Tag Archives: IndIGO
One-track mind on a flight
The air hostess I just paid 300 rupees to mistook the 100-rupee note for a 50, and realised her mistake only when I asked her for the change. She said she’d give it to me later because she didn’t have … Continue reading
Myth of harmful cell phone radiation is good business for IndiGo
When I fly, I always fly IndiGo. They’re not perfect but they and their services have become familiar, from their website (where I book my tickets) to when I exit the airport at my destination. The efficiency with which the … Continue reading
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Tagged background radiation, cell phone radiation, IndIGO, ionising radiation, Phoni3, pseudoscience, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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Feeling the pulse of the space-time continuum
Humans have known about the force of gravity since ancient times. Yet, we are still exploring its true nature, how it works, and why it works the way it does. Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, binary pulsars, classical physics, general theory of relativity, gravitational waves, IndIGO, interferometry, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, LIGO India, wave physics
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