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 E-Mail IMAGE: Modern decision theory can assist policymakers in critical times such as the COVID-19 crisis, argue Bocconi Universitys Massimo Marinacci and Valentina Bosetti in a paper coauthored by Nobel laureate Lars... view more  Credit: Paolo Tonato During a pandemic, decisions have to be made under time pressure and amid scientific uncertainty, with potential disagreements among experts and models. With COVID-19, especially during the first wave, there was uncertainty about the ...

The cosmic bodies have come out of their historical isolation to take centrestage in modern astrophysics, says the recipient of the inaugural young scientist award instituted by The World Academy of Sciences Parameswaran Ajith, 40, a Bengaluru-based astrophysicist who specialises in the study of detecting gravitational waves, was chosen as the first recipient of The World Academy of Sciences-Chinese Academy of Sciences (TWAS-CAS) Young Scientist award for Frontier Science. He talks about his pr...

For a scientist, few things are sweeter than data from an experiment that confirms a theoretical prediction. Frequently, however, scientists don't

Keralite scientist wins international recognition Headquartered in Italy, the World Academy of Science gives the award to the young scientists from developing countries. Dr Ajith Parameswaran played a key role in predicting the gravitational waves during a collision between two black holes. ...

BENGALURU: Prof Parameswaran Ajith, a scientist with the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR), has been awarded the inaugural young scientist award for frontier science (TWAS-CAS) in the physical sciences, by the Italy-based World Academy of Sciences. The award recognizes outstanding young scientists from developing countries. “I was fortunate to have many wonderful mentors, collaborators and students who made my work possibl...

C.V. Vishveshwara in 2007 in Oak Park, Illinois. Namitha Vishveshwara For a scientist, few things are sweeter than data from an experiment that confirms a theoretical prediction. Frequently, however, scientists dont live long enough to savor that reward. Take Albert Einsteins prediction about gravitational waves. Einstein postulated their existence in 1916, but they werent detected until a hundred years later, long after the great physicist had died. C.V. Vishveshwara was one of the...

An intellect with a passion for learning, discussing and teaching Updated: Updated: Students and colleagues remember the humility of Roddam Narasimha and his passion for science Share Article AAA Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa pays his respects to scientist Roddam Narasimha, who passed away on Monday, in Bengaluru.   | Photo Credit: Handout E Mail Students and colleagues remember the humility of Roddam Narasimha and his passion for science Roddam Narasimha (July 20, 1933 – December 14, 2020...