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What Are Tipping Points?

Ronak Gupta 06/08/2019

The idea of tipping points has come to dominate...

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Why Scientists Are Confused About How Fast the Universe Is Expanding

Sakhee Bhure 03/08/2019

Scientists used three different techniques to calculate the rate...

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The Curious Case of Terbutaline, the Drug Behind Cricketer Prithvi Shaw’s Ban

Deepak Natarajan 02/08/2019

There is no logic when a cricket player ingests...

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Why There Is Going to Be Another ‘March for Science’ This Year

Debajyoti Sengupta and Dibya Sankar Das 02/08/2019

Scientists and students alike are expected to hit the...

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What Scientists Make of the Govt’s New Draft Ethics Policy for Academics

The Wire Staff 31/07/2019

For some time now, Indian academia has been plagued...

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A Scientist’s Take on the ‘Power’ of Prayer

Dr Samir Malhotra 29/07/2019

Some patients stop their medication and rely on unproven...

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Is This the AI We Should Fear?

Deepak Khemani 24/07/2019

We scientists want to understand intelligence as well as...