Science as a way of life
I am working on some very smart things to say here. Really. Meanwhile, there's this and this. Welcome.
February 28, 2008
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You may have seen the WIRED interview with Psychologist Philip Zimbardo and the mind-numbing pictures of torture linked there. A recent New Scientist interview of Darius Rejali( more, his book) is a necessary read on how torture deeply breaks both...
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A comprehensive and very readable post by Coturnix. In other news, blogging will be slow for some more days till I get back on schedule on some personal matters....
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February 26, 2008
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Not Exactly Rocket Science. A delicious science blog by science writer Ed Yong, now at Scienceblogs.com....
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Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it. - R P Feynman [more] Part of a beebs program where Feynman talks of physics and more....
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February 25, 2008
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An article in National Geographic about the search that's to begin at LHC for the particle responsible for gravity - a.k.a God particle, god's own glue, etc. Lickable pictures - a NatGeo speciality - to gawk at. In Our Time...
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Why is this so important. Chris Abani, an extraordinary Nigerian novelist who published his first story at the age of 16 ( he was imprisoned by Nigerian government for it), at a TED talk....
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February 22, 2008
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Good music....
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February 20, 2008
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Hair is one of nature's most amazing inventions. It is one of the toughest and lightest of materials. Even if it is harvested from the heads of unsuspecting believers, it does not diminish in value, especially in the eyes a...
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February 19, 2008
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The Letter Writer of Mumbai. A reminder of how technology makes the past obsolete....
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February 18, 2008
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An FT article: Poverty in early childhood poisons the brain, the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston yesterday heard. Neuroscientists said many children growing up in very poor families with low social status experience unhealthy levels...
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