Category: Insights

  • The malice of “pseudo science” and the misinformation onslaught !

    I am tempted to say this is a definition of pseudoscience … Pseudo science is the subversion of good practices of science to achieve ulterior motives of credits. It is so prevalent in how we do science today, that; it can work up-to a twilight credit, most 3rd rate science participants show an affinity towards…

  • The economic red shift (intuitively)

    Why there is a shifting discrepancy in the economic development of different sections of the Indian society. For one thing this is quite observational as opposed to a sample study inference. And by observational I also mean something, which is quite intuitive but quite more subjective. And this I call a red shift, as there…

  • Being a scientist has its own pitfall.

      The famous is an optimized representation of the rich. Only the cash dollars are missing. But that’s not the only pitfall of being a scientist. It’s a coveted honor, right? YES, the definite yes!! Being a scientist essentially means excavating truth in our own ways so as to make a fitting contribution towards what…

  • Can we formulate a good science question?

    Can we formulate a good science question?

    Thinking about problems — that is, what are the issues, that are bothering you, if you are to think of science. Passion And Compulsion in doing science. Lately, I have been thinking, a lot, about pretty much everything. — There is an interesting difference, between anything and everything, which I am not making a case…

  • 2010 in review

    The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 296 steps to reach the top. This blog was viewed about 1,100 times in 2010. If those were…