Food for Thought

The following represents an assortment of thought provoking articles, presentations, videos and photos collected over the years.

Some advise from Fraser Stoddart URL

Duncan Haldane's Moral of the Story

Jan Hall's Message

Science and The Instrument Maker, the fascinating story of Michelson, Sperry and the Speed of Light URL

Lessons from Old Literature, importance of searching and citing and understanding original works URL

The Nobel Laureaute vs The Graduate Student, the story of Bardeen and Josephson URL

The Perils of Being Paul Ehrenfest, a Forgotten Physicist and Peerless Mentor URL1, URL2

Max Planck, The Tragic Choices by Freeman Dyson, URL

"as if it were going to do for Chemistry what Newton did for the Solar System" URL

Basic Research is a Waste of Tax Payer Money. Really? Let's look at some data. URL1 URL2 URL3

The Peril Of Politicizing Science, Anna Krylov. URL

Joan's advise to her brother Richard Feynman URL

The Importance of Exploring The Wilderness URL

When Looking at Good Data

Teacher's Day, courtesy: Amitav Sahu

How to Convey Your Ideas

A Tough Letter On Work Ethic

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Richard Hamming "You and Your Research"

Why do so few scientists make significant contributions and so many are forgotten in the long run ?

The task of building upon Carnot’s foundation fell to Rudolf Clausius, the words “disorder” and “chaos” appear nowhere within his nine papers. URL

Papers are increasingly like grand mansions of straw, rather than sturdy houses of brick, URL

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