Sruthi Pinnamaneni
Studio 360Sruthi Pinnamaneni is a freelance journalist based in New York and Vienna.
I am a freelance radio and video journalist based in New York and Vienna.
I graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with honors, while assisting at the BBC-NY Bureau and a documentary production company, where I worked on the award-winning feature film, Kumare. As the audio/video correspondent at The Economist, I taped political stories in the marble halls of the United States Senate and the baptism pools of brassy Harlem churches. In India, I traveled between cities and villages to produce an Economist video series on rural education and the informal economy in slums.
I've worked on stories that have aired at various shows, including Marketplace, Freakonomics, Radiolab and Studio 360. I have produced pieces about poison squads, pop-up books and a band whose musical performance depends one live molecule. In 2013, I won a PRX STEM grant, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Lydia Loveless Leaves the Country Behind
Lydia Loveless has a voice straight out of the Patsy Cline era, even though she was born in the age of Shania Twain.
Interstellar explores both the cosmic scale of space and the intimacy of family bonds
A Painter Makes Peace with Working in the Kitchen
Juliette Binoche to Hollywood: Been There, Done That
Mark Mothersbaugh Is Happy to Be Co-Opted
Mark Mothersbaugh makes catchy film scores for Wes Anderson, ads for Nike, rugs for art collectors — anything to plant his subversive messages in the mainstream.
A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due
2,400 years after it was published, Euclid's Elements is still a foundational text of geometry. But it's only recently that a colorful 19th-century version of his work has been recognized as a stunning design decades ahead of its time.
Seeing Math: A New Language for Geometry
Long before Mondrian, an unknown Englishman created graphic rhythms out of lines and blocks of blue, red, and yellow. Not on a canvas, but in a textbook for geometry.
Psychedelic Paper Art or High-Level Math?
<p>Jen Stark's lush paper landscapes seem both psychedelic and scientific. Using trippy shapes and colors, she draws you into a place of quiet mystery.</p>
Jennifer Lopez, Pink Floyd, and other Celebrity Bugs
Every year, thousands of new species of creatures are identified. Since naming something after oneself is considered a diva move in the scientific community, many choose the next best...
Neil Gaiman’s Portal to the Lost Knowledge of Childhood
<p>The novelist credits a near-death experience with encouraging him to remember the authentic details of childhood.</p>
The Rick Rubin Word Association Game
<p>We challenged the wizard music producer to sum up some artists in just one word. Can you match the acts with his descriptions?</p>