Lee Faulk taught me that superconductivity looks best in yellow, works best in a comic strip I am utterly fascinated with the concept of superconductivity. For one, it is among those concepts on the cusp of widespread practical application. Save for a f
The riot of opinions following Angelina Jolie’s revelation has a fair portion of us more inflamed than informed. First, the customary two-minute science class. Back to biology The DNA of all human beings is 99.9 per cent similar. This means that bes
The key to good communication, whether writing or speaking or advertising, is to keep it simple. Sadly, some advertisers find this hard to understand, going overboard with insensitive creations. There are ads and there are ads. Some impress you so much
Niels Bohr's new atomic model in 1913 was path-breaking for physics because it imposed new limits on the way atoms could react with each other. It was also path-breaking for the transition it marked between classical and quantum thinking. One hundred ye
Thanks to the sadness induced by the spot-fixing controversy, here's a weak attempt at linking the issue with the retirement of other sporting greats. For a week or so, it was all about celebrating a past. Reminiscing of a time which boasted of the bril
Disney seems to have buckled under pressure and pulled down the sexier version of the tomboy princess from ‘Brave’ from its website. But can a Disney princess ever be a good role model? If you bother to visit the Disney Princess website and scroll throu
The benefits of having a Muslim name in Bhopal outweighs the trouble it attracts In many cities in India it is hard to find a house if you are a Muslim. It is best not to get your hopes up of finding a house in most of the nicer looking ...
Scientists know that when matter and antimatter meet, they annihilate. But nobody knows why the universe is made mostly of matter today, even though antimatter existed in equal amounts just after the Big Bang. A new discovery suggests strangely shaped nuc
His party men demand memorial, his allies like BJP support it, now in future his activists will arrange agitations and again he will say; the people want it, we haven’t said it. Poor horses! They must have never thought of the possibility of being asked
