Neuroscience student turned animal behavior researcher turned science writer https://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3mv37mwbv322yThe first episode of The Purpose Podcast tries to tackle a thorny question: Is the the earth habitable because of natural selection or in spite of it? Here's a teaser. New episodes will be out every month09 Sep 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv37mwbv322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3mkfhqycc5c2aThis personal essay about my history with and the future of the river that nurtures Pune, where i grew up, has been incubating in my brain for a year. Here it is. Let me know what you think 🌿🧪🌍 bit.ly/4tAKvjK26 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfhqycc5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3lz6owuv5es2xCheck out my latest story for @thetransmitter.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6owuv5es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3loj55yzh2s25My latest on a mysterious disease that's been obliterating sea star population for over a decade. Now scientists have found refuge population in the fjords of British Columbia and it might help them figure out what was causing the disease in the first place. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-stars-wasting-disease-protection06 May 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3loj55yzh2s25https://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3lhto7jrgqc2yLike everything else people's pensions are at risk from climate change. Fund managers can protect their beneficiaries by taking it seriously. But many aren't. My report for @sierramagazine.bsky.social https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/climate-change-imperils-pensions-here-s-how-some-investment-managers-protect-them10 Feb 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhto7jrgqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3l64xqqqrdl2j “There's no outrunning climate change,” Roser says. “It's a global phenomenon. And, you know, I guess it was our turn.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2024 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l64xqqqrdl2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3kqsjxbribk2g Can thinking about mistakes in biology enrich our understanding of life? Listen to the latest episode of The Purpose Podcast to find out 🧪 #scicomm https://rss.com/podcasts/purposepodcast/1438214/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vlXiBvtZUvwLBw9teap1y?si=0d7d82f5cefe41aa23 Apr 2024 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqsjxbribk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3knohhjnows2sFound something really cool in my data today. This will probably be the last thing I do in my PhD. As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪14 Mar 2024 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3knohhjnows2shttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3klkosgsy4k2v Hello Bluesky! I'm a PhD student and science writer, trying to do more of the latter after graduating. Check out more about me and my work here - siddhantpusdekar.com I write & host a podcast on science & philosophy. Latest 👇 https://rss.com/podcasts/purposepodcast/1348947/16 Feb 2024 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3klkosgsy4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social/post/3kc24ubhhsk2uGenuinely excited to share something I've been working on for a while. It's a podcast with @Project_Telos on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with @RamrayB on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here - https://rss.com/podcasts/purposepodcast/18 Oct 2023 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:hozvsd2lnubesj2kjyvvr7uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc24ubhhsk2u