Most of us were born and grew up in the era when electronic items are of day-to-day use, especially today when digital space is a huge presence in our professional as well as social lives. But the electronic revolution is no older than a century. Read More »
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A more perfect heaven by Dava Sobel |Book Review
Ever since the birth of human intelligence and civilisations, we have been intrigued by the overwhelming everyday miracles produced by nature surrounding us, but nothing can compare the enigma and the magical attractive force cast over human minds by the skies, the space or as it was called in the medieval times: the heavens. Read More »
“Wonder(?) Drugs” for cancer
“Prevention is better than cure“, how often we have heard this quote and found quite right it is. Everyone of us has gone through a cycle of preventive vaccination as infants to protect ourselves from diseases that claimed millions of lives in past centuries. But it is not always possible to shield our bodies from each and every type of ... Read More »
The First Scientist: Anaximander and his Legacy by Carlo Rovelli | Book Review
Did you ever wonder who the first scientist of the world was? The word “scientist” itself was first introduced in English language in year 1834 and the dictionary meaning of it is: “a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences”. Read More »
Jane Eyre| Movie Review Hollywood Movies
Jane Eyre is back again to cast her mysterious spell on the art lovers with a brand-new cinematic adaptation by director Cary Joji Fukunga based on a screenplay by Moira Buffini. The much loved and iconic lead pair is played this time by Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland fame) and Michael Fassbender. Read More »
Gulliver’s Travels | Movie Review | Hollywood Movies
The “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift has seen many a film and TV adaptations and this 2010 film, directed by Rob Latterman is latest in the series and like its precedents, it also concentrates on Gulliver’s stay in Liliput but also brings to life some part of Brobdignag. Read More »