My Perspective

More than half the world's population above the age of 75 years develop age-related hearing loss. They report difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments which is a critical everyday task, like when listening to someone speak in a noisy cafe. But the ability to understand speech amidst background noise varies widely among people. Question : Why do some people struggle with speech perception in noise despite having clinically defined normal hearing?

To demonstrate how will power can enable one to overcome their limitations, I am briefly discussing stories of triumph over tragedy from world of sports. Károly Takacs was an ace shooter from Hungary who dreamed of

The casual indifference of undergraduate (UG) engineering students towards their academics is well known to all - not just students and their parents, even faculty and employers as well. This is not just limited to non-elite engineering colleges but rampant even in prestigious institutes like IITs as well [1-2]. Since the engineering education is heavily subsidised in all national or state owned or government-aided institutes, our country needs a better return on investment in the education sector. There are a number of factors that affect student motivation like the role of teacher to inspire the students through engaging lectures, assessments that are not testing the memorisation potential of the student. But in this article I limit my discussion to those factors that are solely dependent on the students themselves. I conclude with my suggestions on how to address these. The reason for this attitude stems right from the time of admission

It is clear to me that adopting a purely plant based diet is essential to reduce carbon footprint [1] of our species. However, given the popularity of food from animal sources like dairy, poultry, meat and fish, it is hard to think of a way to bring about this large scale societal change. Here is my idea. Many centuries ago, contrary to popular belief, Hindu brahmins were

Any medicine has two ways in which it can bring about therapeutic effect - these are pharmacological means and psychological means. Let us analyse how homeopathic medicine acts. Pharmacological means refers to the biological action of the active

I was unaware of the amorphous nature of pre-colonial caste system and the extent of colonial influence through creation of caste-based hierarchies of convenience!

I attended a few sessions on Tree Identification during different seasons organised by Natural History Society of Northumbria ( NHSN ). These were guided walks lasting a couple of hours led by tree experts. These were amazing sessions where the enthusiasm of the guides were matched by us inquisitive participants. We covered basic aspects of tree identification, their ecological niche, interconnections in the ecosystem, utility to humans over time. Here are the visual guides to tree identification for summer and