The Sense and The Sensibility

Making Sense of Vaccines - A myth busting episode (Tamil and English)

In conversation with Dr. Hamsadvani Anand, Public Health Expert about vaccines in India. She answers questions like whether pregnant woman can get the vaccine? Will it affect the new born? She has been researching on the subject and we are bringing you a comprehensive look on vaccines and why it's important to get vaccinated. If you have any questions, please email us at sylvianism@outlook.com and we will answer them.

Marketing Critique - EP1 - Feminist Consumerism

Are you being bombarded with a lot of Women's day ads and you are tired of it? This short podcast (in conversation with Vid Dev) on Feminist Consumerism or Market Place Feminism will help you understand the reasons behind it. What started as a socialist movement has been usurped by market forces to make it a consumerist holiday. Ads talked about in the podcast 1. Dove [https://youtu.be/jEpTa2cMl_I] 2. Levi's Jeans [https://youtu.be/zg9IIbwsreM] 3. Airtel [https://youtu.be/T9BlI9nhqTE] 4. Shell Ad [https://youtu.be/ymjkC23GUfU] 5. Swiggy [https://youtu.be/ORZr0DS3KXQ] Blog post that I wrote in 2014 https://medium.com/sylvianism/the-ugly-face-of-feminist-consumerism-307469f09252?source=friends_link&sk=04ed607aec28a906fbb0d3e4255497fa [https://medium.com/sylvianism/the-ugly-face-of-feminist-consumerism-307469f09252?sk=04ed607aec28a906fbb0d3e4255497fa&source=friends_link]

The Origins of Atheism

The first episode deals with the origins of Atheism taking examples from Greek and Indian philosophies. It deals with questions like were the early humans theistic and how evolved over a period of time.  The episode draws heavily from works of Tim Whitmarsh and Dag Herbornjsrud. Here are the list of references  Herbjørnsrud, D. India’s atheist influence on Europe, China, and science Blog of the APA. Available from http://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/24/indias-atheist-influence-on-europe-china-and-science/ [http://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/24/indias-atheist-influence-on-europe-china-and-science/] [Accessed on 11 Aug 2020] Herbjørnsrud, D. (2020) The untold history of India’s vital atheist philosophy Blog of the APA. Available from https://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/16/the-untold-history-of-indias-vital-atheist-philosophy/ [https://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/16/the-untold-history-of-indias-vital-atheist-philosophy/][Accessed on 11 Aug 2020] LeDrew, S. (2012) The evolution of atheism: Scientific and humanistic approaches. History of the Human Sciences, Available from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0952695112441301 [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0952695112441301] [Accessed on 2020-07-10]. Quack, J. (2012) Disenchanting India: Organized rationalism and criticism of religion in India. OUP USA. Quack, J. (2012) Organised atheism in India: An overview. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 27, 67-85. Available from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13537903.2012.642729 [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13537903.2012.642729] [Accessed on 2020-07-10]. Whitmarsh, T. (2016) Battling the Gods. Faber & Faber. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com [https://www.purple-planet.com/]