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WE LOVE SCIENCE HERE BECAUSE IT IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING

THIS IS A WAR ZONE WHERE SCIENCE FIGHTS WITH NONSENSE AND WINS

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”

"Being a scientist is a state of mind, not a profession!"

"Science, when it's done right, can yield amazing things".

The Reach of Scientific Research From Labs to Laymen

The aim of science is not only to open a door to infinite knowledge and wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.

"Knowledge is a Superpower but the irony is you cannot get enough of it with ever increasing data base unless you try to keep up with it constantly and in the right way!" The best education comes from learning from people who know what they are exactly talking about.

Science is this glorious adventure into the unknown, the opportunity to discover things that nobody knew before. And that’s just an experience that’s not to be missed. But it’s also a motivated effort to try to help humankind. And maybe that’s just by increasing human knowledge—because that’s a way to make us a nobler species.

If you are scientifically literate the world looks very different to you.

We do science and science communication not because they are easy but because they are difficult!

“Science is not a subject you studied in school. It’s life. We 're brought into existence by it!"

Links to some important articles :

1. Interactive science series...

a. how-to-do-research-and-write-research-papers-part 13

b. Some Qs people asked me on science and my replies to them...

Part 6, part-10, part-11, part-12, part 14 , part- 8,

part- 1, part-2, part-4, part-5, part-16, part-17, part-18 , part-19 , part-20

part-21 , part-22, part-23, part-24, part-25, part-26, part-27 , part-28

part-29, part-30, part-31, part-32, part-33, part-34, part-35, part-36, part-37,

part-38, part-40, part-41, part-42, part-43, part-44, part-45, part-46, part-47

Part 48, part49, Critical thinking -part 50 , part -51, part-52, part-53

part-54, part-55, part-57, part-58, part-59, part-60, part-61, part-62, part-63

part 64, part-65, part-66, part-67, part-68, part 69, part-70 part-71, part-73 ...

.......306

BP variations during pregnancy part-72

who is responsible for the gender of their children - a man or a woman -part-56

c. some-questions-people-asked-me-on-science-based-on-my-art-and-poems -part-7

d. science-s-rules-are-unyielding-they-will-not-be-bent-for-anybody-part-3-

e. debate-between-scientists-and-people-who-practice-and-propagate-pseudo-science - part -9

f. why astrology is pseudo-science part 15

g. How Science is demolishing patriarchal ideas - part-39

2. in-defence-of-mangalyaan-why-even-developing-countries-like-india need space research programmes

3. Science communication series:

a. science-communication - part 1

b. how-scienitsts-should-communicate-with-laymen - part 2

c. main-challenges-of-science-communication-and-how-to-overcome-them - part 3

d. the-importance-of-science-communication-through-art- part 4

e. why-science-communication-is-geting worse - part 5

f. why-science-journalism-is-not-taken-seriously-in-this-part-of-the-world - part 6

g. blogs-the-best-bet-to-communicate-science-by-scientists- part 7

h. why-it-is-difficult-for-scientists-to-debate-controversial-issues - part 8

i. science-writers-and-communicators-where-are-you - part 9

j. shooting-the-messengers-for-a-different-reason-for-conveying-the- part 10

k. why-is-science-journalism-different-from-other-forms-of-journalism - part 11

l. golden-rules-of-science-communication- Part 12

m. science-writers-should-develop-a-broader-view-to-put-things-in-th - part 13

n. an-informed-patient-is-the-most-cooperative-one -part 14

o. the-risks-scientists-will-have-to-face-while-communicating-science - part 15

p. the-most-difficult-part-of-science-communication - part 16

q. clarity-on-who-you-are-writing-for-is-important-before-sitting-to write a science story - part 17

r. science-communicators-get-thick-skinned-to-communicate-science-wi thout-any-bias - part 18

s. is-post-truth-another-name-for-science-communication-failure?

t. why-is-it-difficult-for-scientists-to-have-high-eqs

u. art-and-literature-as-effective-aids-in-science-communication-and teaching

v.* some-qs-people-asked-me-on-science communication-and-my-replies-to-them

** qs-people-asked-me-on-science-and-my-replies-to-them-part-173

w. why-motivated-perception-influences-your-understanding-of-science

x. science-communication-in-uncertain-times

y. sci-com: why-keep-a-dog-and-bark-yourself

z. How to deal with sci com dilemmas?

