Examinations are a much-debated topic amongst the academic circles and opinions are divided on the ideal type of assessment that one should have at the school level. There are countries…
Posts published in January 2016
Do bodies with different masses when dropped from a height in free space, reach the earth at different times depending on their weight? Well, do heavier bodies actually fall faster?…
Education, like almost every other sector of our society has evolved leaps and bounds in the recent years. It has undergone a significant change in one generation along with the…
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Recently North Korea created an international buzz by announcing that it had successfully tested a Hydrogen bomb. For the common man, it was just ‘a bomb’. But do…
With the exam time approaching, the stress levels among the students reach a whole new level. The common difficulties faced by the students is effective time management, and coping with…
Many years back, Star Trek (the original) told us that ‘space is the final frontier’. Today living in the 21st century, we exist in a world devoid of any frontiers. Most…
Examinations are certainly no cakewalk. With the boards round the corner, there is a lot of buzz in the student community on how to bring out the best in each…
Actions speak louder than words!! While we communicate with other individuals, we are sending out messages all the time. Apart from conveying our thoughts verbally, we also communicate in various other…
What’s the colour of blood? Is your answer Red? Well, red is not the only blood colour available – there is a whole rainbow out there. Blood also comes…
Technology is moving at a faster pace than it has ever before in history. We have reached a situation where obsolescence is being built into the products. If you look…
Bihar assembly election was perceived as the mother of all elections where for the first time, foes turned friends. Nitish Kumar embraced arch rival Laloo Yadav to defeat the ruling…
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Confused? The black hole we are talking about is called the Blind Spot. You are blind at one spot in both of your eyes. This so-called blind spot is actually…
Maria Montessori, was a part of what is known as the cognitive-development movement. Her work as a doctor and scientist set the stage for her theories on “planes of development”…
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Abir BasakHaving spent about two decades in the corporate arena, leading teams in IT across diverse industries, I decided to embark on a journey to contribute to the society using…
The Apocryphal Story! Considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare was not only an eminent playwright but also a great poet and…
Sitting in 2016 if one tends to reminisce two decades, one realizes that technology has made a significant breakthrough in every field. Computers that were 486 and Pentium based,…
It will take much more than 10% of your Brain to read this article. Are you ready? Adding to that mystery is the myth that humans “only” employ 10 percent…