YOGESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI

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Is setting an apparently impossible goal the best way to make a real breakthrough in science?

Setting impossible goals is what that drives innovation as it pushes one harder to reach them, discover new ways of thinking, challenge one’s own assumptions and learn a lot in the process....

11 November 2017 5,140 72 View

Which technologies will influence and shape the science and society at the most in near future?

Technology has been closely associated with the evolution of civilization starting with tools, clothing, fire, shelter, natural resources conversion and various other things of basic survival....

05 May 2017 1,829 89 View

Universal Quality Basic Education: where are we lagging behind and what are the ways ahead?

Quality basic education is the backbone of all social, economical, social, political and scientific development of the countries across the globe. Good educations enable people to deliver the most...

05 May 2015 4,677 11 View

What are the potential unintended consequences of Nanotechnology to human health and environment?

Nanotechnology has attracted the attention of researchers across the world and until today it is recognized as one of the most important fields of scientific endeavour. Many unique properties and...

02 February 2015 9,621 54 View

It is said “A Sound Mind dwells in a Sound Body”, so, what are the assets of a sound body that lead to sound mind?

Our contemporary health care systems are generally directed towards bringing ailing people out of illness. This takes sick from negative health to a state that is neutral or free from health...

01 January 2015 10,203 59 View

What steps can we take to improve our ability to tackle challenges like climate change that cross national boundaries?

The Earth’s climate is changing and there is concern about the potentially adverse effects of these changes on life on the planet. What is view regarding present status on cap-and-trade, carbon...

09 September 2014 1,498 29 View

As a science-minded person, what makes you optimistic and why?

Science is fundamentally optimistic; per se, a science minded (not only designated Researchers) ought to have confidence in optimism. While conventional perception tells us that things are bad and...

09 September 2014 3,763 44 View

What is your opinion about Obligatory Authorship in research publications?

Owing to substantial increase in the collaborative and multi-centric research, authorship issues have arisen in the recent years. Authorship disputes account for 2-11% of all disagreements in the...

08 August 2014 9,742 72 View

What do you think about the prospects of new emerging technologies and how these new domains will tackle the social & ethical issues?

Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Information & Communication Technology are associated with contemporary domains of new S&T development. These emerging technologies though mostly in early...

08 August 2014 3,793 32 View

How does one attract the best young minds to research so as to address great challenges such as climate change, food security and sustainable energy?

While scientists are striving to tackle many of the most important presentday's challenges including climate change, food security, and sustainable energy, attaining the best possible development...

07 July 2014 10,092 29 View

How do we meet food and energy requirements of our future generations?

Population holocaust across the world is regularly presenting a vast challenge for meeting the demand of food and energy. Further, the world’s population is estimated to be tripled by the year...

07 July 2014 659 52 View

To what extent can plants contribute to dealing with the global energy crisis and global warming?

Plant biomass can be burnt as fuel or fermented to release heat energy or used to make fuels such as ethanol or diesel. Biomass cellulose crops are already being burnt with coal at power stations....

06 June 2014 3,639 21 View

Basic Research Vs Applied Research: How can we set priorities and what should the sensible ratio of resource allocation for both types of research be?

Pressing problems resulting from global overpopulation, pollution, and overuse/abuse of natural resources has necessitated a shift in emphasis away from basic research and toward applied research,...

04 April 2014 4,944 31 View

What is the biosynthetic pathway of proanthocyanidin?

Proanthocyanidins, the oligomers/polymers of flavan-3-ol units consist of (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin as major building blocks. Can anybody explain the exact nature of molecular species that...

03 March 2014 8,713 5 View