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Season 1: Origin of Life
A NEW HOPE (OR NOT?)
The Pandemic from the Eyes of the Wild The Janata Curfew announced by Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi, on the 22nd of March 2020, and the subsequent 21-day lockdown, signaled the entry of the notorious Coronavirus amidst us and sealed the deal for India being included in its “hitlist”. And thus, all Indians, whether overjoyed …
The Viral Bulletin
The Hot Wire for Corona virus updates A vaccine of hope. The current global crisis is haunting us for quite a while now, and we all seriously need some good news! After trying our best to stay afloat and positive, we can’t deny the chance of this ship hitting rock bottom. Let’s be honest, though. …
Scientific Scandals
A Guide To The Right Scientific Conduct Through The Wrong Examples! Take a good look at this infographic. Don’t rush, you’ll need this later. Did you do it? Good, now let’s begin. 28 FEBRUARY 1998. A paper was published in the Lancet that sparked the idea that vaccines (specifically the MMR-Mumps, Measles and Rubella vaccine) …
The Viral Bulletin
The Hot Wire for COVID-19 and other science updates! 7.71 Million active cases in India. 41.3 Million active cases worldwide. Where’s that vaccine at?! And that’s the million-dollar question that has driven multimillion-dollar companies into a rat race for finding the cure. Clinical trials have been phased into 4 parts, and we have some promising …
A Rendezvous With The Past
They came, They evolved, We conquered. This season is coming to an end, but we are just starting! Evolution is a saga that designed us, birthed us, and sculpted us. And is still shaping us. Till now, we have taken a glimpse at the creation of the universe. It all started with the BIG …
Srushti
Life on the Pale Blue Dot “Grandpa’s” song (Bharat Ek Khoj title song): सृष्टी से पहले सत् नहीं था, असत् भी नहींअन्तरिक्ष भी नहीं, आकाश भी नहीं थाछिपा था क्या? कहाँ? किसने ढका था?उस पल तो, अगम अतल जल भी कहाँ था? This beautiful shloka is the translation of the Nasadiya Sukta, a hymn …
Genesis
The “origin” of everything is and has always been of particular interest to humankind, may it be the origin of the ‘infinite’ Universe itself, or the origin of an infinitesimal virus. Curiosity about life as we know it now led to research about how it came about it in the first place and that is …
Systema Solaris
A Saga of the Solar System Heliocentric Model. Copernicus shocked the world when he claimed that the earth, the planets, and the stars revolved around the sun. People were offended by this statement. He was able to solve the mathematical problem that revolved around the geocentric/Ptolemaic model of the solar system, and essentially …
Depression 101
Decoding the science behind depression. I argued with my friend, didn’t do well in my exams, disappointed my teacher by not paying attention to the practical, lost my wallet, got scolded by my dad for being irresponsible and shouted at my roommates (obviously, I was irritated and stressed). Arghh… what a crappy day! I …