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Sandipan Talukdar
IQ Difference Based on Genetics, Racist Propaganda?
17 Jan 2019
The well-known scientist and Nobel laureate, James Watson has started a controversy by claiming that blacks and whites have differences in IQ due to genetic differences that evolved through natural…
Sandipan Talukdar
Increase in Ocean Heat Content is as Dangerous as Atom Bomb
15 Jan 2019
A study has estimated that heat energy absorbed by oceans in the last 150 years is roughly equivalent to one atomic bomb explosion per second.
Sandipan Talukdar
Sedition Charges on Hiren Gohain, Others an Attempt to Gag Voices Against Citizenship Bill
11 Jan 2019
Sedition charges have been slapped on prominent academic Dr.
Sandipan Talukdar
Melting of Antarctic Ice Sheets During Ice Age Could Be Worrisome for Future
10 Jan 2019
The Eemian warming was a natural phenomenon. Whereas, today’s global warming is a result of human activity.
Sandipan Talukdar
Indian Science Congress: A Mockery of Science!
07 Jan 2019
The All India Peoples Science Network has demanded that the president, the scientific advisor to the PMO, the three Indian Science Academies and the Indian Science Congress Association step in to end…
Sandipan Talukdar
Universe Expands Riding on an Expanding Bubble?
04 Jan 2019
A new model of the expansion of the universe has been proposed by the scientists of Uppsala University, Sweden. This new theoretical model portrays the universe as an entity that rides on an ever-…
Sandipan Talukdar
Stubble Burning Out, But Pollution Continues to Cast Grey Spell Over Delhi Sky
02 Jan 2019
CPCB data shows that the annual average of PM 2.5 in Delhi has exceeded the standard value of 40 micrograms per cubic meters since 2009 and since 2015, it has been on an increase by 2-3 times above…
Sandipan Talukdar
Science in 2018: Gene-edited Babies, Ancient India DNA, and Lots More
31 Dec 2018
The year witnessed many amazing scientific discoveries, but at the same time, we still failed to improve significantly in our combat with the climate change.
Sandipan Talukdar
Containing Carbon Emissions: Basic Human Needs Versus Economic Growth
27 Dec 2018
Meeting subsistence and protection needs nearly half the global carbon budget, the other half is taken by leisure, identity, creation and freedom.
Sandipan Talukdar
What Made Predicting the Indonesian Tsunami Difficult
26 Dec 2018
The tsunami was caused by landslides in the sea bed resulting from a volcanic eruption, while the existing tsunami prediction systems in Indonesia are only suitable for predicting those caused by…