Category: Academic

23-year-old Arun Chavan, who is pursuing PhD in Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, learnt surfing computer by himself as a child from Sugata Mitra’s ‘The Hole in the Wall’ project. Back then when he was …

A recent report in print media actually baffled me and had sent me into a thought-spin. The headline read something like this- “China is considering passing law which forces youngsters to look after elderly parents …

Learning and comprehending various subject matters of a varied interests are key to self-improvement. A well-informed and learned person makes wise decisions and thus earns his respect in society. His accumulation of knowledge helps him …

When we think or act, how do we know when to switch between the ‘emotional’ and ‘intelligent’ modes? Are we even conscious that we are thinking or acting in a particular way? And how does …

Born: On 18 January 1779 Died: 12 September 1869 Peter Mark Roget was the British natural theologian as well as lexicographer. He is widely acclaimed for accomplishing the near-impossible task of compiling related words and …

See a small kid who learns drawing the figures he happens to touch and play, see and experience, on a white paper. He tries to draw balls, dolls, kites, birds, cats, shapes etc., whatever comes …

In a well ‘civilized’ society like ours, with the first Lady President being elected in 2007, recent focus on female foeticide issues has brought us out of our comfortable cocoons. Here’s a glimpse of a …

Founded in the late 2008 by Nicolas Borg and Jeff O’Hara, Edmodo has evolved as the world’s largest social learning network, connecting about 80,000 schools and over 7.5 million students, teachers and parents. According to …

15 March 2012, The Times Higher Education released its 2012 Reputation Rankings for universities across the world. Only three countries, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan could make it to top 10 list. …