Science Gallery Bengaluru

08/05/2026

Today, we celebrate Sir David Attenborough as he turns 100. His contributions in documenting the natural world have transformed how generations see life on Earth. As we honour his extraordinary legacy today, we also celebrate the spirit of observation, empathy, and scientific curiosity that continues to inspire our work at Science Gallery Bengaluru.

07/05/2026

Meet the Mentor for CALORIE’s In Your Words

Science Gallery Bengaluru welcomes young writers to respond to prompts drawn from food, experiences and its influences, as part of our current exhibition-season CALORIE.

Our Mentor, Kurush F. Dalal, is an archeologist, a culinary anthropologist and a museum consultant. Dr. Dalal also actively works on Memorial Stones and Gadhegal Stones in India and dabbles in Numismatics, Defence Archaeology, Architecture, Ethnoarchaeology and allied disciplines.

As a mentor for this year’s In Your Words, he will act as a mentor to the shortlisted writers to showcase their final piece at a public reading.

07/05/2026

Lecture | Decarbonising AI with Event-based Neural Networks

In this lecture, Thomas Nowotny from the University of Sussex will explore how spiking neural networks can offer a path in addressing the energy issues that face modern AI systems. Learn about the results of his research in the field deploying trained networks on the Intel Loihi 2 neuromorphic system.

📆 13 May 2026, Wednesday
⏰ 5:30pm–6:30pm
📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru

For more details and free registration, please visit the Programmes link in our bio or the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=decarbonizing-ai

07/05/2026

ThisWeekend@SGB | A weekend of workshops, lecture, and walkthroughs, here’s what’s on at the Gallery!

Details and registrations for all programmes are available in the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes

06/05/2026

Lecture | Fat, Sugar, Salt: The Inner Working of Cells

In this talk, we'll explore how 'energy' is made or stored, and why different nutrients result in very different outcomes for cells. The talk will end with how cells are now being used to solve the 'supply' problems for many foods - from milk proteins, to other nutrients.

📆 10 May 2026, Sunday
⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru

For more details and free registration, please visit the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=Fat-Sugar-Salt

06/05/2026

Themed walkthrough | Our Plates Across Time: Tracing Food, Then, Now and Next

Join Thejaswini as she walks you through stories of changing diets, disappearing diversity, and the systems behind what ends up on our plate. What if what you crave isn’t entirely your choice, but shaped by your body, your surroundings, even invisible microbes?

📆 9 May 2026, Saturday
⏰ 4:30pm–6pm
📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru

For more details and free registration, please visit the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=our-plates-across-time

06/05/2026

What We’re Reading | This week, we’re reading a study on the politics of transnational agrarian movements (TAMs) and policies of international (rural) development. The findings indicate that ‘people of the land’ are socially differentiated and have varied experiences of neoliberal globalization, linking land, agriculture and food sovereignty. The findings show how politics of representation, intermediation and mobilisation are varied between the scale of the TAMs, highlighting Vía Campesina.

At the Gallery, our exhibit Tremors Ground by Elia Nurvista explores Borras Jr.’s focus on how politics intersects with what we eat.

Experience this exhibit and more as part of CALORIE, every Wednesday to Sunday.

Read the study here: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01661.x

05/05/2026

From the archives | In April 2025, biologist Ksh*tish K Acharya hosted a talk on biomarkers in medicine and biological research for identifying them.

How is novel research in medicine redefining our process of diagnosing and treating diseases? You can find this talk and more on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPBDtfvCGYk&list=PLkWdDUZSY2oXC3kZldV2V2_IXY2WSv_3O&index=22

1 like. "Grasping the genes: On biomarkers in medicine"

04/05/2026

Workshop | Water Bankruptcy: Tracing Water through Food

This workshop invites participants to explore the idea of Water Bankruptcy, examining how these hidden imbalances shape our food systems, environments, and everyday lives.

📆 10 May 2026, Sunday
⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru

For more details and free registration, please visit the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=Water-Bankruptcy

04/05/2026

LastWeek@SGB, here’s what happened at the Gallery:
1. An Event: The Jazz Kitchen: Jazz, Poetry and Songwriting
2. A panel discussion, Rethinking Diets: From Policy Decisions to Everyday Plates
3. A themed walkthrough, By The Clock: Exploring the Intersection of Labour and Time in CALORIE
4. A public programme, Meals, Margins, Migrations: A Quiz on Labour in Food Systems
5. A workshop, Eat it Up: Is this Choice Ours?

Thank you to everyone who joined us! We're back next week with more programmes. For details and free registration, please visit the URL https://calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes

03/05/2026

What does it mean to study food as a system that shapes biology, culture, and politics?

Introducing the Food Lab at Science Gallery Bengaluru!

The Food Lab brings together researchers, artists, and practitioners to explore food as a site of experimentation and inquiry, linking ongoing research to public experience. This season, CALORIE offers one way to encounter the lab in action through lectures, workshops, and discussions.

Food Lab is part of the upcoming Public Lab Complex, generously seed funded by TTK Prestige.