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The Think Again Conclave is the official guest lecture series of APOGEE, the annual technical fest of BITS Pilani, usually held in the month of March. It is organized by the Department of Paper Evaluation and Presentation in association with various clubs and departments in BITS Pilani. Think Again aims at “capturing the ideas and thoughts of those who have dared to think differently and out of the box in their field of interest”. Since its inception in 2012, this lecture series has received several personalities ranging from Jeff Lieberman to Pawan Agarwal, the CEO of Mumbai Dabbawalas. The first Ig Nobel laureates’ conference in India was a part of the first edition of the conclave. Other prominent personalities who have attended Think Again include adman Piyush Pandey and 'Chief Belief Officer' of Future Group Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik. HistoryBefore 2012, APOGEE had featured several famous names like Jimmy Wales and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as speakers. With an aim to empower engineering students with “face-to-face talks delivered by exceptional achievers who dared to stay from the oft-beaten path”, the Think Again Conclave was conceived and started. The first edition saw a footfall of around 2000 people. Think Again Conclave 2012Think Again Conclave, introduced for the first time in APOGEE 2012, organised the first ever Ig Nobel laureates’ conference in India. The speakers featured in this edition are listed below. 1. Kees MoelikerCornelis W. (Kees) Moeliker is a Dutch writer and curator of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. He is also European Bureau Chief of the Annals of Improbable Research. He was awarded the 2003 Ig Nobel Prize for biology for his study of homosexual necrophilia in male mallards. Moeliker, with his research work in homosexual necrophilia, brought out a sense of wittiness in his talk. 2. Gauri NandaGauri Nanda, the renowned inventor of Clocky, the alarm clock that forces its owner to wake up owing to its intangible attribute won the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize in Economics. Her short but highly interesting talk expounded Clocky’s conception and growth. She stressed on various virtues of sleep with a satirical note. 3. Ilja Van BeestDr. Ilja Van Beest is a professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the Tilburg University. He was awarded the Ig Nobel prize for his research on asthma. Dr. Van Beest spoke how he and his colleagues used roller coaster rides to induce emotions and showed that the valence of emotions affected the relation between self-reported breathlessness and actual lung function. He portrayed the difference between how men and women react to social exclusions, bringing in some comical justifications. 4. Elena BodnarDr. Elena Bodnar is the founder and President of the Trauma Risk Management Research Institute in Chicago and is an internationally recognized scientist with experience in clinical research and development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Dr. Bodnar described how she designed the Emergency Bra, for which she was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Public Health in 2009. She talked about how she drew inspiration from her gloomy days as a physician in Ukraine during the Chernobyl disaster and came up with an invention decked with filters to remove hazardous chemicals. 5. Richard StephensRichard Stephens is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Keele University. He is a recipient of the 2010 Ig Nobel Peace Prize for confirming the widely held belief that swearing relieves pain. Stephens described how he began the study after striking his thumb with a hammer and found that volunteers could tolerate more pain if they repeated swearwords rather than neutral words. He suspects that "swearing induces a fight-or-flight response and nullifies the link between fear of pain and pain perception". 6. Dan MeyerDan Meyer is the recipient of the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine for his report on ‘Sword Swallowing and its side effects.’ He is a corporate entertainer and known for his daredevil acts like sword swallowing and eating fire and glass. The “Swordman”, in the last talk of the Conclave, inspired the audiences to do the impossible in their lives. Bowing to popular demand he went on with a spectacular display of sword swallowing. Think Again Conclave 2013The second edition of the Think Again Conclave, transpired with a similar motive as its predecessor but a wider array of speakers. They included Dr. Pawan Agrawal, Jeff Liebermann, Devdutt Pattanaik and Piyush Pandey. 