Promote Science's first article on the Thirty Meter Telescope is available online on The Better India blog
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| Image credit: Thirty Meter Telescope |
Prof. A.N. Ramaprakash talks with PS.
The first article in this series "Hawaii Will Soon Get One of the World’s Largest Telescopes, and India Has a Big Role in the Project!" is available online at http://www.thebetterindia.com/94075/thirty-meter-telescope-india-role/. Please feel free to share this article and in case you have any questions we would be very happy to hear from you. Thanks for your love and support!
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The February issue of our free monthly newsletter is available online:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2A77Tgt3NpcZm1jZjVETE9MbTg/view
The February issue deals primarily with scholarships available to school students for pursuing basic sciences upto PhD.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2A77Tgt3NpcZm1jZjVETE9MbTg/view
The February issue deals primarily with scholarships available to school students for pursuing basic sciences upto PhD.
Contents :
1. National Science Day
2. The Philosophy of Spider Webs
3. Skywatching events of the month
4. Notable birthdays this month
4. Notable birthdays this month
5. Partial list of scholarships available to school students for pursuing basic sciences upto PhD
We'll see you again next month. Meanwhile, note that there is no restriction on downloading and sharing.
Spread the joy of Science to school students near you.
Wishing you a very happy Science Day (28th February, 2017).
Team Promote Science wishes you a very happy new year.
The first issue of our free monthly newsletter is out:
The January issue deals primarily with topics of Astrophysics and Astronomy.
Contents :
1. Choosing a career in Science after school
2. LIGO India: Opportunities
3. Aditya L1: India's premier solar observatory
4. Astrosat: Multiwavelength Astronomy
5. Skywatching events of the month
6. Notable birthdays this month
2. LIGO India: Opportunities
3. Aditya L1: India's premier solar observatory
4. Astrosat: Multiwavelength Astronomy
5. Skywatching events of the month
6. Notable birthdays this month
We'll see you again next month. Meanwhile, note that there is no restriction on downloading and sharing.
Spread the joy of Science to school students near you.
Recollections of interactions with
Prof. Sir Michael Victor Berry
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| Promote Science talks with Prof. Sir Michael V. Berry |
Prof. Sir Michael Victor Berry (https://michaelberryphysics.wordpress.com/) visited IISER, Kolkata to deliver a week long lecture series during the GIAN (Global Initiative for Academic Networks) programme around first week of December, 2016. We were indeed very lucky to have a brief conversation with him regarding science outreach and his personal views regarding scientific research. Initially, we were a bit nervous as well as excited to interview this great scientist who has made numerous fundamental contributions in the field of mathematical physics, optics and helped us to appreciate how Nature works.
We told Prof. Berry what Promote Science is all about and how we intend to make a difference in our society pertaining to scientific awareness and opportunities to do research among the common people especially school going children from rural/urban India. We have to admit it was a great learning and inspiring experience for us. You can watch this amazing conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEh8t92qfMc
Prof. Berry narrated his brief story how his interest was kindled in science, his recollections about the discovery of the Panchratnam-Berry phase, his personal views about some great Indian scientists such as Panchratnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Pancharatnam), C.V. Raman and others.
After the recording session, we had a brief informal chat with him. He felt very happy about our initiative and encouraged us to expand our outreach programme to villages and less priviledged areas. We discussed with him about our plans to do science outreach in villages and schools. We also told him about another wonderful youth driven initiative called Ek Pehal (http://www.1pehal.in/) run by students of IISER, Kolkata.
Prof. Berry bid adieu with a brief inspiring short story about one of his retired colleagues in Brazil. She is a physicist and goes to far flung areas in Brazil in her car and carries her laptop and projector along. She visits all schools and asks the principal that she wants to show some demonstrations. Some people agree and then she excites and inspires the school kids with the joy of doing science using her demonstrations. We hope to reach somewhere closer like her great initiative.
