One Woman” (Quest women’s week special)
From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are “One Woman”.
The quest-a thirst unquenchable ..
Harvard Commencement 2013-Oprah Winfrey (Quest women’s week special)
This week quest forum is celebrating women’s week for understandable reasons.We are starting it with this commencement address.(Oprah Winfrey ) Commencement address by Oprah Winfrey (as delivered), May 30, 2013 Oh my goodness! I’m at Harvard! Wow! To President Faust, my fellow honorans, Carl [Muller] that was...
Mind Field: Isolation(Quest Sunday special)
In one sense, our global society is more connected now than ever before. In another, we’ve never been more isolated. This generation’s devotion to social media platforms has given birth to a lack of person-to-person engagement. Meanwhile, our thirst for non-stop stimulation strips away our desire for intimate...
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
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...
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...
National Science day special quiz(Quest science month special)
We, at the quest forum celebrate science today and everyday.We had a marathon of quizzes for the entire month an the grand finale is here.Those who have completed the prelude quiz can take this quiz and claim their prizes.(Follow the instruction posted with prelude quiz and rules will...
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...
