Digital Colonizations
the evolution of epistemic colonization through the internet or more generally how the new media is used for its establishment, propagation, and growth.
Author: Moderator
Should India spend more of its GDP on research and development?
According to the World Bank (2015 data) India spends 0.63% of its GDP on research and development. This is much lower than the World average (2.23%). Other countries that have similar fractions of GDP allocated to R&D include Latvia, Thailand and Tunisia. Consequently, there have been several claims, primarily from the scientists (e.g. this and […]
Confluence: What is it all about?
Confluence is an online platform that aims to bring together all stakeholders of science in the society.
Should fire-crackers be banned in India?
The Supreme Court of India recently banned sale of fire-crackers in the Delhi-NCR region during Diwali. The reaction was divided: experts welcomed the ban, some argued that fire-crackers can hardly be blamed for the poor air-quality of the NCR, while the firecracker industry claimed that it suffered heavy losses. The air quality in much of […]
Towards an Index of Scientific Temper
What is Scientific Temper? What does it mean to have scientific temper? How do you know whether a citizen of India has it or not? How do you observe/measure scientific temper?
The future of plastics: reusing the bad and encouraging the good
Plastics are environmental hazards. But they are also undoubtedly useful. So where do we go from here in terms of using plastics?
Dialogue and Confluence are born
Excerpts from the event organized at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to announce the birth of Dialogue and Confluence.
Announcement event for Dialogue: Bangalore, 13 October 2017
“DIALOGUE: Science, Scientists, and Society” was announced at an event held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, by Prof Ram Ramaswamy, president of the Indian Academy of Sciences. There were talks by Prof. Roddam Narasimha, Prof. P Balaram, and Prof Mukund Thattai, and a panel discussion involving Ms Seema Singh, Prof Sundar Sarukkai and […]