Our science outreach programme kicks in a few weeks from now. If you want to donate old books/copies/stationery items for distribution in far flung areas, feel free to message us or write to us at promotescience2020@gmail.com
We are going to start a monthly newsletter soon, where we discuss major happenings in Science and opportunities for school children to pursue scientific research. We hope to reach far flung areas where internet might not be accessible via postal newsletters (initially on a trial basis). Please subscribe to the monthly newsletter or forward to any school going child/teacher/parent who may find it interesting and useful.
Thanks for your love and support.
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."--Edith Wharton
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ये दुनिया प्रगतिशील है , और विरोधाभास यहाँ कहीं न कहीं एक पर्याय है। विज्ञान ने हमें बहुत कुछ दिया है हमारे जीवन की बेहतरी के लिए , फिर भी कभी ये वरदान है तो कभी अभिशाप, और कई बार इसपे चर्चाएँ होती रहती है । और इसमें कोई राय नहीं कि जग इसका समर्थक भी है , और इसका एक खेमा आलोचक भी। आज हर कोई कहीं न कहीं विश्व की जटिल समस्याओं का समाधान वैज्ञानिक तरीकों से ढूँढना चाहता है , किन्तु ये तय नहीं कर पा रहा है कि विज्ञान को कोई विषय माना जाए या संवाद का तरीका। आज हमारे समाज में धीरे ही सही लेकिन वैज्ञानिक चेतना बढ़ रही है, हम अपने बच्चों को जब विषय का चुनाव करना होता है तो कहते हैं विज्ञान ले लो। पर क्या विज्ञान को लेके परीक्षा पास करने तक इसे एक विषय मात्र समझना चाहिए या जिंदगी, प्रकृति से संवाद करने का तरीका , ये सोचने योग्य है। एक उदाहरण स्वरुप , आज हम मंगल पर पहुँच गए है , मंगल के बारे में जो हम जान रहे है, जो भी जानकारी हमे मिल रही है उनके बारे में , जो भी रहस्य वो खुद के बता रहे हैं , कहीं न कहीं ये तो आप भी मानेंगे कि ये संवाद जिस भाषा में हो रही है वो विज्ञान है। तो प्रश्न ये है कि क्या हम मान लें विज्ञान एक भाषा है , रहस्यों से बात करने का , किसी समस्या के समाधान करने का , प्रकृति से संवाद करने का , माने या ना माने इस पर भी हम दो खेमे में बँट जायेंगे। यही हमारी समस्या भी है और यही समाधान भी।
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जय विज्ञान , जय भारत !
Promote Science pays tribute to Indian scientists
Promote Science launched a short video featuring some Indian scientists, who contributed to our understanding of how things work in Nature around us or in the Cosmos. This brief list is just like a tiny drop in the vast ocean of contributions from scientists all over the world. The primary aim of this video is to make common people especially children aware about scientists from the sub-continent.
This endeavour coincided with the the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937), who was one of the first modern scientists of India. Sir J.C. Bose discovered that plants are living being like us. He was the pioneer in the field of radio and microwave optics. He invented a device known as Crescograph to measure the growth of plants. He was a multi-talented scientist and made valuable contributions in the fields of physics,biology, biophysics, botany and archaeology. He was one of the early writers of science fiction from this part of the globe.
Know more about Sir J.C. Bose at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose
Please watch the following inspiring documentary on Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose
In case you have any questions, feel free to contact us at promotescience2020@gmail.com.
Promote Science launched a short video featuring some Indian scientists, who contributed to our understanding of how things work in Nature around us or in the Cosmos. This brief list is just like a tiny drop in the vast ocean of contributions from scientists all over the world. The primary aim of this video is to make common people especially children aware about scientists from the sub-continent.
This endeavour coincided with the the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937), who was one of the first modern scientists of India. Sir J.C. Bose discovered that plants are living being like us. He was the pioneer in the field of radio and microwave optics. He invented a device known as Crescograph to measure the growth of plants. He was a multi-talented scientist and made valuable contributions in the fields of physics,biology, biophysics, botany and archaeology. He was one of the early writers of science fiction from this part of the globe.
Know more about Sir J.C. Bose at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose
Promote Science's tribute to Indian scientists
Please watch the following inspiring documentary on Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose
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