Books

Indian Space Research Organisation, GSLV Mark 3, GSLV, PSLV, Advanced Data Processing Research Institute, ISRO, Observer Research Foundation, remote sensing, satcom policy, space security, International Code of Conduct for Outer Space, space weapons, Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, rendezvous and proximity operations, Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016, Ikonos satellite,

Book Review: A Historical Overview of How India Is Using Space for Its Security

Narayan Prasad 23/01/2020

A new book makes the case for why India's...

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The Study That Helped Change the Way We Judge Sanity

Christie Aschwanden 28/12/2019

What is mental illness and why do we insist...

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When Is It Best to Fight Cancer?

Kent Sepkowitz 17/12/2019

In 'The First Cell', Azra Raza argues that it’s...

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Interview: ‘People Confuse Scientific Objectivity With Ideological Neutrality’

Thomas Manuel 12/12/2019

A new biography chronicles J.B.S. Haldane's life in the...

JBS Haldane, Samanth Subramanian, A Dominant Character, scientific socialism, Trofim Lysenko, dialectical Marxism, capitalism, Krishna Dronamraju, The Daily Worker, biography, John Scott Haldane, Helen Spurway, sickle-cell anaemia, scientific method, Naomi Mitchison, Charlotte Burghes, science communication, positive eugenics, Communism, beanbag genetics, Ernst Mayr, genetics, population genetics, Alexander Sprunt, World War I,

Review: A Fine Profile of J.B.S. Haldane as Scientist and Scientific Socialist

T.N. Avinash 10/12/2019

In a new biography, Samanth Subramanian attempts to make...

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Could a Rating System Help Weigh Claims Made in Popular Science Books?

Christie Aschwanden 02/12/2019

The author of a new psychology book deploys an...

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A Guided Tour of AI and the Murky Ethical Issues It Raises

Howard Schneider 29/11/2019

As AI becomes more intricately innovative, the men and...