MathSpark 2024
Three participants write about their experience. Continue reading MathSpark 2024
Tag: Mathematics
Teachers’ Training Program at ICTS
After Teachers’ Day, ICTS organised an in-house teachers’ training program. Continue reading Teachers’ Training Program at ICTS
Exploring Surface Tension: Floating Paper Clip
How surface tension helps float a paper clip on water. Continue reading Exploring Surface Tension: Floating Paper Clip
In Conversation With Tadashi Takayanagi
A chat on quantum gravity, quantum information theory, the black hole information paradox, and holography. Continue reading In Conversation With Tadashi Takayanagi
Exploring the Rise of Maths Circles
Enriching mathematical education in India. Continue reading Exploring the Rise of Maths Circles
Relativity Spells Its Doom, Quantum Gravity To Rescue?
An infant universe may tell us how to resolve the issues with the General Theory of Relativity. Continue reading Relativity Spells Its Doom, Quantum Gravity To Rescue?
Photostory: Science Week 2024
An account of the outreach events conducted by ICTS during Science Week, February 2024. Continue reading Photostory: Science Week 2024
Two Magical Days at ICTS With the Centre for Creative Learning
An account of two days’ activities led by the Centre for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar. Continue reading Two Magical Days at ICTS With the Centre for Creative Learning
Spelling Doom: Can Maths Help Predict Cyclone Paths?
A mathematician at ICTS is trying to answer this complex question.
ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ನ ಗಣಿತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರೊಬ್ಬರು ಈ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವಾದ ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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In Conversation With Joseph Silk
A chat on cosmology, the Hubble tension, dark matter, experiments on the Moon, and the primordial black holes. Continue reading In Conversation With Joseph Silk
Cellular Cyclones
How is a storm in a teacup different from motile bacteria?
ಬೆರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಫ಼ಿ ಹಾಗು ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಏನು ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ?
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In Conversation With Sujatha Ramdorai
A candid chat on the experience of women practising mathematics. Continue reading In Conversation With Sujatha Ramdorai
Changing Times for Women in Mathematics
A short report on what women feel about working in this field, and how things have evolved. Continue reading Changing Times for Women in Mathematics
In Conversation With ICTS Scientists Studying the Indian Monsoon
ICTS graduate student Aditya Vijaykumar speaks to three scientists of the ICTS monsoon initiative to understand why the monsoons caught their interest. Continue reading In Conversation With ICTS Scientists Studying the Indian Monsoon
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani
A mathematician from Iran, Mirzakhani was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal in 2014. Continue reading Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani
Catching Them Young: Summer School for Women in Maths and Stats
A summary of the activities. Continue reading Catching Them Young: Summer School for Women in Maths and Stats
When Astronomy Met Statistics
A case for interdisciplinary research. Continue reading When Astronomy Met Statistics