COVID-19 has spurred a historic campaign for a preventive, with two groups forging ahead.
Quest for the vaccine
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S.Ananthanarayanan
COVID-19 and virus science
Science writer SAnanthanarayanan explains in simple terms what COVID-19 is, how it affects the body, and how it is detected.
EUREKA! Stories of Sixty Scientists who changed the World
This new book traces the path of our scientific legacy over two millennia, using short and very readable accounts of the work of 60 leading lights in science from down the ages,
Book Review: Zombies and Calculus
In his book Zombies and Calculus, Colin Adams, author, humorist and professor of mathematics, brings out the excitement and versatility of Calculus – the science of how quantities that depend on each other change as one or more of them changes.
All it takes is a dash of math
The book deals with mysteries that bring different clients to private eye pair Fred and Pete and each episode is solved with a lesson in elementary math.
100 years of Relativity
Just over 100 years ago, in November 1915, Albert Einstein presented his new formulation of space, time and gravity.
‘Science Slam’ finals in Bengaluru, India
A group of young researchers displayed their skills in reaching out to the scientifically untutored at the India finals of Science Slam at Bengaluru, writes S.Ananthanarayanan.
Growing participation of women in scientific research
Women researchers from France and India met and talked science for three days at Bengaluru, reports S.Ananthanarayanan.
Bridging the gap
Frontiers of science need to connect with the school system, says S.Ananthanarayanan. India has a large challenge of providing bare literacy to vast numbers. Even so, there is a case for making science education in schools more real and accessible. Connecting the...
