How can a Medical Doctor be a Mythologist?
“By turning all knowledge that cannot be measured or proven using scientific principles into falsehood, scientists risk turning into power-brokers.”
Author: Moderator
Rethinking the Social Contract of Science
The presentation looks at the extant and historical perspectives and institutional mechanisms regarding Skills and related livelihoods in India. The author points to the rigid and hierarchical separation between Skilling and Education programmes and institutions, and argues that this reflects the caste-based “firewall” in Indian society demarcating education/intellectual work from skills/manual work, and prevents the […]
Scientific Temper and Education: A Framework for Discussion
The curriculum of all students (including scientists) needs to include social science and humanities for strengthening their scientific temper.
Climate change: act before it is too late
“World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice”
Science Diplomacy workshop in New Delhi
Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, is organizing a workshop on Science Diplomacy between 08-19 January, 2018 in New Delhi. More information and application procedure can be found here.
Science, Scientists, and Society: Renewing the Dialogue
New initiatives emerge to re-imagine and bind the social contract of science
A March by Scientists
The scientists need to understand and appreciate the fact that it will take an eclectic effort to solve many of the problems in our society.
Black holes are simpler than forests and science has its limits
A reductionist explanation isn’t always the best or most useful one.
Public lectures by Prof. Jerry Coyne
Public talks on evolutionary biology across various cities of India
India's S&T visions: the missing participants
S&T Vision documents in India: whose vision and for whom? Perspectives on a recent Current Science paper.