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The Yellow Bucket: From Frameworks to Methods

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Is Meditation Healing Or Harming Us?

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Beyond Awareness: A Community - Based Approach to Tackling Typhoid

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Infocus / 1st October 2024
The Yellow Bucket: Critical Role of Frameworks in Research Methodology

Brainerd PrinceThis article continues our conversation on research methodology. In the last column, I introduced the idea of eyes and hands as two parts of methodology for any research. We had a little introduc

Infocus / 1st October 2024
Revolutionising Healthcare: How DNA Sequencing is Shaping the Future

DNA is the building block of life. It consists of a recurring sequence of four chemical bases. The arrangement of these bases encodes vital information necessary for various biological processes. Each of the ba

Infocus / 11th September 2024
Revolutionising Healthcare: How DNA Sequencing is Shaping the Future

Jia Bhargava, Tanay SrinivasaDNA is the building block of life. It consists of a recurring sequence of four chemical bases. The arrangement of these bases encodes vital information necessary for various biologi

Infocus / 10th September 2024
The Yellow Bucket: Identifying a Research Methodology

Dr Brainerd PrinceWeve spent a lot of time looking at how a research project begins in the real world of the researcher and then transitions into the world of texts, within the boundaries of a discipline and di

Infocus / 2nd September 2024
How everyday pollutants may elevate breast cancer risk

Every two minutes a woman in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer, as of 2024 and, unfortunately, especially in developing countries like India , the cases of breast cancer are only going uphill. Although suc

Infocus / 7th August 2024
Green Bucket: A Personal Account of Research

Dr Brainerd PrinceIn the previous column, we spoke about the green bucket being the bucket of primary sources and solutions to the research question. The goal was to identify an appropriate object of research t

Infocus / 5th August 2024
The Green Bucket: The Object of Research

Dr Brainerd PrincePreviously, in this column, we discussed the idea of the three buckets, red, yellow, and green, as an analogy and visual metaphor for the process of research. We focused on the red bucket as f

Around the Kitchen Fire / 11th July 2024
The Promise of Artificial Photosynthesis: India's Sustainable Energy Vision

Niharika Gupta, Shruti Laddha, Yuvna Jain, Dhruv MenonAs the world grapples with the urgent need to transition to renewable energy sources, India stands at a crossroad, balancing its energy demands with the imp

Infocus / 4th July 2024
The Green Bucket: Responding to the Research Question

Dr Brainerd PrinceWe began this story about the philosophy and practice of research with three buckets, similar to the colours of the traffic lights: red, green and yellow. All we have said until now has had to

Around the Kitchen Fire / 12th June 2024
Explained: How Air and Water Pollutants are Linked to Blood Cancer in India

Maanal Gauri, Nainika Gupta, Nandana NAccording to an article by the Financial Express, every five minutes in India, a new person is diagnosed with some type of blood cancer. Among these, acute myeloid leukemia

Infocus / 5th June 2024
India’s Path to Development Is Paved With Garbage

Trinav Prasad TalukdarItll be cleaned by tomorrow.Heard this phrase often? Said it often? Chances are, if you live in India like I do, you are quite familiar with this saying in your own language. It has

Infocus / 30th April 2024
How Effectively Is UPI Promoting a Cashless Economy?

Liza WahiThe digital transformation of financial services has heralded a new era of economic inclusivity and accessibility in India, challenging traditional paradigms of banking and transactional engagements. A

Infocus / 2nd April 2024
Beyond The Pitch: The Tech Transforming Football

Arshveer ChhabraThe integration of technology in football began modestly, with FIFA or Fédération Internationale De Football Association -- the main governing body over international and club football --emplo

Infocus / 5th March 2024
Is The World Ready for Autonomous Vehicles Yet?

Prashant MishraThe fast-paced world brings with it millions of opportunities and aspirations on one hand and challenges on the other. It is not possible to separate the two as these two aspects are intertwined

Infocus / 6th February 2024
The King’s Gambit: Will Chess Survive AI?

Mukundan GurumurthyWhen we play chess, we hatch grand plans, take risks, fall into traps, succumb to pressure, psych out opponents, and make bold sacrifices — all without knowing whether any of it will pay of

Infocus / 3rd January 2024
THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The Crossroads of Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy

My body is created as a three-dimensional character to dim the light of the spiritual consciousness inside me… –JaneenTisha BhavsarGenesis During a summer visit to the Vatican City, I found myself admi

Infocus / 7th November 2023