Day2Project
Skip the small talk and engage in deep, meaningful and open conversations on issues that affect our lives
Episodes
26 episodes
#26 Black Holes - Part1 : The Death Sentence for Stars (Malayalam)
Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects. Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth goes around the Sun, and the Sun goes around the center of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole—the strangest and mos...
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Episode 26
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39:58
#25 Your Heart Health with Dr. Smriti Krishna
“Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.” – Anne Wilson SchaefIn this conversation with Dr Smriti Murali Krishna, she...
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Episode 25
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1:03:03
#24 What Feminism means to me? - A conversation with Jeena Rajesh
Let's talk about feminism! Joining me today Jeena Rajesh (Author of the book Ak...
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Episode 24
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1:01:39
#23 Can you defend capitalism?
In the past few episodes, we have addressed the question of the relevancy of socialism in the modern world.Today, we are exploring the other side of the coin, capitalism. Whether you like it or not, capitalism has impacted the majo...
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Episode 22
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51:21
#22 Kerala's Panchami and America's Little Rock Nine (Malayalam)
How did Little Rock Nine change America? How did Panchami change Kerala? A peak into how youngsters played a crucial role in making education accessible to marginalized. Contrasting two historically significant event that occurred in two differ...
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Episode 22
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16:28
#21 Is Socialism still relevant? - Part Two (Malayalam)
In Part one of this two part series, we addressed why Capitalism failed to deliver on its promises. In this episode we are looking into the economics and morality contrasting Capitalism and Socialism. Does Socialism solve the inherent ...
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Episode 21
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49:14
#20 Is Socialism still relevant? - Part One (Malayalam)
Is socialism or communism still relevant today? Is it an outdated economic system? Has it’s past failures indicate socialism cannot be revived? These are some of the questions we are attempting to address in this episode. ...
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Episode 20
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1:14:50
#19 Does the world make sense to you? Q&A with Maitreya Maitreyan (Malayalam)
Maitreyan answering questions on the pitfalls of current education system, basics of maintaining good physical health in light of how our bodies were evolved, COVID-19 pandemic related mental health issues, consciousness, hard problem of consci...
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Episode 19
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1:33:17
#18 Do We Really Have Free Will?
When was the last time you made a significant decision in your life that you regretted later? If you were to backtrack your life today to that very same moment you made that decision, do you think you would have made a different decision?
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Episode 18
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1:05:45
#17 My Journey out of Religious Fundamentalism - Sam Mathew
Here is a conversation I had with Sam Mathew, a friend of mine, on his journey out of religious fundamentalism; to be specific, Christian fundamentalism. Sam is someone who comes full circle in terms of his intellectual curiosity ab...
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Episode 17
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1:18:02
#16 Origin of Morality - Stanley Samuel
When babies are born, are they born with a moral sense? Or do we need society and parental nurturing to develop morally sensible individuals?Joining me today for a conversation on the origin of morality, Stanley Samuel. In an earl...
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Episode 16
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1:06:45
#15 Are you a “good” immigrant?
Immigration is an area filled with several myths and our intention is to separate fact from fiction in this conversation.Examples of these myths include,“Immigrants are a major source of crime.”“Immigrants increase econo...
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Episode 15
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51:55
#14 Why and how must we colonize Mars? - Space Series Part Two (Malayalam)
Should humanity plan to colonize Mars?Exploration beyond planet earth inspires many, provides more in-depth observational research than unmanned rovers and economic expansion into Mar's resources.Settlement in Mars could decrease th...
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Episode 14
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51:23
#13 Space, Red Planet and Future of Limitless Possibility - Space Series Part One (Malayalam)
Why we must explore space and beyond? Should humanity plan to colonize Mars, The Red Planet? Is permanent settlement outside planet earth merely a science fiction?A fascinating conversation about space exploration, global travel from an...
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Episode 13
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44:42
#12 Is IMF (and World Bank) evil? Jonathan Manjasseril
Today's episode is a short conversation with my son, Jonathan on the subject of IMF.We all have heard enough conspiracies about global financial organizations like Inte...
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Episode 12
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28:19
#11 Wrestling with Faith - Sunil Devasia (Malayalam)
Do you easily get offended if your faith is challenged? Are you open to grapple with the dichotomy of faith and reason?Joining me today, Sunil Devasia to have a sincere and audacious conversation on this.Like this content...
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Episode 11
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1:06:37
#10 Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence can make Healthcare better for all. (Malayalam)
Curious about the prospect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine? Have you ever felt the doctor-patient relationship--the heart of medicine--is broken and the doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their ...
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Episode 10
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1:06:17
#9 Stereotyping: How to make sense? - A Discourse by Dileep Vasudevan (Malayalam)
In this episode Dileep Vasudevan is presenting an important subject, addressing the hidden traits of various cognitive and social biases in all of us in different levels. In this monologue Dileep is doing a deep di...
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Episode 9
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49:43
#8 Conversation with a moral realist - Stanley Samuel
What we call moral truths today, are they objective or subjective? In other words, are moral truths objectively true and thus true independently of what our society says? Stanley Samuel, who is also a moral realist, someo...
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Episode 8
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51:51
#7 Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? (Malayalam)
From stories of Santa clause to the conspiracy theories about 9/11, have you ever wondered why we believe in fictional stories? Is there a science behind it?Is it the result of cognitive biases we developed from our past?Here in thi...
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Episode 7
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44:45
#6 A heart-to-heart conversation with Thomas Junior (Malayalam)
In this episode, I have my dear friend and brother, Thomas Junior, joining me in a very personal and moving conversation. Listen to this powerful narrative of perseverance, courage and an extraordinary positive attitude wh...
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Episode 6
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47:54
#5 Sex and Gender: It's not binary
Is it a boy or a girl? Is that the first question you ask someone who is pregnant?Is sex and gender binary? Is gender a harmful social construct which typically promotes patriarchy, gender discrimination, toxic masculinity?Why do we...
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Episode 5
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39:37
#4 Social prejudice: Why we punish criminals? (Malayalam)
How do we look at people who commit crimes? Does science help us change our personal and social convictions towards criminals? Should justice always be punitive? In this episode of Day2Project, we are exploring these q...
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Episode 4
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45:37