MAGAZINE - March for Science
August 2018
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
An epitome of scientific attitude and human values and a father of Indian modern science who boldly stated that the Advaita philosophy and the Hindu custom of casteism were hurdles in the pursuit of truth.
Sci-hub: A Boon for the Scientific World
Sci-Hub passes the paywall of a scientific journal and provides free access to millions of research articles to the researchers working in the remotest corners of the world.
Funding for education in India: Necessities and viability
India has enough resources to adequately fund for education as well as all aspects of public welfare. The greatest difficulty is the state outlook and its policy priorities.
A journey through the lightyears
How the light, that we have around us, was demystified by two extraordinary minds of the nineteenth century.
Emotion Recognition from Images
An overview on importance of emotion recognition and how to recognize emotion through images.
Power of Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the heat energy stored inside earth. It has the potential to solve energy crisis in many countries where geothermal resources are available.
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(India) March for Science -- Abroad, on April 14, 2018
In solidarity with the March for Science in India, 250 Indian scholars organized demonstrations in 38 cities across 18 countries. It was an extraordinary effort which depicts the importance and uniqueness of this March. No matter where Indian scholars stay, they did understand the necessity of this March and extended their support to the demands raised by the March for Science in India. The list of countries and the cities (in bracket): Austria (Vienna), Belgium (Ghent, Louven), Brazil (Santa Maria, Natal), Canada (Vancouver, Waterloo), Finland (Oulu), France (Paris, Besancon), Germany (Erlangen, Stuttgart,Munich, Ulm, Dresden), Israel (Tel Aviv, Negev, Weizmann/Rehovot), Italy (Padova, Trieste, Rome, Naples), Mexico (Leon), Netherlands (Eindhoven), Poland (Gdansk), South Korea (Pohang, Suwon), Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia), Switzerland (CERN, Geneva), Taiwan (Taipei, Kaohsiung), USA (Tempe/Arizona, Tallahassee/Florida, College Station/Texas, Buffalo, Dartmouth/Hanover).