The life and death of ‘Chemical Nova’
You know how people pretend to win an Oscar or a Nobel Prize, right? Many years ago, I used to pretend to be the author of a fictitious but, blissfully … Continue Reading The life and death of ‘Chemical Nova’
‘Science alone triumphs’: A skeptic annotates
An article entitled ‘Science alone triumphs: Providing a true picture of the world, only science can help India against coronavirus’, penned by a Jayant Sinha, appeared on the Times of … Continue Reading ‘Science alone triumphs’: A skeptic annotates
‘Hunters’, sci-fi and pseudoscience
One of the ways in which pseudoscience is connected to authoritarian governments is through its newfound purpose and duty to supply an alternate intellectual tradition that subsumes science as well … Continue Reading ‘Hunters’, sci-fi and pseudoscience
Dehumanising language during an outbreak
It appears the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has begun local transmission in India, i.e. infecting more people within the country instead of each new patient having recently travelled to an already affected … Continue Reading Dehumanising language during an outbreak
Ambivalent promises for S&T in the BJP manifesto
There is very little, if any, concrete stuff about promoting science in the country, and a lot of it seems poised to supplant the goals of other ministries.
Ambivalent promises for S&T in the BJP manifesto
There is very little, if any, concrete stuff about promoting science in the country, and a lot of it seems poised to supplant the goals of other ministries.