Breaking the Taboo: Let’s Talk About Sex

When was the last time you heard or read about the word "sex"? Probably in the context of discussing genders. Or maybe in a casual conversation with your friends. But beyond that, have you ever heard of an informative conversation amongst adults discussing the act itself? The probability of you having had sex is a …

Decoding the Mystery of Ramanujan

Welcome to the Time Travel Show, where we interview famous personalities from the past! Today we have a brilliant Indian mathematician, famous for his work done on the subject! We are here in Madras, the year is 1919, where Ramanujan is engrossed in his mathematics. Please give it up for Srinivasa Ramanujan! Thanks for having …

Diwali 2220 on Mars

It was a cold winter day, the vents fanning Neil’s face with oxygen, while he had dozed off in the Earth History class and missed the topic for the last 15 minutes. “Roll No. 14, are you present in the class?”. Neil was startled, and blurted out a shameful, “Yes”. He looked around the class. …

Traveling and Dreaming: A Tale of Two Cities (The New York Chapter)

‘I suppose I should have warned Sartre about my arrival.’  It has been 5 years since their last conversation, she replayed the moment when she walked away over and over until all she could think was the could have- would have- should have, her fingers hovered over a phone number she still hasn’t deleted.  She …

Traveling and Dreaming: A Tale of Two Cities (The Paris Chapter)

“Dear Beauvoir, Charles Dickens was right when he said, 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season …

Dystopian Fiction: A Distant Future?

Have you ever wondered what the world is going to look like in the future? Will there be flying cars and neon lights? Or will there be an all-powerful AI that rules over us all? Or perhaps the human race will be forced to extinction? Dystopia is defined as, “an imagined state or society in …

Peeling The Onion: Exploring the Darker Side of the Internet

What if someone tells you that the very first e-commerce transaction which ever took place dealt with marijuana between a couple of students at MIT and Stanford? Sounds crazy, right? If you ever travel back to the early 20th century and randomly ask a person what are the most essential things in their life, they …

When Science Meets Daily Routine

Our generation is jam-packed with eagerness, enthusiasm, and are always fighting their way through the crowd. Our minds are always worrying about the future or getting too absorbed in the past. To complete our leftover chores or academic work, we have a habit of staying up late or reducing our sleep hours. We all are …

Anime: The Emancipation of Japanese Culture

Although one may conceive anime as modern art, its origin dates back to 1906. Back in then, magic lanterns, similar to modern-day projectors, were used to project moving illustrations. After the advent of the film industry, the first generation animators gave the world, Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki, the first professional Japanese animated movie and …

Traveling and Dreaming- The West Maharashtra Chapter

In today’s fast-paced world, everyone is behind success and money. In an attempt to taste glory, we stop enjoying the little things. Now we can’t take our wealth with us when we depart from this mortal world so isn’t it a better idea to enjoy the beauty this world has to offer before leaving it? …