscience.in/2025/04/12/c...
Conversation with K. Sridhar
K. Sridhar is a theoretical physicist and author currently at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Formerly at TIFR Mumbai, his research spans high-energy physics, including extra dimensions and supe…
historyofscience.in
April 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Conversation with K Sridhar..on his work in physics, philosophy and novels.. including the recent philosophical novel: Ajita
historyofscience.in/2025/04/12/c...
historyofscience.in/2025/04/12/c...
Start of a long series of audio/visual essays on global history of Physics
historyofscience.in/2025/03/25/e...
historyofscience.in/2025/03/25/e...
Engineering Civilizations
References: [1] J. Poskett, Horizons: A Global History of Science. Penguin UK, 2022. [2] K. Simonyi, A Cultural History of Ph…
historyofscience.in
March 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Start of a long series of audio/visual essays on global history of Physics
historyofscience.in/2025/03/25/e...
historyofscience.in/2025/03/25/e...
We have a paper in a special issue of JPCC - on Photothermal and Non-Fluorescent Imaging in Microscopy and Spectroscopy.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thanks to :
S. Adhikari, UIUC, USA
F Cichos, Leipzig University, Germany
M Orrit, Leiden University, The Netherlands
for invitation
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thanks to :
S. Adhikari, UIUC, USA
F Cichos, Leipzig University, Germany
M Orrit, Leiden University, The Netherlands
for invitation
March 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We have a paper in a special issue of JPCC - on Photothermal and Non-Fluorescent Imaging in Microscopy and Spectroscopy.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thanks to :
S. Adhikari, UIUC, USA
F Cichos, Leipzig University, Germany
M Orrit, Leiden University, The Netherlands
for invitation
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thanks to :
S. Adhikari, UIUC, USA
F Cichos, Leipzig University, Germany
M Orrit, Leiden University, The Netherlands
for invitation
Reposted by G V Pavan Kumar
I was interviewed for this episode of "The Mathematicians Podcast", which would certainly come as a surprise to my math allergic teenager self. But it's about mathematics in ancient philosophy:
mathematicians.podbean.com/e/episode-11...
mathematicians.podbean.com/e/episode-11...
Episode 11 - Injectives - Peter Adamson on The Early Philosophers | The Mathematicians Podcast
In today's episode we have a special treat as I sit down with Professor Peter Adamson to ask all of the questions that have been brewing over the past 10 weeks. Be prepared for significantly more expe...
mathematicians.podbean.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I was interviewed for this episode of "The Mathematicians Podcast", which would certainly come as a surprise to my math allergic teenager self. But it's about mathematics in ancient philosophy:
mathematicians.podbean.com/e/episode-11...
mathematicians.podbean.com/e/episode-11...
Reposted by G V Pavan Kumar
"Fiber-based wearable technology has the potential to reduce the weight of the technology users carry daily by replacing bulky components with lightweight, flexible materials."
Check out OPN's March cover feature for more on functional fibers! bit.ly/41ES0KP 💡🧪⚛️
#technology
Check out OPN's March cover feature for more on functional fibers! bit.ly/41ES0KP 💡🧪⚛️
#technology
Functional Fibers Redefine Wearables
Fiber-based technology is paving the way for next-generation clothing and devices.
bit.ly
March 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Fiber-based wearable technology has the potential to reduce the weight of the technology users carry daily by replacing bulky components with lightweight, flexible materials."
Check out OPN's March cover feature for more on functional fibers! bit.ly/41ES0KP 💡🧪⚛️
#technology
Check out OPN's March cover feature for more on functional fibers! bit.ly/41ES0KP 💡🧪⚛️
#technology
The March 2025 edition of the journal Resonance will be publishing my long-form essay (12 pages) on CV Raman.
The arxiv preprint of the paper in the section - History & Philosophy of Physics :
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04773
The arxiv preprint of the paper in the section - History & Philosophy of Physics :
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04773
February 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The March 2025 edition of the journal Resonance will be publishing my long-form essay (12 pages) on CV Raman.
The arxiv preprint of the paper in the section - History & Philosophy of Physics :
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04773
The arxiv preprint of the paper in the section - History & Philosophy of Physics :
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04773
Superstitions - Kepler, Galileo & Newton
from Popper's preface
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Nirmalya Kajuri raised an important issue:
" It is 2025 and we still have not solved the problem of academic textbooks having absurd prices."
My blog has a reply:
open.substack.com/pub/sciencem...
" It is 2025 and we still have not solved the problem of academic textbooks having absurd prices."
My blog has a reply:
open.substack.com/pub/sciencem...
A model for Indian Academics
Mainly Scientists...
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Nirmalya Kajuri raised an important issue:
" It is 2025 and we still have not solved the problem of academic textbooks having absurd prices."
My blog has a reply:
open.substack.com/pub/sciencem...
" It is 2025 and we still have not solved the problem of academic textbooks having absurd prices."
My blog has a reply:
open.substack.com/pub/sciencem...
Hints Before a Discovery: The Case of Neutrons
Rasetti, Hietler and Herzberg
open.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Can we Humanize Science in a Classroom?
Benefits and Challenges
open.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My blog moved to substack
sciencemeetshistory.substack.com
sciencemeetshistory.substack.com
HUMANIZING SCIENCE | G V Pavan Kumar | Substack
At the Interface of Science, Technology, History & Philosophy. Click to read HUMANIZING SCIENCE, by G V Pavan Kumar, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
sciencemeetshistory.substack.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:15 AM
My blog moved to substack
sciencemeetshistory.substack.com
sciencemeetshistory.substack.com
