Ever had a dialogue box pop up and ask you whether you were sure about leaving a webpage? Or had a like button light up after you click on it? If you were born a decade or two ago you would have instead been greeted by non-interactive web pages with … Continue Reading
Project Ara- Inside the Dream
September 10, 2013, was a pretty remarkable day. Apple enthusiasts might recall Tim Cook unveiling the iPhone 5S before the world; the device which introduced ‘Touch ID’, making fingerprint sensors on mobile phones a mainstream feature. But it is also a special date for another important announcement, albeit one that … Continue Reading
The Human Cell Atlas
“If the Human Genome Project was the part list of how to make a human, the Human Cell Atlas is how to put that together to make a functioning organism.” -Dr Shalin Naik, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
The cell is the core and the basic unit of the human … Continue Reading
Beyond Textbooks: Discovering the world of online courses
One of the major incentives for taking up online courses is that all of them are certified, credible and are taught by professors of world class universities. They can be learnt at our own place and pace. There is an immense potential seen in open education in the form of … Continue Reading
Magic Internet Money: The Rise of Bitcoin
Bitcoin. When was the first time you heard about it? This summer? Last year? Well, had you known about it in 2009 and invested around $100 in it, you’d be sitting on $71 million right now. Bitcoin has been one of the biggest reasons for the spike in the number … Continue Reading