The Science Wars and Physics Popularizations
Jul 1st
I just finished a fascinating book, “Reading Popular Physics” by Elizabeth Leane. It approaches the science wars from a really different perspective than usual by looking at physics popularizations instead of physics (or science) itself.
The science wars are a debate between science studies academics (usually coming from a humanities or sociology educational background) and physical More >
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Loading ...Academics v. Evangelicals
Jul 1st
On the “The Volokh Conspiracy” (a blog) Todd cites data (p. 12) indicating that 53% of academics have negative views of evangelical Christians, the religious group most disliked by the academic community. He theorizes that these negative views are an expression of “bigotry” based on “stereotypes and ignorance.”
This data and commentary are interesting on a More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...VANDHANA SHIVA ON FARMER’S SUICIDE IN INDIA AND ENLIGHTENMENT HERE
Jul 1st
In India, more than three hundred farmers climbed water tanks in thecountry’s central Vidarbha region, many of them threatening to commit suicide unless the government fulfilled their demands to lift them outof poverty. Throughout India, more and more troubled farmers arekilling themselves. Up to three farmers a day swallow pesticides, hangthemselves from trees, drown themselves More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...“Youth can do anything if they want!”
Jul 1st
“Youth can do anything if they want!”
A great man of his time had said this line and it’s true.
You know, I know and rest of the world also knows it. But we don’t know exactly that how can the youth win the world and what are the ways to be a very successful, frank, bold, More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Young generation getting addicted to correction fluids
Jun 29th
For young generation cigarette smoking to some extent is becoming a thing of the past , as they are finding it move convenient to use the correction fluids or whiteners for their highs.
This issue was a promement one raised by senior citizens at the Visitors’ Week celebrated by the Police some times ago. More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Social Reformations in Policing, Law & Order – The need of the Hour
Jun 29th
My dear friends,
Let us look in to various reasons of Communal disturbances, Riots and Violence and social injustice.
Majority of these cases directs to failures of Government’s development process to help the society, negligence of people’s requests, needs, suppression of people’s freedom to act on their fundamental rights, misuse of official machinery & power, lack of More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...DANGERS OF INDO-USA NUCLEAR DEAL
Jun 29th
The media build-up in favour of civilian nuclear technology ‘transfer’ and ‘trade’ between US and India is so systematic and clever, as to make the public in India see only benefits from it rather than disadvantages or hazards.
The media is aimed at making the Indo-US nuclear deal look like a golden opportunity without considering the More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Why We Celebrate the Birthday of Rama
Jun 29th
The brothers Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna had total unity among themselves. Even while playing games in their childhood, each aspired for the victory of the other.
Once, the four young lads were playing a game. Shortly thereafter, Bharata came to mother Kausalya, weeping. She asked him, “Bharata, why are you feeling sad? Have More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...QUAKE!!!
Jun 28th
As I snugly sat in my sofa watching a nice Bengali movie called ‘Mahanagar’(a Satyajit ray classic) and while my mother was dilligently cutting up some spinach for the oncoming dinner of dal and jeera rice, the earth shook!!!
As I live near the railway station, our initial reaction was a very calm- “is it a More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Impending Lok Sabha Elections of 2008
Jun 28th
The current Congress led UPA government made a surprise comeback in the Indian Parliament some 4 years back, as a result of the “media mis-management” of then BJP led NDA government, that is, the “India Shining” Campaign.
Now, the elections seem to be inevitable in India.
The LEFT parties, who have given an outside support to the More >
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