The Wire Science – Page 1689

A scene from the 2011 drama film 'Tree of Life' – whose visual effects team used a variety of chemical substances and lighting effects to depict the formation of life in the universe.

Biology, Like Modern Art, Has Need for the Abstract in its Study of Life

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 25/03/2016

Anyone who thinks that a scientifically acceptable unifying theory,...

Hilary Putnam. Source: YouTube screengrab

Hilary Putnam, the Philosopher of Science Who Didn’t Mind Refuting Himself

Bijoy Boruah 25/03/2016

He was well-grounded in physics and mathematics but strongly...

Noses. Credit: kitpfish/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Human Noses Worse Than Their Ancestors’ at Air Conditioning. Did Evolution Go Wrong?

Nandita Jayaraj 25/03/2016

A new study on nasal air conditioning in humans...

Simulation of a few-femtosecond electron bunch trapped in a laser-excited plasma wakefield. Caption & Source: DESY

First Demo that Some Future Particle Accelerators May Be 100x Smaller

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/03/2016

American physicists have validated the idea that two tabletop...

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Credit: puducherry.gov.in

Listen: A Scientific Take on the Indian National Identity Through Mahalanobis’s Profiloscope

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 24/03/2016

P.C. Mahalanobis’s instrument attempted to assimilate an 'Indian' on...

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Badal is the New Saviour of Punjab’s Waters But Eventually There May Not be Much to save

Jagtar Singh 23/03/2016

The Sutlej-Yamuna Link Land Bill 2016 will help chief...

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The Gates Foundation and the Anatomy of Philanthrocapitalism

Urvashi Aneja 23/03/2016

Without adequate safeguards and greater debate about private aid,...