sociology of science

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Caste, and science's notability threshold

Jul 11, 2020 4 min read

A webinar by The Life of Science on the construct of the 'scientific genius' just concluded, with Gita Chadha and Shalini Mahadev, a PhD scholar at HCU, as panellists. It was an hour long and…

Retrospective: The Wire Science in 2019

Dec 28, 2019 4 min read

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At the start of 2019, The Wire Science decided to focus more on issues of science and society, and this is reflected in the year-end list of our best stories (in terms of traffic and engagement; liste…