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The ideologues cometh for the IITs
In July 2019, when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its Chandrayaan 2 mission, the spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev was present in the control centre, along with other dignitaries, getting a close view of the launch from a balcony. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandrayaan 2, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, Jaggi Vasudev, M Jagadesh Kumar, Meera Nanda, Skyroot Aerospace, University Grants Commission, Vedic calendar
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The language and bullshitness of 'a nearly unreadable paper'
Earlier today, the Retraction Watch mailing list highlighted a strange paper written by a V.M. Das disputing the widely accepted fact that our body clocks are regulated by the gene-level circadian rhythm. The paper is utter bullshit. Sample its breathless … Continue reading
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Tagged pseudoscience, scientific papers, scientific publishing, Second language, University Grants Commission, vernacular languages
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The language and bullshitness of ‘a nearly unreadable paper’
Earlier today, the Retraction Watch mailing list highlighted a strange paper written by a V.M. Das disputing the widely accepted fact that our body clocks are regulated by the gene-level circadian rhythm. The paper is utter bullshit. Sample its breathless … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Scicomm
Tagged pseudoscience, scientific papers, scientific publishing, Second language, University Grants Commission, vernacular languages
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