Sciencepeeks

Remember those days, when the first question in the exam was,  “What is Science?” And we would just think and think, and write the definition we learned by rote. Most of us probably don’t even remember that definition now, but if someone asked you today what is science? Can you define it?  The term that is so commonly used but yet a bit tricky to explain, right? In simple terms, anything that you observe and can be proved by experiments becomes science. But the problem with this definition is the question: “so what you can’t observe or prove is not science then?” Because science does not have these clear defined limits, it creates a loophole, which gives rise to concepts like pseudoscience.  Illustrated by Drishya Unnithan Pseudoscience comprises beliefs, notions, practices that occur in the world in the name of science without actually being fact or evidence based. For example, a very popular trend that is coming up where anyone claims to have produced a “Covid-19 treati...

Do you remember any five phone numbers from your contact list? Do you constantly surf the internet for the tiniest bit of information? Do you feel helpless with your memory without looking into your gadgets? If yes, you could be one of the victims of DIGITAL AMNESIA.  Illustrated by Drishya Unnithan Digital amnesia is when you have difficulty in remembering things like phone numbers, or important dates because you are assured your phone is going to do it for you.  DA is forgetfulness, a loss in your memorizing power,  because of too much dependence on the digital platform for its memory. The use of devices for storage of information is believed to be a way of making up new space in our brains for new information. However, we have become too reliant on these devices causing our memory to short-circuit. Not only does it affect the memory power, but also concentration, or as we like to call it the ‘attention span’. Instances like not reading articles just due to its length, ...