A difficulty celebrating Chandrayaan 3
I’m grateful to Avijit Pathak for his article in Indian Express
nationalism
Pseudoscientific materials and thermoeconomics
The Shycocan Corp. took out a full-page jacket ad in the Times
The commentariot
The following post is an orange flag – a quieter alarm raised in
Ayurveda is not a science – but what does that mean?
This post has benefited immensely with inputs from Om Prasad.
Calling something
Nitin Gadkari, tomato chutney and blood
There is a famous comedy scene in Tamil cinema, starring the actors
Injustice ex machina
There are some things I think about but struggle to articulate, especially
Retrospective: The Wire Science in 2019
At the start of 2019, The Wire Science decided to focus more
Why are the Nobel Prizes still relevant?
Note: A condensed version of this post has been published in The
The alleged politicisation of science
“Don’t politicise X” has become the defence of choice for a
The fight over ISRO
My report about ISRO’s ’90-95%’ success claim vis-à-vis Chandrayaan 2 had
Review: 'Mission Mangal' (2019)
This review assumes Tanul Thakur’s review as a preamble.
There’s
Would you take Epstein's money to fund your research?
Note: Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10,
