Works

Curiosity: Monthly science show: Playlist Here

Health, nutrition and fitness

• Chemophobia

• Science backed home micro-workouts

• Finding reliable medical information online

• Coffee

• Tea

• Dairy is not essential

• Nutrition

• Physical distancing

• Trans fat removal from noodles

• PCOS and milk

• Plastics RIC Health risks

COVID-19

• Boosting immunity

• Staying at home

• Herd immunity

• Coronavirus airborne?

• Milk packet sanitization

• Vegetable sanitization

Masks

• Best mask accessories

• Washing fabric masks

• Hypercapnia

• Masks with valves

• Microfiber cloth mask

Travel: Full Playlist

• Oman 2025

• Mysore, 2025

• Ranipuram and Coorg 2024 

• Kannur Fort, 2024

• Payyanur Home, 2024 https://youtu.be/Qx7Gl-IAfDQ

• Bundelkhand Folk Dance, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 2024 https://youtu.be/GGGseMip5H8

• Nainital, 2024: https://youtu.be/1PYR5LZuVAI

• Coringa wildlife sanctuary, Kakinada, AP 2024 https://youtu.be/oKIZnhGMavc

• Ooty 2024 https://youtu.be/ZgN1fvRl-jI

• Pudukkottai 2024 https://youtu.be/Jk_y_aG15F4

• Global Science Festival, Kerala, Trivandum 2024 https://youtu.be/s8hQ1ciqIYg

• Seaweed exploration, Gujarat 2024 https://youtu.be/uja377RzGUY

• Ahmedabad 2024 https://youtu.be/unZoJEKKQ4Y

• Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6440CDAA5C275F6B

Internet/Technology

• Spotting fake reviews in Amazon

• Scheduled graded quiz

• Fighting fake news with cognitive immunization

• MOOCs and Flip Classes

• Jitsi

• വ്യാജ വർത്തകളെന്ത് , അവയെ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ കണ്ടെത്താം? 

Teaching/Academics

• Crux of academic writing

• E-learning and personalized education

• Crux of online teaching for low bandwidth

• Crux of time management 1 and 2

• Free online courses 

• Swayam

• Free certificate courses

• വിദേശസർവ്വകലാശാലകളിൽനിന്നും അംഗീകൃത കോഴ്‌സുകളെടുക്കാം തികച്ചും സൗജന്യമായി 

• കോവിഡ് കാലത്ത് പഠിക്കാം സൗജന്യ കോഴ്‌സുകൾ 

• Reading week (വായനാവാരം) 

Popular Science

• Curiosity series

• van der Waal's force to clean home

• Sanitizer is flammable

• Liquid soap vs bar soap

Scientific thinking

• Argument to moderation

• Science Leadership

• പ്രതിസന്ധികാലത്തെ ശാസ്ത്രബോധം 

Environment

• Carbon footprint

• Steaming clothes

• Coronavirus as Karma

• #ZeroWaste and #CarbonNeutral

Photography

• Moon shadow

• Golden sun-beam

My blog is where I share my long-form thoughts, especially on Curiosity, Science, Critical Thinking, Sustainability, and Travel.

Check it out: https://felixbast.wordpress.com/ 

Scientific thinking

• Fourth of July

• Science Diplomacy: A new paradigm in the Post-Truth world

• Candle in the dark (PDF)

• In defense of curiosity-driven basic science (PDF)

• Pale blue dot (PDF)

Environment

• Towards a new Zeitgeist for health and the environment!

• Coronavirus as Karma: Why preventing biodiversity loss is our best vaccine against next COVID-19?

• What caused Kerala floods? Karma vs. Science, and the straw man fallacy

• How to go #ZeroWaste and #CarbonNeutral?

• Paradise Lost (PDF)

Philosophy

• On radical honesty, and other confounding problems in ethics

• Sympatheia-the cosmic consciousness

• Lies vs. truth

• Why “Dream Big,” “Follow Your Heart,” “Follow Your Passion,” “Work Hard,” “Pursue Your Goals,” and “Think Positive” are bad advises?

• Frog in the well: why it is unwise to be a party affiliate?

• On Humboldt, on his 250th birth anniversary

Health/Nutrition/Fitness

• Yes, coconut oil is not healthy

• Can modest microfibre cloth help us to fight novel Coronavirus?

• Luc Montagnier and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

• Perils of over-sanitation

• Is novel Coronavirus airborne and if so what are the consequences?

• Low-carb High-fat nutrition (PDF)

• Microfiber masks (PDF)

Popular science

• Study finds majority of Indians accept evolution

• Plant-Animal chimaeras (PDF)

• Curious traits of evolution (PDF)

• Intriguing world of Antarctic Penguins (PDF)

• Sleep-wake cycle (PDF)

• Two key organisms that may save the world (PDF)

• Antarctic mystery (PDF)

• Mind-hijacking parasites (PDF)

Travel

• Katra-Vaishno Devi Trekking Experience (April 2019)

• Odisha on Cycle (December 2019)

Teaching/Academics

• The Crux of Academic Writing

• The Crux of time management (PDF)

• Science Information Resources

• Swayam MOOC

Book reviews

• Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities

• Siddhartha

Recipes

• Finger millet porridge: Ancient Indian Dish

• ProteBowl

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