The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members

How Does the Public’s View of Science Go So Wrong?

Why hate science Americans, increasingly, are acting (and voting) on myths and misinformation about science, and placing themselves at significant risk. In Texas, for example, “personal-belief exemptions” among parents refusing to vaccinate their children increased from 2,314 in the 2003-2004 school year to 44,716 in 2015-2016 Ref:https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-does-the-public-rsquo-s-view-of-science-go-so-wrong/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_POLE_BLOG

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For members / pleasure of knowledge / View from Giants' shoulder

Can we build AI without losing control over it? Sam Harris

Scared of superintelligent AI? You should be, says neuroscientist and philosopher  sam harris— and not just in some theoretical way. We’re going to build superhuman machines, says Harris, but we haven’t yet grappled with the problems associated with creating something that may treat us the way we treat...

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For members / pleasure of knowledge / View from Giants' shoulder

Richard Feynman: Fun to Imagine | Using physics to explain how the world works

Feynman looks at the mysterious forces that make ordinary things happen and, in doing so, answers questions about why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce for ever and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror. Richard Feynman (1918-88) was one of the...

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For members / Quizzes/tests

National Science day special quiz(Quest science month special)

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For members / National Science week special

National science day special(Life of Three great Indian Physicists )

 Last two years we have been celebrating the national science day by watching this  documentary of these three great Indian Physicists.This year we have been celebrating whole month as science month.As a culmination to this year’s program let us watch this documentary  again.(We are re-posting it). the quantum...

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For members / pleasure of knowledge / View from Giants' shoulder

What If the World Were Run by Scientists and Engineers?(Tuesday with Bill)

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For members / National Science week special / pleasure of knowledge

National Science day-Quest special

[wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”0″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”58″ disable_keyboard=”0″]DLpDK7XETc8[/wpdevart_youtube] National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on 28th of February every year in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India...

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For members / National Science week special / personality quiz / Quizzes/tests

Pleasure of Knowledge-National Science day quiz-Prelude(Quest Science month special)

  We the questers celebrate science today and every day.On this penultimate day of the Science month and eve of National Science day let us fire  our neurons once more.      nationalscienceday2017_prelude Please note the following) 1..As a prelude to actual quiz this quiz is posted.You are...

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For members / National Science week special

Top 10 Indian Scientists list and their Contribution(Quest science month special)

Top 10 Indian scientists and some information about them. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”0″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”61″ disable_keyboard=”0″]f6qyN0hVVDA[/wpdevart_youtube]