AI Takes Center Stage at Nobel Prizes 2024

From recognizing and awarding human intelligence, to acknowledging work done by humans with AI, the time may not be far when the Nobel committee may have to award a machine for some breakthrough research. That is only a small fear that AI brings with it!

Global Decline in Birth Rates: Causes and Consequences

The global decline in fertility rates poses significant challenges, with South Korea’s rate hitting a record low of 0.72 in 2023. This trend threatens population sustainability, as countries like India also experience declines. Solutions such as pro-natal incentives and immigration face challenges, emphasizing the need for healthy aging and technological adaptation.

Words as mirrors

The word of the year like any other mirror could reflect a challenge or an opportunity, it is up to us.

A celebration of words

As the session ended I think apart from us, the audience too realized that differences in cultures and traditions enhance life’s experience, and the binding force is the river of Indianness that flows amongst all of us.

Launch of Continuum

What makes Continuum so compelling is the way it blends diverse elements—mythology, science fiction, romance, and philosophy—into a single narrative.

Getting Closer to Mars

On one hand AI is marching ahead with inroads into all aspects of human life, and on the other humans are marching ahead in their hope to move to other planets. Who or what will survive and where? The debates around these questions continue.

The Pet Story

What has changed is the scale at which pets have begun to consume resources of contemporary households – in terms of money, time and emotions.

The rise of AI in music

Creativity and imagination are the weapons that made humans the supreme species. Only time will tell if AI will also acquire those skills. As of now, AI only trains on what we create.

Breaking Dance: A New Sport at Paris 2024 Olympics

The debut of breaking on the Olympic arena is a matter of hope and aspiration for these young people. Let us hope that Indian B-boys and B-girls will compete in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and bring home medals for the country.