originally written as an entry for the i4c blogging contest. July 13th, 2019 ‘A-R-C-I-S’ It took a moment to collect…
My Journey to Google Summer of Code
This is not a guide on how to get selected for Google Summer of Code. There are plenty of those…
Sotd 35: Quantum Computing, Supremacy and Google’s Sycamore
Computer Science generates a lot of buzzwords, and when things get fuzzy, the reporting often gets fuzzier. Quantum Computing has…
Sotd 34: The search for room temperature superconductivity
Physics often gives us absolute limits that engineers and physicists find hard to reach. Examples include Absolute Zero, the coldest…
SoTD 33: Split Brain
Introduction Dr O’Connor said “Karen what are you doing? your hand is undressing you”. Until he said that, I had…
SoTD 32: When parasitic wasps hijacked viruses
One of the hardest tasks in Biology is classifying things. Despite what your Biology textbook would have you believe, nature…
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This article is the 4th installment of a series, you can read the first 3 parts here:1.) https://sapience2017.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/science-for-the-day-12-a-history-lesson-hay-fever-the-war-for-quantum-mechanics-and-a-late-erotic-outburst/2.) https://sapience2017.wordpress.com/2017/07/08/science-for-the-day-22-uncertainty-in-copenhagen/3.) https://sapience2017.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/science-of-the-day-25-titans-clash-over-reality-neils-bohr-vs-albert-einstien/…
Team Arcis Registration day – 2017
The Registration day 2 October 2017, 12:00 pm IST “From small beginnings come great things” Thirty odd twenty somethings assembled…
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There are several objects around us that are ubiquitous and we take their working for granted. The humble bicycle is…
Science for the day 30: Quest for the elusive magnetic monopole.
The forces of electricity and magnetism have been known since time immemorial. The ancients knew of lightning and static as…
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