The cosmos, in four pieces
Four cosmologists chart the history of the universe, from its origins to the birth and the death of stars, featuring landmark discoveries and ambitious future missions.
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Research on palm squirrels from Nandini Rajamani’s group at IISER Tirupati reveals that city life influences their abundance, dietary choices, risk-taking behaviours, and possibly their social interactions.
Illustration: Ravi Jambhekar
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Events
A galaxy of cosmologists gathers at IMSc
The first national meeting in cosmology at IMSc brought together researchers across career stages studying the universe from its very beginnings to the later epochs.
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Of signs, symbols, and the written word
IMSc recently hosted ScriptTalk, a series of public talks and exhibitions that covered various aspects of writing as social and cultural practice in the past and the present.
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The Dialectical Biologist by Richard Levins & Richard Lewontin
By Hareesh J
Hareesh reviews a provocative book of essays by two renowned biologists, which relates science to the scientific method and its underlying social context.
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How city life shapes palm squirrel behaviour
Nandini Rajamani, a faculty leading the Sciurid Lab at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, speaks about her group’s research studying palm squirrels, which reveals that cities are evolutionary arenas shaping the traits of animals living within them.
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Photo: Akshay Sanjeev