British Humanist Association (BHA) President, physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave the 2014 Voltaire Lecture at Conway Hall, London, on the theme of ‘Lessons from the past: science and […]
Source: CNN “What was important here was that this worked and was safe in animals similar to humans,” said Elaine Lissner, executive director of the Parsemus Foundation, the medical research organization behind Vasalgel that is also leading the trials. A new study, published Tuesday, involved 16 male monkeys receiving injections […]
HASHAM CHEEMA A star is born Abdus Salam’s birth certificate. Source – ICTP Photo Library On the 29th of January 1926, Chaudhry Muhammad Hussein and Bibi Hajira Hussien had a baby boy at their two-bedroom abode in Jhang. They named him Abdus Salam; ‘servant of peace’. “I was born in […]
Exhibition on View April 7 Through Aug. 27 January 25, 2017 “Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will feature more than 100 extraordinary examples of luxury cigarette and vanity cases, compacts, clocks and other […]
Pig embryos with human DNA were grown inside these pigs in the US Sarah Knapton, science editor 26 JANUARY 2017 • Scientists have created the first human-pig hybrids in a breakthrough which could pave the way for doctors to grow an unlimited supply of organs for transplants. Britain is currently […]
Source: The Guardian World’s largest energy market looks to move from coal towards cleaner fuels China will plough 2.5tn yuan (£292bn) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy […]
The 18 signals have been a complete mystery to scientists since the first was ‘heard’, in 2007 Andrew Griffin @_andrew_griffin A mysterious signal coming from deep in the universe has finally been traced to its source. Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, have only been heard 18 times and have been […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Bill Gates said on Friday that those who understand engineering, sciences and economics will be in high demand in the upcoming years. The Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told LinkedIn […]
Source: BBC Deep in a lab in Cambridge, England, you will find see an extraordinary thing: tiny, exact replicas of the human brain growing in a petri dish. Their creator, Madeline Lancaster, still remembers the day she first wanted to study the human brain as a small girl. Her father […]
Hillel Ofek Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project. But it is heir to a legendary “Golden Age” of Arabic science frequently invoked by commentators hoping to make Muslims and Westerners more respectful and understanding of each other. President Obama, for instance, in his […]
Simon Jenkins A judge granted a dying teenager’s wish to be frozen in the hope she might live again. This decision was about the rights of all of us ‘This hope clearly gave comfort to a dying person.’ Storage facilities at one of two US cryonics institutions. Photograph: Cryonics Institute/Handout/EPA […]
United Soul Theory: by Dondi Leigh — At my house, we take off our shoes. I live with two roommates and the no shoes rule was in place when I moved in so I have abided ever since. We have a little area by the front door where we kick […]
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander People primed to be competitive went to 90% more classes than those who weren’t If you play well with others, then it might be time to […]
Source: Time By Erika Owen It turns out that itsy bitsy hole in the bottom of your airplane window is actually a very important safety feature. It’s all-too-easy to let […]
Source: Time By Justin Worland A team of scientists in Tennessee accidentally discovered a new method to convert carbon dioxide to ethanol, a finding that could aid the development of new methods to fight climate change. The finding comes from a group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge […]
Source: BBC By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “Oxytocin appears to be part of the way our bodies support spiritual beliefs.” The same hormone that helps mothers […]
Source: Time By Alice Park New findings in this animal study could lead to better drugs Anxiety, and more broadly, stress, is a common part of everyone’s lives, and for […]
Source: Time By Jordan Raine, University of Sussex / The Conversation Have you ever been sat on a flight with a crying baby in your vicinity, wondering more and more with […]
My Reminiscences of Professor Abdus Salam by Hardev Singh Virk Visiting Professor, SGGS World University, Fatehgarh Sahib-140406, India Email: hardevsingh.virk@gmail.com In summer of 1972, after submission of my doctoral thesis in Marie & Pierre Curie University of Paris, I took a train to Sarajevo in Bosnia (Yugoslavia) to spend my holidays […]
