The opposition Robert G Edwards first faced for his work is a sign of how wrong even the well meaning can be about science.
06 October 2010Atomic clocks can now measure differences in the passage of time for objects separated by a foot’s height on the earth’s surface.
01 October 2010Canadian researchers have achieved this ages old human dream in a 43 kg machine with a 32 metre wingspan.
27 September 2010Starting with the PM’s media advisor and the NAC, Delhi still doesn’t get India.
24 September 2010Genetically targeted drugs could well be one of the most significant breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
24 September 2010Can this PM summon another ‘nuclear’ moment, or will the chaos in Kashmir continue to spiral out of control?
17 September 2010The linear number line is not as intuitive as we think, and may well be the cultural step required for us to remember large numbers.
17 September 2010No court or historian is ever likely to resolve this dispute.
09 September 2010The Government, media and Left wing activists act out their farcical parts.
09 September 2010The finding that the rate of radioactive decay of elements may actually be influenced by solar activity has scientists searching for answers.
08 September 2010Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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