Featured in the Purple Science Podcast

Featured in the Purple Science Podcast 

In February 2024, I was featured on the Purple Science podcast where I talk about science and dance and the intersection of these disciplines. I talk about growing up in Ahmedabad, formative experiences at Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, working at Animal Help Foundation, coming to the US for my doctoral and post-doctoral work. 
I talk about science communication, misinformation, empathy in communicating science, and changes in perception of science after the pandemic. 
The podcast can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srushti-chipde4/episodes/Sloka-Iyengar--Episode-021-e2fp70t
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I talk about how as scientists, we are never taught to communicate science to non-scientists, and how my experiences at the animal shelter, The Times of India with Margie Sastry Didi, and setting up the lab at University of South Carolina School of Medicine helped me refine skills of communication. I talk about expecting and embracing complexity in science. In re-listening to the podcast, I feel this sentiment captures it all: "Someone is paying me to think and do things that I already want to and love to do!"

Many thanks to Srushti Chipde for her thought-provoking questions and curation. 

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