A people devoid of "genius and imagination"
The curiosity about exotic lands that gripped scholars in the 17th and 18th centuries resulted in the collation of a lot of information, much of …
The return of Mowgli's mother
Rudyard Kipling gave us unbelievable stories about the humane wolf. Now, a court decision reaffirms the animal's vital role in the ecosystem
Slow born on the atomic fast track
In February this year, the United States government publicly admitted to carrying out nuclear radiation tests on completely innocent human guinea pigs
Chill blast
Did American scientists help Russia acquire its atomic bomb? A new book triggers off a major post-Cold War controversy
Relevance of history
History provides important lessons in the management of the environment for administrators, conservationists and their ideologues. But have we …
Unpacking life
Book>>Packaging Life, Cultures of the Everyday by Pramod K Nayar Sage Publications Rs 595
Evolution of ideas
Book>> Where good ideas come from, a natural history of innovation • by Steven Johnson • Allen Lane • US $25
In their elements
BOOK>> THE DISAPPEARING SPOON AND OTHER TRUE TALES OF MADNESS, LOVE, AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS •…
Evolution basics
Evolution>> The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins Random Books, Indian Price Rs 450
Newton, the alchemist
Book>> Clockwork Universe, Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of Modern Science • By Edward Dolnick • Harper Collins &…
The hesitant growth of surgery in Bengal
Rapid strides in Western medicine and surgery relegated Indian medical systems to the back seat, especially because of brahmanical abhorrence of …
Book review of "Intelligent thought: Science versus the intelligent design"
Book>> Intelligent Thought: Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement Edited by John Brockman Vintage New York 2007
Poets in lab coats
Book>> The Age of Wonder, How The Romantic Generation Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science Pantheon Books, New York Indian Price Rs 1,000
Tales of friendship and betrayal
Documentary series>> First Australians • Written and produced by Rachel Perkins • Seven episodes
A part of the whole
ECO-IMPACTS AND THE GREENING OF POSTMODERNITY: NEW MAPS FOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES, CULTURAL STUDIES AND SOCIOLOGY·Tom Jagtenberg, David …
"History does not repeat itself"
A pioneer in the field of environmental history, Donald Worster of the University of Kansas in the US highlights the importance of the subject …
League of extraordinary men
Book>> Seeing Further: The Story Of Science And The Royal Society • edited by Bill Bryson • Harper Press • Rs 650
Social ants and social humans
Book>> The social conquest of earth• by Edward O Wilson • Liveright publications • Rs 1,040
Trials at sea
Book>> Round about the earth • by Joyce E Chaplin • Simon & Schuster • Rs 1,850
Temples of irrigation and land management
From the 9th century to the 16th century, south Indian kingdoms did not have irrigation or public works departments. Temples were given the job …
Tracing a path from the sun
Present-day interest in solar power has arisen mainly because of rapidly dwindling energy resources. But the quest for tapping the sun's energy …
Origin of Darwin
Book>> Darwin's Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moore Allen Lane, London Price 25
From the wick to the bulb
BOOK>> BRILLIANT, THE EVOLUTION OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT • Jane Brox • Houghton Miffin Harcourt • `1,000
A scholar among bureaucrats
BOOK>> HEAD COUNT, MEMOIRS OF A DEMOGRAPHER • by Ashis Bose • Penguin • `450
Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard …