Science + Mathematics Colleges & Courses

The field that is concerned with understanding the nature around us. In India, about 13% students take up a science course in college. As our country grows, it is necessary to ensure that we utilize the mind of these students to become the research pioneer of the world!

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Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included
What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process o...
Robin Ince: Science versus wonder?
http://www.ted.com Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about...
Open science: Michael Nielsen
Michael Nielsen is one of the pioneers of quantum computation. Together with Ike Chuang of MIT, he wrote the standard text in the field, a text which is now ...
Michael Specter: The danger of science denial
http://www.ted.com Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of ...
Lee Smolin: How science is like democracy
http://www.ted.com Physicist Lee Smolin talks about how the scientific community works: as he puts it, "we fight and argue as hard as we can," but everyone a...
How can we best promote science education in India?
Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1996, has answered a selection of your video and text questions from YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. This answer ...

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Science in India: Moon shot or bust?

Why is science such a difficult subject?

Why is science such a difficult subject? - Dr Mayank Vahia looks at the various aspects of Science Education and understanding and says that it is taught wrong.

Advancing Science in India

Science in India is on the move in a big way. The government has initiated multibillion dollar investments to kick start research, education, and innovation over the next five years. Though several challenging issues remain for the country, India’s best a

The grand challenges of Indian science

The Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman had famously said, ‘the difficulty with science is often not with the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones. A certain amount of irreverence is essent

How do we improve the state of science education in India?

With India proving that it's no less than the rest of the world in the field of science and technology, it's time to up the level of science education in the country.

Challenges for science in India

Nature Materials journal covers a range of topics within materials science, from materials engineering and structural materials (metals, alloys, ceramics, composites) to organic and soft materials (glasses, colloids, liquid crystals, polymers).