Confluence: Science, Scientists, and Society
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Confluence — forum for Dialogue: Science, Scientists and Society, a journal of the Indian Academy of Sciences
On National Science Day 2025, we bring to you three articles that provide important perspectives on the science ecosystem of India. The authors are TV Venkateswaran, L S Shashidhara and Sriparna Chatterjee. confluence.ias.ac.in/special-collec… @TVVen @InspireFaculty
I thought of publishing this in Current Science. Apparently, they do not publish anything other than Science. Indian Academy of Sciences has two other online Journals to cater to such articles. This one has just appeared in Confluence. confluence.ias.ac.in/trust-respect-…
⭐️New Article Alert: Prof. Arunan reflects on deeply rooted cultural norms and academic power structures that often enable bullying and suppress equity in Indian institutions: tinyurl.com/4fc2xjr3 @earunan @joshiamitabhevo @Abhadra7 @Shubawrite @SumanPhysChem @Pavan_KumarGV
What happens when a field biologist lands up in an art and design college? Dr. Chandrima Home shares her pedagogical experiences in this Confluence article: confluence.ias.ac.in/an-ecologist-i… @desertrose0681 @joshiamitabhevo @Abhadra7 @Shubawrite @SumanPhysChem @Pavan_KumarGV
Just out in Dialogue: Soundarya Iyer writes about her experience in using R. Gadagkar's 'Experiments in Animal Behaviour' (a free e-book from @IAScBng ) to teach a mixed bunch of students: dialogue.ias.ac.in/index.php/dial…
Just out in Dialogue: Anindita Bhadra (@Abhadra7 ) writes about the new - or not so new - "casteism" analogue in scientific publishing: dialogue.ias.ac.in/index.php/dial…
"One Nation, One Subscription: A Good First Step" An article by Rahul Siddharthan @rsidd120 (IMSc Chennai) on the "One Nation, One Subscription" scheme has been published on the Confluence platform. Read here: confluence.ias.ac.in/one-nation-one…
We are sorry for the downtime. There have been some technical issues with the Confluence website. However, a rudimentary version of the website is running now. We expect all features to become available soon.
The confluence article series on the draft National Education Policy, linked here confluence.ias.ac.in/confluence-art…
A series of articles on the draft National Education Policy. 2. R. Ramanujam (@IMScChennai ) considers the role of technology in education, how hands-on experience is lacking, why ICT, though important, is not the only technology needed in classrooms confluence.ias.ac.in/technology-in-…