Science Revision
When India begins a new research foundation, it is useful to revisit the model that inspired it.
Mind the gap in science funding
A reduction in funding for science will mean fewer breakthroughs. And solutions to long-standing problems will take much longer.
'AI lacks a conceptual grasp'
Mathematician Shing-Tung Yau on the state of maths and physics research.
All together now
India’s semiconductor sector underlines the fact that progress isn’t possible in isolation.
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