Curiosity In Focus

As a Hindu, this festive season - with celebrations like Ganesh Chaturthi, Navaratri, Dusshera and Diwali - has got me thinking about the deep connection between Hinduism and science. As I've started to learn more about Hindu traditions over the past few years, I've been deeply fascinated by how ancient Indian traditions weren't just spiritual, but often had strong scientific foundations. This festive season has inspired me to research more, and I thought that it would be the perfect time to explore how Hindu beliefs, practices, and discoveries have shaped scientific thought for thousands of years. In this post, I want to focus on 3 major parts of how Hinduism links with science - common Hindu rituals and traditions, Ancient Hindu texts and scriptures, and Hindu scholars whose discoveries are often forgotten. The Science in Everyday Traditions Many Hindu rituals that we see today actually have scientific reasoning behind them, so I wanted to research some of these ways of l...

 Note: Once again, I've been meaning to finish this post for months but never got round to it, here's another one from July! Sorry it's so late but here it is: This July, I had the incredible opportunity to spend a week at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Biological Resources Unit. As someone passionate about biology, genetics and cancer research, I was so excited to step into a real lab environment and spend a week seeing what working in biomedical research actually looked like. What I didn't expect was how much this experience would challenge me - not just intellectually but emotionally too. Day 1: My first day began with a talk about what I was expecting and hoping for from this work experience placement. This was really great as it made me feel a lot more comfortable in a new, unfamiliar environment, and it helped me understand what my week would look like a bit more. We then had an induction, which was all about the safety, and the ethical rules behind biomedical r...

Note: I was supposed to finish this post months ago, in July, but life got busy - sorry! I've finally finished...just know that I started writing in July (the end of the school year): As Year 10 has come to an end, I thought that it would be nice to do a post focusing on my experience as being a STEM Ambassador this year. At the start of the year, I signed up to be a STEM Ambassador - someone who helps lead and inspire younger students in science, technology, engineering and maths. I wanted to be a STEM Ambassador because I love science, and I wanted to share that love and enthusiasm with younger students so that they could also find a love for STEM. My main role? Running our school's STEM Club for year 7 and 8 students. At first, I thought it would be simple: plan a few fun experiments, show up to present, and everything else would run smoothly. I quickly learned that leading a club takes planning, a lot of patience, and a surprising number of late night text messages. Behind ...