A+. sci-com-what-makes-a-story-news-worthy-in-science

B+. is-a-perfect-language-important-in-writing-science-stories

C+. sci-com-how-much-entertainment-is-too-much-while-communicating-sc

D+. sci-com-why-can-t-everybody-understand-science-in-the-same-way

E+. how-to-successfully-negotiate-the-science-communication-maze

4. Health related topics:

a. why-antibiotic-resistance-is-increasing-and-how-scientists-are-tr

b. what-might-happen-when-you-take-lots-of-medicines

c. know-your-cesarean-facts-ladies

d. right-facts-about-menstruation

e. answer-to-the-question-why-on-big-c

f. how-scientists-are-identifying-new-preventive-measures-and-cures-

g. what-if-little-creatures-high-jack-your-brain-and-try-to-control-

h. who-knows-better?

i. mycotoxicoses

j. immunotherapy

k. can-rust-from-old-drinking-water-pipes-cause-health-problems

l. pvc-and-cpvc-pipes-should-not-be-used-for-drinking-water-supply

m. melioidosis

n.vaccine-woes

o. desensitization-and-transplant-success-story

p. do-you-think-the-medicines-you-are-taking-are-perfectly-alright-then revisit your position!

q. swine-flu-the-difficlulties-we-still-face-while-tackling-the-outb

r. dump-this-useless-information-into-a-garbage-bin-if-you-really-ca re about evidence based medicine

s. don-t-ignore-these-head-injuries

t. the-detoxification-scam

u. allergic- agony-caused-by-caterpillars-and-moths

General science:

a.why-do-water-bodies-suddenly-change-colour

b. don-t-knock-down-your-own-life-line

c. the-most-menacing-animal-in-the-world

d. how-exo-planets-are-detected

e. the-importance-of-earth-s-magnetic-field

f. saving-tigers-from-extinction-is-still-a-travail

g. the-importance-of-snakes-in-our-eco-systems

h. understanding-reverse-osmosis

i. the-importance-of-microbiomes

j. crispr-cas9-gene-editing-technique-a-boon-to-fixing-defective-gen

k. biomimicry-a-solution-to-some-of-our-problems

5. the-dilemmas-scientists-face

6. why-we-get-contradictory-reports-in-science

7. be-alert-pseudo-science-and-anti-science-are-on-prowl

8. science-will-answer-your-questions-and-solve-your-problems

9. how-science-debunks-baseless-beliefs

10. climate-science-and-its-relevance

11. the-road-to-a-healthy-life

12. relative-truth-about-gm-crops-and-foods

13. intuition-based-work-is-bad-science

14. how-science-explains-near-death-experiences

15. just-studies-are-different-from-thorough-scientific-research

16. lab-scientists-versus-internet-scientists

17. can-you-challenge-science?

18. the-myth-of-ritual-working

19.science-and-superstitions-how-rational-thinking-can-make-you-work -better

20. comets-are-not-harmful-or-bad-omens-so-enjoy-the-clestial-shows

21. explanation-of-mysterious-lights-during-earthquakes

22. science-can-tell-what-constitutes-the-beauty-of-a-rose

23. what-lessons-can-science-learn-from-tragedies-like-these

24. the-specific-traits-of-a-scientific-mind

25. science-and-the-paranormal

26. are-these-inventions-and-discoveries-really-accidental-and-intuitive like the journalists say?

27. how-the-brain-of-a-polymath-copes-with-all-the-things-it-does

28. how-to-make-scientific-research-in-india-a-success-story

29. getting-rid-of-plastic-the-natural-way

30. why-some-interesting-things-happen-in-nature

31. real-life-stories-that-proves-how-science-helps-you

32. Science and trust series:

a. how-to-trust-science-stories-a-guide-for-common-man

b. trust-in-science-what-makes-people-waver

c. standing-up-for-science-showing-reasons-why-science-should-be-trusted

You will find the entire list of discussions here: http://kkartlab.in/group/some-science/forum

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 5, 2020 at 6:30am: why do we burp?

There are two types of burping, but mainly we burp to get rid of swallowed air from our stomach.

There are two types of burping. The first is known as gastric burping, which comes from your stomach. It is the most common type of burp.

Gastric burping is a normal way our body gets rid of swallowed air. We may not realise it, but every time we swallow food, around a tablespoon worth of air also enters our stomach.

Eventually, this buildup of air stretches the stomach and causes both the valves to relax at both the top and bottom of your food pipe.

For the air that escapes upwards from your stomach, your muscles help to push the air out. These muscles are in a part of your body called your “diaphragm”, and also the muscles at the front of your tummy, which you might call your “abs” or “six-pack”.

These muscles push the air up your oesophagus and then out of your mouth (or sometimes your nose!).

https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-we-burp-137493?utm_...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 5, 2020 at 6:25am: The modern world is fast becoming a wireless, infrared world

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-modern-world-fast-wireless-infr...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-robot-dog-hounds-thai-shoppers....

Robot dog hounds shoppers to keep hands virus-free

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-molecules-captured-video-unprecedente...

Single molecules captured on video at an unprecedented 1,600 frames per second

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 5, 2020 at 6:08am: A mirror image of Earth and sun

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-mirror-image-earth-sun.html?utm_sourc...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 10:10am: ** https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/sars-cov-2-spike-protein...

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Shares Sequence with a Human Protein

Eight amino acids are identical to part of the human epithelial sodium channel, leading researchers to suspect the virus might interfere with the channel’s function.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-transport-crucial...

