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Men of Cutting-edge Science

Lhendup G Bhutia

A renowned algebraic number theorist who plays the tabla, a biologist trying to unravel the mysteries of the human cell, a scientist who can transform the industrial-scale production of plastic materials, and another who is working on a cancer screener that can be used at home—all of them Indians at the cutting edge of science and technology who were awarded the Infosys Prize 2012

Anything but ‘The God Particle’

In science, an idiot’s guide is just that

The Science of DNA Testing

If you are interested in the story of your own ancestry and how you can submit your own DNA sample for testing (all it needs is a simple scrape of the cheeks)

The Science and Stupidity of Homeopathy

The way the media reports science reflects its failure to question authority.

A Midsummer Adventure For Children

Prithvi theatre holds one of the most popular workshops for kids with theatre, comics, and even science and poetry.

About Science and Sex

Tired of the same old stuff about love and loss, migrants and displacement? Delve into Ian McEwan’s Solar and encounter the discomforts of making science interesting.

Beer, Philosophy and Particle Physics

As two scientists claim that the future has infiltrated the present to sabotage our search for the God Particle, theoretical physics reaches its peak as a form of entertainment.

Hidden Portals

Platform 9¾ from the Potter books may still elude us Muggles, but scientists are working on a circuitous route that may yet get us there

The Walk and Other Stories

Take a walk for more than a hundred kilometres through the villages of Bihar, with a motley group of people who hoped to see the marvellous scientific innovations of astonishing rural minds

Science of Hype

Three great stories come together in the find of a fossil primate. Of these the media spin is the most extraordinary

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