Prof. Manish Kumar Asthana
06/14/2022Prof. Manish Kumar Asthana, Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, answers questions about sustainability and peace in preparation for this year's DAAD-Alumni-Forum 'Creating Change'.
What does sustainable work and research mean to you? (not only in the ecological context)
For me, sustainable work means having a pleasant and motivating environmental condition for an individual. It should encourage individuals to build a self-sustaining ecosystem. By research, I mean a process which can explore and investigate answered and unanswered questions from day-to-day life. The objective could range from average to critical topics. However, the plan is always to create and support a sustainable workplace.
In your opinion, what needs to be done to make the world more peaceful?
To make the world more peaceful, we need a Collaborative research platform, sharing resources, giving opportunities to more, and encouraging young minds to focus on learning and education and addressing issues like sex differences, gender equality, racial-biasedness, disabilities, etc.
How do you plan to share the forum results in a lasting way?
Building social networks, inviting foreign research individuals to our native country, can organize online sessions, hosting online sessions.
Which animal would you consider the better human?
A turtle.
