Zeroing In with Prof. Renee M Borges

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Podcast from the Borges Lab (courtesy Zeroing In. The Science Podcast)

Part I:

"Around 200 years back, Darwin set out on his historic voyage around the world, observing and cataloguing the immense diversity the world had to offer, he laid down the foundation for a theory that shook the foundation of biology, the theory of evolution out of which was born the field of evolutionary ecology which tries to unravel the countless puzzles of life nature has to offer.

Our guest for the day is a pioneering expert from this very same field, who has gone on adventures through forests and jungles all over the world, witnessing and explaining the miracles of the wild, trying to uncover the underlying complex relations that connect different species. In our conversation with her, we explore her research which deals with a vast range of topics ranging from fungus farming termites to fig pollinating wasps. Dive in to listen to the ever charismatic Dr. Renee Maria Borges, Professor at the Centre of Ecological Sciences, IISc, explain the intricacies of life with the help of scintillating stories from her own treasure trove of experiences.

The team for Zeroing In for this episode included Murala Aman Naveen, Kanthan Narayanan, Kriti Raj, Arun S, Shaun Ethan Chaudhary Phanghcho, Shreya Mishra, Naman Jain and Fenil Shah. Featured season poster by Naman Jain. Zeroing In season’s theme song featured herewith, 'Kuikkukisu', created by Ethan Phangcho.

The podcast can be streamed for free here -

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/evvl65

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGdc8RzEnw8&t=3s

You can also find us on various streaming apps: http://linktr.ee/zeroingin

Write in your suggestions/comments to us on zeroinginpodcast@gmail.com or contact and follow us on our Instagram and Facebook handle. Happy listening!"

Part II:

"Evolution is a race that has no finish line with the myriad lifeforms of the world constantly undergoing morphological and physiological changes just to keep up, to keep the eternal race going. Did you know that there are certain species of spiders that mimic ants? or that termite cultivates fungus inside their mounds or that most of the fig species have a unique species of fig wasp that exist in mutualism for survival? The wild realm aided by the process of evolution and natural selection holds an astonishing number of details that still elude the human understanding.

In part two of the conversation with Dr. Renee M. Borges, we dwell deep into these fascinating systems as she shares with us her experiences and challenges she encountered while conducting experiments out in the open, while also parallely introducing a beautiful world that coexists.

The team for Zeroing In for this episode included Naman Jain, Murala Aman Naveen, Kanthan Narayanan, Kriti Raj, Arun S, Shaun Ethan Chaudhary Phanghcho and Shreya Mishra. Featured season poster by Naman Jain. Zeroing In season’s theme song featured herewith, 'Kuikkukisu', created by Ethan Phangcho.

The podcast can be streamed for free here -

Anchor : Zeroing In with Dr Renee M Borges

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTzWJtY_Bs&t=2348s

You can also find us on various streaming apps : http://linktr.ee/zeroingin Write in your suggestions/comments to us on zeroinginpodcast@gmail.com or contact and follow us on our Instagram and Facebook handle. Happy listening!"

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