How to Transport Crucial Vaccines without Cooling

Unlike vials, flexible films could preserve medicines for long periods, with no refrigeration needed

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Ladybird Beetle Inspired Compliant Origami and deployable wing module for multi-modal robot

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 10:03am: How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper

Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-read-a-science-study-coronav...

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$$ https://phys.org/news/2020-06-poisoned-arrow-defeat-antibiotic-resi...

Researchers develop 'poisoned arrow' to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&u...

People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-twins-sensitivity-partly-gen...

Study in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-lefties-rightif-one-in-a-million-gard...

Two lefties make a right—if you are a one-in-a-million garden snail

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-reveals-pathway-blocks-life.html?utm_...

Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-synthetic-red-blood-cells-mimic.html?...

Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-dark-energy-expansion-cosmic.html?utm...

New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 9:49am: Cluster headache is more than ‘just a headache’ – but this excruciating condition is often misdiagnosed

https://theconversation.com/cluster-headache-is-more-than-just-a-he...

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https://theconversation.com/evolution-why-it-seems-to-have-a-direct...

Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-stellar-snake-cosmic-neighborhood.htm...

Stellar 'snake' found in the cosmic neighborhood

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-mysterious-interstellar-visitor-dark-...

Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a 'dark hydrogen iceberg,' not aliens

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-battery-components-recycled-fer...

Battery components recycled into fertilizer

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-robot.html?utm_source=nwletter&...

What will it take for us to trust a robot?

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https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-cars-wont-overtake-electric-ve...

Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles because they’re hampered by the laws of science

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How to avoid disinformation and misinformation on Facebook and Twitter

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-disinformation-misinformation-f...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 7:31am: Sport: Why does crowd noise matter?

But why do we care so much about crowd noise, and why do many of us feel we need it?

It’s because it bonds us with members of our tribe, provides us a sense of connection, and acts as a psychological cue for when to pay particular attention to the action, like a goal opportunity. Without it, sport just doesn’t seem as exciting.

https://theconversation.com/why-does-crowd-noise-matter-139662?utm_...

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https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-what-a-second-wave-might-lo...

Coronavirus: what a second wave might look like

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-and-diabetes-the-different-...

Coronavirus and diabetes: the different risks for people with type 1 and type 2

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 6:34am: Solar geoengineering schemes could have other long-lasting effects on the climate:Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sunlight-cool-planet-global.html?utm_...

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https://theconversation.com/the-fascinating-history-of-clinical-tri...

The fascinating history of clinical trials

https://theconversation.com/randomised-control-trials-what-makes-th...

Randomised control trials: what makes them the gold standard in medical research?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/science/mass-extinctions-are-acc...

Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report

Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.

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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/humans-inoculated-with-g...

Humans Inoculated with Genetically Modified Malaria Parasites

Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/colliding-neutron-stars-have-just-reve...

There's Now Strong Evidence That an Exotic Type of Matter Exists Inside Neutron Stars

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/why-coronavirus-hits-men-ha...

Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 6:30am: New discovery could highlight areas where earthquakes are less likely to occur

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-discovery-highlight-areas-earthquakes...

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/covid-19-surgisphere-...

Governments & WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny company Surgisphere whose employees include a scifi writer & adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-exploring-nature-anomalous-p...

Exploring the nature of anomalous psychedelic experiences

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-fruit-reveals-link-gut-death...

Fruit fly study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-dna-barcoded-microbial-spores-agricul...

DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-tumors-disrupt-immune-body.h...

Tumors disrupt the immune system throughout the body

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-hairy-lab-grown-human-skin-c...

Researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-black-holes-hologram.html?utm_source=...

Black holes are like a hologram

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-one-of-a-kind-microscope-enables-brea...

Dramatic breakthrough in the field of quantum science: a quantum microscope that records the flow of light, enabling the direct observation of light trapped inside a photonic crystal.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on June 3, 2020 at 6:23am: Searching for new sources of matter–antimatter symmetry breaking in Higgs boson interaction with top quarks

When a particle is transformed into its antiparticle and its spatial coordinates inverted, the laws of physics are required to stay the same—or so we thought. This symmetry—known as CP symmetry (charge conjugation and parity symmetry) – was considered to be exact until 1964, when a study of the kaon particle system led to the discovery of CP violation.

CP violation is an essential feature of our universe. The imbalance between matter and antimatter, which led to the present-day universe, is a consequence of CP-violating processes that occurred just moments after the Big Bang. However, the size of CP violation, observed so far exclusively in the weak interaction, is insufficient to account for the present matter–antimatter imbalance. New sources of CP violation must therefore exist.

The discovery of the Higgs boson has opened up opportunities for physicists to search for these new sources of CP violation. The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has performed a direct test of the CP properties of the interaction between the Higgs boson and top quarks. The result is based on an analysis of the full Run-2 dataset from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), looking at collision events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with one or two top quarks, and decays into two photons. A similar analysis has been recently released by the CMS Collaboration.

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sources-matterantimatter-symmetry-hig...