S12E4: The postdoctoral saga so far...ft. Sumaira

In this episode of DAP, Megh, Vatsal, Aditya, and friend of the pod Sumaira talk about their post-doctoral lives. In this rant session, we discuss the uniqueness of this title, why this job treats us like trainees, who trains and builds a postdoc, and what there is to build. We also talk about the problems in academia, our backup plans, and much more. Join us for a freewheeling conversation, and if you relate, DM us on our Twitter!

• ​Recommendations

◦Aditya

▪Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are' - Frans de Waal

▪Attenborough's 100th bday, the Netflix Documentary `Gorilla Story' (not to be confused with Kerala Story)

◦Sumaira

▪Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir's ConflictBook by Ipsita Chakravarty

▪Hari Sarkar Parsai

◦Vatsal

▪Cobalt Red- How the blood of Congo powers our lives

▪Your friends and neighbors

◦Megh

▪The Boys

▪Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years

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