1. Dr. Pawan AgrawalDr. Pawan Girdharilal Agrawal is the CEO of the revered Mumbai Dabbawala Association and has been honoured with numerous awards and accolades for his unparallelled research, including the Rajiv Gandhi Puruskar. Sporting the quintessential Nehru cap and a "dabba" in his hand, his persuasive mix of Hindi and English was well received. He explained the complex system of the Mumbai Dabbawalas and its efficient and accurate service. Despite having no technological backup, Dr. Agrawal went on to explain how it became possible to be bestowed with the prestigious Six-Sigma Quality Certification. In his words, “Our watches can go wrong, but not the dabbawalas. Work is worship.” 2. Jeff LiebermanJeff Lieberman holds two B.S. degrees, in Mathematics and Physics, and two M.S. degrees, in Mechanical Engineering and Media Arts & Sciences with a focus in Robotics, all from MIT. He is popular for hosting the show Time Warp on Discovery Channel. His lecture showcased his perceptions of the human mind and its capability to understand the world around it. He showcased his ideology by showing how different people have different notions of the simplest of things like pain, happiness and color. 3. Devdutt PattanaikDr. Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist and author. He is the Chief Belief Officer of the Future Group, bringing the wisdom of Indian mythology into Indian business, especially in human resource management. His speech revolved around the idea of “Subjective Reality and Maaya”. Taking the audience back to the days of Mahabharata and Ramayana, he illustrated the similarities between these epics and the quandary faced by modern day administrators in choosing between the measurable and the immeasurable. 4. Piyush PandeyPiyush Pandey is an advertisement magnate. He serves as the Executive Chairman and National Creative Director of Ogilvy and Mather, India. He has had a profound impact on the ad campaigns of Fevicol, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Vodafone’s ZooZoo. In his words, any person involved in advertising had to be agile in accommodating the entire ongoings throughout the world in one single ad. He stressed upon innovation, saying that customers cannot be served the same cup of tea daily. The advertisement of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board was also released during the lecture. Think Again Conclave 2014The Conclave delivered a line-up of eminent speakers. which included Walter Lewin, Johanna Blakley, Mansoor Khan, Ryan Woodward, Dr. Anil Gupta and John Hofmann. 1. Walter LewinWalter Lewin is a Dutch astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lewin has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching and is well known for his popular lectures on physics and massive online courses taught on edX and MIT OpenCourseWare. Walter Lewin’s innovative methods of teaching and his experimental outlook towards his subject Physics was discussed about. His lecture covered a plethora of topics ranging from Doppler Effect to birth and death of stars. 2. Johanna BlakleyJohanna Blakley, PhD, is the managing director and director of research at the Norman Lear Center, a research and public policy institute. She is popular for her studies in mass media and the impact of the entertainment industry on society. Johanna spoke about topics like social media's effect on advertiser-consumer relationships, India's presence in the social world and the impact of the internet. 3. Mansoor KhanMansoor Khan is a famous Bollywood director and producer. He made his directorial debut with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). He attended some of the very well-known colleges like Sri Venkateswara College, Cornell, MIT. He has also launched a book 'The Third Curve'(Oct 2013) which talks about the world economy. His talk covered Indian Economy and the issue of resources. His lecture drew a lot from his book 'The Third Curve'. 4. John Beck HofmannJohn Beck Hofmann is a director, cinematographer, composer and actor. He currently serves as a director of photography for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. His work has appeared in the IMAX feature film Roving Mars, James Cameron's "Aliens of the Deep", and NOVA's "Mars: Dead or Alive?" and "Welcome to Mars". Hofmann emphasized on his journey in NASA and his philosophy of filmmaking which included "treating scientists as people with strengths and dreams, weak spots and vulnerabilities”. He also spoke of his experiences while filming the scientists in NASA and his TV series ‘Tyranny’. 5. Ryan WoodwardRyan Woodward is a highly-regarded animator and filmmaker, known for his work with Marvel Entertainment in films like Iron man 2, Spiderman 2, The Avengers etc. Starting his presentation with a funky clip of Walter Lewin's lecture from the previous day he had made, he went on to give the audience an insight into his artistic sensibilities and motivations, before treating them to a portfolio of his own artwork. He also discussed his experience in his movie projects along with sharing a few childhood anecdotes. 