A Case for Curiosity and Wonder in Science
After a year of enduring barriers imposed by the pandemic, scientists have good reason to welcome the Biden administration’s first...
Month: April 2021
Bollywood Misses Out Again at the Oscars
In 2019, India produced over 1,800 movies, making it the world’s largest film industry in terms of numbers; this dwarfs...
Bill Gates Is an Overpowering Voice in the Vaccination Game
The debate is raging once again about the true origin of COVID-19. Was it zoonotic, originating in a bat cave...
What Frankie Lymon and Britney Spears Tell Us About Fame
Self-annihilation is a constituent part of many celebrity careers. While some actors or singers slide smoothly from one success to...
Muon Is the New Star of Physics
Theoretical physics inhabits an area of human knowledge and discourse whose frontier is so hermetic no one other than the...
The Problem Science Has With Money, Media and Politics
In a fascinating interview with The Guardian’s Andrew Anthony, media-friendly physicist Michio Kaku reveals more than he may have intended...
Should India Engage in Vaccine Diplomacy?
In terms of numbers, India ranks the third worst after the US and Brazil when it comes to COVID-19 infections....
