Episodes

  • Bombay Blood Group

    Bombay Blood Group

     The Intersection, Episode 1
    Jun 27 2019

    Bombay Blood Group-
    Only four in 1,000,0000 people have it worldwide, but it is a lot more common in India. Find out all about this rare blood group on this episode of The Intersection.

    Music - Chris Zabriskie and Josh Woodward
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    13 mins
  • Frog Spotting in the Western Ghats

    Frog Spotting in the Western Ghats

     The Intersection, Episode 2
    Jun 27 2019

    In 2014, 41 new species of frogs were discovered: not in the world, not in India, but in the western ghats alone! What explains this astonishing, incredible diversity on one hill-range? The Intersection shines a torch on the vivid stories that stretch from the ancient planet to modern scientists who spend twilight, often in the rain, tramping through forests and grasslands, listening for frogs.

    Music - Chris Zabriskie and Josh Woodward
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    12 mins
  • The Science and Sorrow of Nepal's Earthquake

    The Science and Sorrow of Nepal's Earthquake

     The Intersection, Episode 3
    Jun 27 2019

    Late on the morning of April 25, Sujoy Das stood in a painter's studio in Lo Manthang, high up in the Himalayas, and noticed that the cups of paint were beginning to shake. This week, The Intersection recounts Das' story from the horrific Nepal earthquake, which left thousands dead and caused widespread destruction. We examine the reasons for earthquakes in the Himalayas, and we discover that a bigger quake may yet be due in this region.

    Music - Chris Zabriskie and Josh Woodward
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    11 mins
  • The Strange And Mysterious Science Of Twin Births

    The Strange And Mysterious Science Of Twin Births

     The Intersection, Episode 4
    Jun 27 2019
    Twins have fascinated both scientists and Bollywood directors alike. Why are there are some places with a statistically higher incidence of twin births? Much higher! Is it the water, the air, or could it be the yam? Padmaparna and Samanth investigate the mysteries behind twin births, getting behind the science, the statistics and some plain old superstition to uncover the theories and the conspiracies. (Music- Josh Woodward and Chris Zabriskie)
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    10 mins
  • Unearthing Mysteries Of The Harappan Civilization

    Unearthing Mysteries Of The Harappan Civilization

     The Intersection, Episode 5
    Jun 27 2019
    The Indus Valley was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. Recent discoveries of a new and larger site in Rakhigarhi in Haryana along with new techniques in DNA testing are on the verge of solving mysteries that have intrigued us for over a century about our ancestors who lived 5000 years ago. In this fascinating new episode Samanth and Padmaparna decode the mysteries of the Harappan civilization that the findings at the Rakhigarhi site are likely to reveal. (Music-Josh Woodward and Chris Zabriskie)
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    13 mins
  • Was The Tumour Inside Her Brain Her Twin?

    Was The Tumour Inside Her Brain Her Twin?

     The Intersection, Episode 6
    Jun 27 2019
    She moved from Hyderabad to do her PhD at Indiana University and began​ ​experiencing headaches and suffering from​ ​sleep disorders. Co-workers​ ​and friends would speak to her, only for the sentences to get all​ ​garbled. She was in excruciating pain. What was this tumour that was​ ​growing inside her brain? Why was it wreaking havoc in her life? What​ ​if what was growing inside her head had a life of its own? The​ ​Intersection investigates.​ (Music - Chris Zabriskie and Josh Woodward)
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    13 mins
  • Pacu - The Aggressive Immigrant Fish

    Pacu - The Aggressive Immigrant Fish

     The Intersection, Episode 7
    Jun 27 2019
    A fish with human-like teeth. A close cousin of the piranha. Are Indian waters being invaded by this predatory foreign fish? Are these aquatic immigrants destructive and capable of wrecking their ecological surroundings? Could they destroy the other fish around them? Padmaparna and Samanth investigate invasive species of fish in this fascinating new episode of The Intersection. (Music - Josh Woodward and Chris Zabriskie)
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    13 mins
  • Unlocking The Universe’s Mysteries With Neutrinos

    Unlocking The Universe’s Mysteries With Neutrinos

     The Intersection, Episode 8
    Jun 27 2019
    In this episode of The Intersection, Padmaparna and Samanth trace back to an Indian experiment, conducted in a goldmine in Karnataka in the 1950s. Work was carried out three kilometres underground in search of the elusive neutrino particle that could help uncover great mysteries of the universe, including the Big Bang. Find out what happens when science meets politics and how this quagmire is frustrating the Indian scientific community. (Music - Josh Woodward and Chris Zabriskie)
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    14 mins