6. Dr. Anil GuptaDr. Anil Gupta is a professor at the Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM-Ahmedabad. He is also the founder of the Honey Bee[1] network. Dr. Gupta’s briefed the audience about his role in increasing participation in bringing innovations to the grass root levels through the Honey Bee Network. He portrayed the importance of these innovations and also induced a thought in their minds as to how people residing in villages were much wealthier than they thought. Think Again Conclave 2015APOGEE 2015 yet again started on a high note with the Think Again Conclave featuring a distinguished assemblage of speakers. The event transpired with variedly construed opinions over subjects pertaining to the dominion of the speakers. The speakers included; Divya Narendra, David J. Peterson, Shoma Chaudhary, Walter Bender and Bindeshwar Pathak. 1. Divya NarendraDivya Narendra, the CEO of SumZero, World’s largest community of investment professionals, delivered a lecture as a part of the Think Again Conclave of APOGEE 2015. With an urge of entrepreneurial advent, he recounted founding SumZero while he was working at a large hedge fund. Sharing his opinions on entrepreneurship as a career choice, he reminisced the ownership tussle he had with Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg. A rocky lawsuit ensued, which he fought along with Winklevoss brothers, with him ultimately making peace in 2008 by joining Facebook. "It is a rocky settlement, but the one thing which kept annoying me was that all my friends were on Facebook," Narendra said as he concluded the talk. 2. David J. PetersonDavid Joshua Peterson, an American writer is a famous linguist who describes his life-long hobby of language creation very passionately. He spoke about how he ended up with one of the most intriguing jobs of Hollywood; A language creator for fictional worlds. Best known for creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones (since 2009) and the Castithan and Irathient languages for Syfy's Defiance (since 2011), he has been creating languages since 2000. Peterson interacted enthusiastically with the BITSian audience and made them learn a few common words in his own created languages (for example, “M’athchomaroon” in dothraki means “hi”, “hajas” means “goodbye”, etc). 3. Shoma ChaudharyNoted journalist and co-founder of Tehelka Magazine, Ms. Shoma Chaudhury kick-started the Think Again Conclave 2015 . Previously associated with The Pioneer, India Today, and Outlook, she joined Tarun Tejpal in 2000 and was among the founding members of the team that started Tehelka.com. She spoke at length about her experiences as the managing editor of the Tehelka, a weekly news magazine famous for its investigative journalism. Recounting her aggressive exploits as a journalist, she gradually switched over to broader topics of national relevance and encouraged the students to take a comprehensive view of India's political strides. 4. Walter BenderEminent Innovator Walter Bender, a technologist in the field of electronic publishing and also the founder of the Sugar Labs came down from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to deliver a lecture at APOGEE 2015. Sharing his experience at MIT Media Labs, of which he was the Executive Director, he discussed his journey in the quest for innovations in media and technology for learning. His role as President of Software and Content at One Laptop per Child, found prominence in his lecture as he explained his vision in this regard. His demonstration of the Sugar Interface was the highlight of the talk. 5. Bindeshwar PathakThe closing ceremony was attended by the Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak as the chief guest. A social reformer and an eminent humanist, his organisation, Sulabh International works towards sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management, human rights and social reforms through education. His lecture at the conclave focused primarily on the alarming condition of sanitation in India. He talked about his project and innovation – Sulabh Shauchalaya (eco-friendly two-pit, pour-flush compost toilet), installed in over 1.2 million houses all over India. This project made possible the liberation of a million scavengers throughout the nation. He also talked about his idea of maintaining toilets on a ‘pay and use basis’. As of then, Sulabh had constructed and maintained over 8000 such public toilets and had constructed 200 biogas plants all over the country. Dr. Pathak ended by emphasizing on the need of active participation by people in the country to contribute in eradicating the problems of sanitation through all possible means. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/aboutus.php|title=HoneyBee|website=www.sristi.org|access-date=2018-10-15}} |
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