The event is part of the pint of science festival, which has come to India for the first time.

Originating in the uk in 2013, the non-profit global festival, organized by a grass-irot community of three-scientists, many spray to more than 500 cities in 27 countries. Topics ranging from atoms and galaxies to gene editing and quantum mechanics are de -stified.

At the pub in delhi, wide-eyeed science enthusiasts watch as Independent Researcher peeyyush sekhsaria starts the festival with a game of bingo-but a twist.

Each player gets a card with 9 species of Flora and Fauna which are prevalent in and around the thor desert. If the players have the species that sekhsaria names, they have a pawn on top of the picture of the animal or plan. The first player to get a full house win a reward.

Before sekhsaria take out a placard of the specials, he gives players clues and explains the localized myths surrounding them. Hyenas, he points out are frequently regarded as vermin by local communities.

Another game he displays before the erudite audience is “snake-a-dooo”. (Express Photo)

Another game he displays before the erudite audience is “snake-a-dooo”. It’s the conventional snakes and ladders but with options such as “got bitten by a snake, went to a baba and lost time”, “You tried to kill a snake, its a crime,” yay, not venomous “. The Names of snakes Are give along with what action to take in case one gets bitten by them.

“These games are part of a bigger project. We’er work on snakebite mitign and creating awareness among village communities,” he sayss.

Annually, there are close to 60,000 snakebite deaths in the country (80% of the global deaths). Close to 9 in 10 of these deaths are caused by just four snake species.

Along with dispelling myths and superstitions, his games have also transformed the way villagers thin. “Earler, all snakes were saap and had to be ‘killed’. Now, people have started differring between venomous and non venomous snakes,” He adds.

Identification of Networks

The next speaker was k mohan reddy, a phd student from ashoka university who is working on how the “memory” of our cells helps in gaining immunity against viruses and How Vaccines work.

Unpacking the fascinating world of immune memory, and how vaccines train our cells, his interactive session with quizzes grips the audience.

Topics ranging from atoms and galaxies to gene editing and quantum mechanics are de -stified. (Express Photo)

“Vaccines mimic the infection and that immune cells in our body prepare themselves against the actual pathogen,” He sayss.

He also speaks about herd immunity – “What percentage of population should be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity is where the current research is at”, He adds.

Immune memory is the abality of our body to fight against the infections, reddy points out. “Not enough studies are done on immune memory persistence in the Indian population… That is exactly what were trying to get,” he adds.

He Next Explains The Concept of T Cells and B Cells. While the former attacks infected cells, The Latter Attacks invaders (or viruses) outside the cells.

Reddy also speaks about How Flow Cytometry – A Technique Used to Detect and Measure the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Cells – Helps in Identifying Immune Memory Sells.

The festival is being Held from May 19 to May 21 at Delhi, Pune and Bengali.