Albert Einstein

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Legendary physicist Albert Einstein. (Photo: AFP)

Answer the children

Science and technology can help, and the decision is left with the politician.

22 Sep 2019 3:28 AM

Collectors are ready to pay anything for the objects signed by historical figures.

Signature collections

Here are some of the rarest autographs of historical figures that are worth owning if you have a fortune to shell out.

07 Jul 2019 6:45 AM

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Female warriors travelling alone

A new trend has emerged these days that women prefer travelling solo.

21 Jun 2019 2:22 AM

A home-grown theatre artist, Jyoti Dogra, is on a mission to unravel a rather personal and philosophical engagement that the humans have with one of the most fascinating aspects of the cosmos through her play The Black Hole.

The gravity of death

In Jyoti Dogra’s latest play, the connection between human condition and astrophysics gets unravelled.

18 Jun 2019 1:45 AM

When asked to express in one word the key to happiness, Confucius replied, “It’s altruism.” And what is altruism? It is a total orientation away from self to the good of others, to the sharing of the joys and sorrows of the whole world.

Mystic Mantra: The vanishing art of altruism

You can have all the wealth and the health in the world, but unless you do something for the poor, you can never achieve real happiness.

22 May 2019 1:13 AM

Mystic Mantra: The symphony of religion and science

Einstein’s famous aphorism has sparked endless conjectures between believers and non-believers, each trying to appropriate his legacy.

27 Mar 2019 1:41 AM

Mystic Mantra: The mysterious realisation of advaita

Einstein says that nature is neither solely material nor entirely spiritual.

18 Feb 2019 12:58 AM

A play based on the lives of Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi.

Two Fathers take centre stage

Shrinivas said that when he read Sarukhai's play on Einstein and his daughter, he found the concept very fascinating.

28 Jan 2019 12:07 AM

Ophelia’s intellectual capacity is said to be higher than a child twice her age (Photo: Pixabay)

This 3-year-old British girl has IQ higher than Albert Einstein

Her mother realised that her daughter had extraordinary intelligence and took the child to experts.

08 Aug 2018 8:40 PM

Seeing yourself as Einstein may improve low-esteem problems

Virtual embodiment can have striking effects on attitudes and behaviour.

09 Jul 2018 2:31 PM

Einstein's gravity theory passes extreme test: Study

Einstein's insights into gravity still hold sway, even in one of the most extreme scenario.

05 Jul 2018 1:38 PM

Albert Einstein's travel diaries reveal racially offensive views

The editor of the book said Einstein had made comments that were "pretty unpleasant" and at odds with his humanitarian image.

18 Jun 2018 11:07 AM

Not to mention, increasingly better production value and instantly recognisable star casts.

Brilliance in the making

A series that goes into the life and times of icons through the ages, this is a must-watch for all history buffs.

16 Jun 2018 12:59 AM

Swatantra said he had the idea of entering his daughter for the Mensa test after seeing her revise for the pre-entry exams into Henrietta Barnett. (Photo: AFP)

Indian origin schoolgirl achieves top score on Mensa IQ test, beats Einstein, Hawking

Student, from Stanwell, Surrey, shocked parents by scoring 162 on Cattell III B paper.

13 Jun 2018 9:45 PM

He has seven brothers and one sister who live nearby in the town of Ashoro on Hokkaido. (Photo: AFP)

Japanese confirmed as world's oldest living man at 112

Nonaka, who was born on July 25, 1905 received certificate from Guinness World Records at home on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.

10 Apr 2018 3:28 PM

Vardhan was addressing the inaugural session of the 105th Indian Science Congress in Imphal.

Stephen Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's e=mc^2: Union min

Einstein's theory of special relativity is a critical contribution to modern physics.

17 Mar 2018 11:30 AM

In this file photo, Britain’s Professor Stephen Hawking is presented with his illuminated Freedom scroll by the Chamberlain of the City of London Peter Kane as he receives the Honorary Freedom of the City of London during a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London. (Photo: AP)

Lack of evidence put Hawking’s Nobel hopes in black hole

Hawking was a deep thinker, a theorist, and his musings about black holes and cosmology have yet to get the lockdown evidence.

15 Mar 2018 8:18 AM

Stephen Hawking passes away at 76 (Photo: AFP)

Stephen Hawking left a blackhole in our cosmos

The young scientific community bids a last farewell to Stephen Hawking, the iconic physicist with a brilliant mind and a steely spirit.

15 Mar 2018 5:36 AM

He started playing a violin at the age of six (Photo: AFP)

Albert Einstein's violin auctioned for more than Rs 3 crore

Einstein was a resident scholar at Princeton University and later gifted the violin to a janitor’s son.

12 Mar 2018 7:52 PM

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