Why, while building an argument, it is not enough to search for evidence that supports our position. One of the principles of scientific discovery is that for a proposition or a theory to be accepted as truth, it should be “falsifiable.” Simply put, the theory should be critically and rigorously examined through a systematic se…
College is the best time to have a schedule, or, not to have one. Your daily routine may comprise various activities such as travelling, reading various articles, eating and so on. You may want to start your day in style, visit new places and find out about new and exciting things you can share with…
Do you do your due diligence before selecting a programme or institution abroad for higher studies, especially in the UK, Australia, West Europe, China or Russia? If not, then you must start the process now to check if your qualification or course would be given the equivalence (considered at par with a course) in India…
Elon Musk’s wild Hyperloop has captivated engineers ever since he almost casually mentioned the idea three years ago. After all, who wouldn’t want to contribute to a potentially revolutionary transportation system that would shoot people across vast distances at high speeds through a giant network of tubes? The idea’s attracted the attention of at least…
Royal Enfield on Monday unveiled Himalayan, an all-terrain 411cc motorcycle, as part of its plans to expand its product range in the mid-sized bike segment. “For Royal Enfield, the Himalayas have always been very important. So the idea was to build a model ground up which can do a variety of roles, including off road,”…
WASHINGTON — President Obama is being pressed by some of his national security aides, including his top military advisers, to approve the use of American forces in Libya to open another front against the Islamic State. But Mr. Obama, wary of embarking on an intervention in another Muslim country, has told his aides to redouble their efforts…
Japan-based VAIO will reportedly reveal concrete details on its first Windows 10 Mobile smartphone at a press event on Thursday, Feb. 4. This will be the first such device for the company that’s best known for its thin-and-light laptops. VAIO, which spun off from Sony in 2015, first revealed its plans to launch a Windows…
Microsoft has come up with a radical new way to store data – under the sea. Testing of the firm’s first underwater data centre – dubbed Leona Philpot after a character in an Xbox game – has just been completed in an initiative called Project Natick. Data centres are believed to consume up to 3%…
Glassdoor recently published a report on the top 25 lucrative, in-demand jobs. More than half of the jobs listed are in tech and require programming skills. If you’re interested in a fast-growing and lucrative career, you might want to make learning to code next on your checklist! Next comes the hard part – deciding on the…
India, with its huge education-hungry population, is the prime target of one of the world’s biggest online university providers. Coursera, with 17 million registered students and free online courses from 140 universities, wants to be part of India’s drive to expand access to higher education. This Californian company is one of the trailblazers of the…
