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Ep. 08 : Gripping History of Laser Invention
I tell the story behind laser invention. It is a story of human imagination, tenacity, invention of a device, intense competition, blame and humor. I discuss how cold-war era USA created an environme…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 6: Importance of Failed Experiments
How does science approach failure and ignorance? What is an experiment? What can we learn from a failed experiment? How ignorance plays a relevant role in science and technology? I discuss these and …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 5 : Ashkin's Story - no prize to Nobel prize
References :
“The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of Americ….” Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11797471-the-idea-factory. Ashkin, Arthur. Optical Trapping And …Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 4 : Science, Rationality and Compassion
References :
Watson, Peter. “Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud.” Accessed May 26, 2023. https://peterwatsonauthor.com/books/ideas-a-history-from-fire-to-freud/. Pinker, Steven. “Rationality.” A…Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 3 : Six Jugalbandis of Scientific Research
References discussed in this episode :
· “Jugalbandi.” In Wikipedia, March 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jugalbandi&oldid=1077148368.
· Dyson, Freeman J. “Is Scien…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Inspirations from Japan
(G. V. Pavan Kumar, “OMC 2023,” Scatterings, April 21, 2023, https://backscattering.blog/2023/04/21/omc-2023/)
(G. V. Pavan Kumar, “Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop – History of Optical Manipulation,” Scatt…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) - Origins
References :
Kumar, G.V.P., 2023. Science + History —> better Science. Scatterings. URL https://backscattering.blog/2023/04/01/science-history-better-science/ (accessed 5.11.23).
Kumar, G.V.P., 202…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago