Előadás | Dr. Raghavendra Gadagkar: Fostering Mutual Appreciation and Respect Between the Natural and Human Sciences

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Abstract: As the founder Chair of the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, I have initiated a new experiment that engages some of the best practitioners of different disciplines in the human sciences, such as philosophy, sociology, economics, law, literature, poetry, art, music, and cinema to forge meaningful interactions between the Natural and Human Sciences. Our particular focus is to understand the diverse research methodologies of different disciplines and create opportunities for all scholars to rethink the foundations of their disciplines. My somewhat lofty aspiration has been to create a new generation of scholars who understand and respect different disciplines and can move seamlessly between them in their scholarly pursuits. In this talk, I will explain my motivation to conduct this experiment, the strategies I adopted, and the outcome.

Raghavendra Gadagkar is a Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, and a Senior Fellow at Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz. He has published over 400 research papers and articles and three books, Survival Strategies (Harvard University Press, USA), The Social Biology of Ropalidia (Harvard University Press, USA, 2001), and How to Design Experiments in Animal Behaviour: Cutting-Edge Research at Trifling Cost (Indian Academy of Sciences). Gadagkar is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Secretary, 1995-2000), the Indian National Science Academy (President, 2014-2016), the National Academy of Sciences, India, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), International Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA, the German National Science Academy Leopoldina, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Founder President, Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB) and Secretary General, International Council of Ethologists. He is the recipient of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. As the founder chair of the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Gadagkar initiated a new experiment that endeavours to engage some of the best practitioners of different disciplines in the human sciences and aims to forge meaningful interaction between the natural and human sciences with a particular focus on understanding the diverse research methodologies of various disciplines and create opportunities to rethink the foundations of our disciplines. 

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Uday Balakrishnan.