Quest Archive
Quest-curiosity corner?
April 24, 2015
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Radar & sonar Why is sonar and not radar used in water for tracking objects at greater depths? Can sonar be used for tracking objects in air just as radar does? Subscribe Latest Email Updates:
Interview of Dr.Chandra Shekar-One of the giants from whose shoulders I could see
July 21, 2014
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Dr. Chandra Shekhar, Director, CSIR-CEERI Pilani was interviewed by Gauhar Raza for a programme “Eureka” and was telecasted on Rajya Sabha TV Channel on Saturday, the 19 July 2014 at 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 20 July 2014 at 5:30 p.m. In this programme leading scientists are interviewed to showcase scientific contribution of individuals and
Now science is there to explain why I failed in most of my missions
June 19, 2014
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In life I ventured in to(still not finished and it is an ongoing process) into many ventures-I may write separately about them.The main commonality in all of them is/was that none of them achieved the intended objectives-another way of saying it all failed.Why? One answer could be here. You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think(Scientific
Creative Communities Are Key to Innovation -reposted from Scientific American magazine
June 19, 2014
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The best actors, directors and screenwriters receive Oscars; the top scientists, Nobel Prizes. Society doles out a multitude of awards every year to celebrate the creative achievements of individuals. Such events feed a popular conception that creativity is a gift only certain people possess and constitutes the apotheosis of individuality. Albert Einstein once observed, “Everything
The prophet-audio version
June 9, 2014
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the prophet-Read by Richard harris Subscribe Latest Email Updates:
Genesis of the quest forum-A labour of love-part 3
June 9, 2014
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Now coming to second point –Knowledge and understanding of things (knowledge is not just data collection-but first part of knowledge is data collection-data collection can have many ways(reading books, watching TV, interacting with people who has already got data in that area of knowledge, internet etc)data collection should be followed by processing of that data
Genesis of the quest forum- A labour of love-part2
June 9, 2014
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Why going public with QUEST?Is there any hidden agenda?To tell the truth there is nothing of that sort except for some head fakes in late Prof.Randy’s terminology. First thing, As Gibran said that Life is indeed dark except when there is urge-(yearning or craving) and all that craving is blind (unwilling or unable to understand
Genesis of the quest forum-A labour of love-part1
June 9, 2014
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(A few years back- we have gone through 5 seasons so far) along with some students who shared the same thoughts as mine ventured into the formation a forum which was christened as the quest forum-In August 2010 in a blog I had written its genesis and hidden agendas.Here I am re-posting it). Somebody may
An ode to science
June 1, 2014
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Symphony of Science – The Poetry of Reality (An Anthem for Science) an anthem of science Subscribe Latest Email Updates:
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