Today we have with us, Dr. Felix Bast. Dr Bast is a

professor at the Central University of Punjab in Bathinda and a well knownalgal taxonomist. He also served as an expedition scientist for the 36th  Indian Antarctic Mission 2016-17 and hasdiscovered seven new plant species. He was also invited as in-residence internwith the President of India in 2015 as a part of the president’s InspiredTeacher program and has won many awards from across the globe.

 

In this episode We sit down to talk about the story behind

his unique name, how life is in Antarctica and his observations on climatechange and its impact on marine life.

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