It’s the middle of summer; everyone is outside, making the most of the warmth and breeze. Children are frolicking, families meandering. Ice creams and cold drinks are passed around to beat the heat. Shallow inflatable pools, sandboxes, trampolines, and the like are brought out for entertainment and to encourage young … Continue Reading
Yours Artificially, the Automated Doctor: A Webinar on AI in Urology
On the 12th of August, i-True Group, an International Training and Research in Uro-Oncology and Endourology organized an International Webinar to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence in urology treatments, alongside a panel of experts with familiarity in diverse fields. It was moderated by Dr Bhavan Prasad Pai, the Vice … Continue Reading
Beyond The Known: Geomagnetic Vestiges
“You guys are taking forever to drink this coffee,” I yelled at my coworkers, as I threw the paper glass into the trash. “A discovery this big, how are you not running to work the details out of excitement?”
“It’s 5 AM, and we’ve been working for the past week. … Continue Reading
Aldabra Rail: The Bird that Came Back from Extinction
What is Extinction?
A species of plants or organisms is considered ‘globally extinct’ when there are no more living specimens of it left and their genetic heritage has been lost forever. Scientifically, extinction is considered simply as an expression of biological evolution. National Geographic states that more than 99 per … Continue Reading
Rivalries in Science and Technology
The words ‘Science’ and ‘Technology’ paint images of impartial practicality, well above mundane mismatches. In such highly technical and fact-based fields, fallacies do exist, but conflicts are hard to come across. It is a true epiphany to realize that there are so many cases throughout scientific history when two … Continue Reading
Fermi Paradox : Where are the Aliens?
THE YEAR 2407:
In the far reaches of the Milky Way, a lone spaceship with the words ‘Remna-13’ written in bold makes its way from planet to planet. Its engines rustle, and the green flare at its end flickers as the ship chugs itself through the icy emptiness. Inside, a … Continue Reading
Changing Webscapes – WebAssembly
Ever had a dialogue box pop up and ask you whether you were sure about leaving a webpage? Or had a like button light up after you click on it? If you were born a decade or two ago you would have instead been greeted by non-interactive web pages with … Continue Reading
Towards Building Her- A Quest for Artificial Intelligence
In this day and age, smartphones aren’t characterised by email and GPS but by the voice assistants which come bundled with them. We have all asked Google Assistant if there’s any need to carry an umbrella on a certain day or played around with Siri asking if it loved us … Continue Reading
The Human Cell Atlas
“If the Human Genome Project was the part list of how to make a human, the Human Cell Atlas is how to put that together to make a functioning organism.” -Dr Shalin Naik, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
The cell is the core and the basic unit of the human … Continue Reading