Alphabetical by author A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil GusherJoel Achenbach The Science Magpie: A Hoard of Fascinating Facts Simon Flynn The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American … Continue reading
This year Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner was advised not to waste his time learning science. Sir John B. Gurdon’s science report card when he was 15 reads thus; … I believe he has ideas about becoming a … Continue reading
Are you an academic? Ever secretly longed to become a Dean? The questionnaire in The Chronicle of Higher Eduction offers you a healthy reality check. 2. As dean, do you plan to maintain an active research agenda? YES , Incorrect. You know … Continue reading
The Hindu has a special section on 125th anniversary of Indian math genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan. This excellent collection has articles on ancient numbers in India, overview of combiantorics in ancient and medieval India, Understanding Ancient Indian Mathematics, Ramanujan Timeline, etc. … Continue reading
The Observer opines physics major is becoming attractive due to the sitcom ‘Big Bang Theory’ popularity. According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), there was a 10% increase in the number of students accepted to read physics … Continue reading
As a non-native english speaker, I am always amused when native speakers ask me how do you spell it? I go on to say V-E-N-K and she repeats BEN. NOOOO… It is V, as in Victor. OK.. VENK-A-T . It … Continue reading
Globe and Mail’s Canadian University Report (Download PDF) lists Ivy League universities in Canada. With University of Toronto topping the list, there are totally 5 universities (out of the total 8) from Southern Ontario region : U of Toronto, Queens, … Continue reading
My department, the Institute for Optical Science at University of Toronto is hosting an exhibit of holograms made by our students in the holography course, run jointly by the Physics Department and the Institute for Optical Sciences. In this course, … Continue reading
Hindustan Times has this op-ed by C.N.R. Rao, Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board to PM of India. He opens with the statement; We missed the semiconductor revolution in the early 1950s. We had just gained independence. But with nanoscience and … Continue reading
This one is a real shocker, to say the least. Deccan Herald reports, quoting the Mysore University VC, IISc and University of Mysore will ink a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) next month for the setting up of the campus, … Continue reading