Empathic Science: How we're more connected to nature than we think
Shannon Olsson |
TEDxAshokaUniversity
• September 2017
Dr. Shannon Olsson heads the Naturalist-Inspired Chemical Ecology (NICE) group at The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), TATA Institute of Fundamental Research In Bangalore. The NICE Group strives to learn how animals, especially insects, make decisions in nature. Their work traverses Himalayan meadows, ecologically sustainable agriculture in Coorg, and pollution in Bangalore - anywhere insects are important, which is nearly everywhere on Earth. Dr. Olsson completed her PhD at Cornell University. She then worked at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, where she collaborated with engineers to develop an artificial chemical communication system based on insects. A Fullbright Scholar and Ramanujan Fellow, Dr. Olsson's research strives to reach a deeper connection with nature that she calls emphatic science.