Srijana Mitra Das

4 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Srijana Mitra Das

Klaus Dodds is Professor of Geopolitics and Executive Dean for the School of Life Sciences and Environment at Royal Holloway. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses why Greenland finds itself in hot water now between the US, Europe — and Asia:The primary one is critical mineral poten- tial. The Trump administration has made it very clear that Greenland is integral to the economic security of the United States and they are particularly interested in its rare earth reserves.

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srijana Mitra Das

People and the produce they grow are deeply interwoven on our planet. Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke speaks with two researchers in America bringing this fact up to light — from water:Every grain we eat is rich with history. Mark Wilde-Ramsing and Joni T. Backstrom are excavating this past — from rivers. The duo’s study on the Gullah Geechee region, spread from southern North Carolina to northern Florida, unearths the history of a trafficked people — whose unpaid labour grew America’s riches.

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srijana Mitra Das

Katie Sampeck is British Academy Global Professor of Historical Archaeology at the University of Reading. She tells Srijana Mitra Das at TE about sustainability, sin — and chocolate:Katie Sampeck’s office is packed with books, files, papers in piles — and little yellow boxes. TE longs to ask what those are but Sampeck is describing her work.

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srijana Mitra Das

David Singerman teaches history and American studies at the University of Virginia. Speaking toSrijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, he outlines the long ark of sugar — and why this is so bitter-sweet:What is the core of your research? My work looks at the role science and technology have played in the modern global sugar industry. I am interested in how these relate to our ideas of what sugar is and how it should be valued.

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srijana Mitra Das

Professor John Chiang of UC Berkeley explains the impact of Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity on global climate. He highlights their influence on seasonal variations, including monsoon patterns and the Pacific cold tongue, revealing underappreciated dynamics in climate studies. ‘Earth’s axis and orbit shape its seasons— other planets have winter and summer too’ John Chiang is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley.