The scientists whom Einstein greatly admired
Albert Einstein used to keep portraits of three scientists: Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell in his study....
Month: February 2016
Know the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by your wristwatch
Say it is 7.10 p.m. (IST) by your watch. IST is India Standard Time, which is 5 hrs 30 min...
In memory of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, a man of civil eminence
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was a doctor and a freedom fighter who went on to become the second chief minister...
Dennis Overbye and his atypical view on the laws of thermodynamics
Dennis Overbye is a science correspondent for the New York Times. He presented a humorous summary of the three principal...
Which is the most used man-made material in the world?
Concrete is a man-made material and is mostly an aggregate of cement, fly ash, slag cement, limestone, sand, chemical admixtures...
A psychological disorder that urges a physically healthy person to become disabled
BIID means Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Cambridge University Scholar Chloe is such a patient. She has made several attempts to...
