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Rajendran, C. P.
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
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1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 283-285Abstract
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- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2015
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1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 919-921Abstract
'Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing.'Full Text
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2016
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1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1277-1279Abstract
We are going through interesting, but uncertain times. Some call it as posttruth cultural milieu where debates are framed largely by appeals to emotions rather than factual realities. Needless to say that it is antithetical to scientific method that revolves primarily around falsification (read Kathleen Higgins in Nature dated 1 December 2016, for those who are 'perplexed' about post-truth).Full Text
- Indica:A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent
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1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 09 (2017), Pagination: 1954-1955Abstract
Indica encapsulates the geological evolution and natural history of the Indian land mass, and it is an amazing book on several counts. One amazing aspect is that it is authored not by a geologist, but by a biochemist (and an artist too), who has no formal training in geology. Despite the fact that the author is no professional geologist, it is a high-octave educative experience even for those formally trained in geology. The book is educative not only because it contains layers of under-appreciated information, but also because it illustrates ably, how geology can be made an exciting subject for the uninitiated.Full Text
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2017
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1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Geodynamics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 11 (2018), Pagination: 2390-2391Abstract
The editors of the 2017 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences in their introductory piece, to drive home their point, quote from a song Once in a Lifetime sung by David Byrne and his music band Talking Heads: ‘How did we get here?’. The volume, as the editors tell us, is an attempt to address this fundamental question about how we got here. To me, it is a generic question, not necessarily applicable in the context of this volume. This is a fundamental question that drives the entire enterprise called science and motivates us to keep asking difficult questions about our existence and endlessly explore for answers. Each of the articles in this volume, no doubt, is expected to provide the current status of some aspects of this grand undertaking. We only need to see if this compendium meets those expectations.Full Text
- Third Thoughts
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1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru - 560 065, IN
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru - 560 065, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 134-134Abstract
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- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2018
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1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 520-521Abstract
The plate tectonic theory had spawned a paradigmatic shift in the way we address issues related to the Earth’s evolution. And, the momentous 1960s ushered a new dawn in Earth sciences under the auspices of a group of scientists across the Atlantic. Standing tall among them was Dan McKenzie from the Cambridge University, UK. His paper along with R. L. Parker on ‘Tectonics on a sphere’ marked a watershed moment in Earth science research. In the inaugural article of this volume McKenzie writes about his eventful scientific career – highlighting his contributions on lithospheric structure, mantle convection and plate motion.Full Text
- Shifting Paradigms:Why History Matters in Geological Sciences
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1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 6 (2019), Pagination: 927-931Abstract
Geology as a scientific enterprise emerged in the 18th century, both at intellectual and commercial levels, as an exploitive tool in the hands of imperial powers to locate and assess natural resources, and it eventually evolved into a post-modernistic manifestation of an all-embracing science of sustainability, called Earth-system science. Following the timeline of geology, which began as a classical scientific discipline, we see a prime example of a socially embedded science that goes through various cycles of growth pangs and transitions during its evolution concomitant with epochal changes in social perspectives. This article explores how geology as a scientific discipline evolved to its present status.Keywords
Geological Sciences, History, Shifting Paradigms.Full Text
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- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2019
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1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 8 (2020), Pagination: 1310-1311Abstract
This volume opens with an introductory article by Hoffmann, a renowned Precambrian geologist, wherein he explains the significance of the Proterozoic Eon (2.5–0.54 Ga). A neglected part of Earth’s history for long, this interval is defined by many important milestones in the evolutionary history of our planet. For example, it was during this time-period that plate tectonics took its modern form resulting in a supercontinent formation and its dispersion later. The early part of this interval also saw the development of eukaryotic cells, chloroplasts and sexual reproduction. The end of the Proterozoic Eon is marked by repeated build-up of glaciers covering the entire Earth’s surface, known in the literature as Snowball Earth. Hoffman’s article narrates these unprecedented happenings during this dramatic part of Earth’s history – that personally he likes to call this as a story of his ‘love affair’ with an eon.Full Text
- Encyclopedia of Geology, Second Edition, Vols 1 to 6. David Alderton and Scott A. Elias (Editors-in-Chief)
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1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 5 (2021), Pagination: 716-717Abstract
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- The Joy of Science. Jim Al-Khalili
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1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, India
1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, India
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 6 (2022), Pagination: 814-814Abstract
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- The Grand Challenge of Earthquake Prediction
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1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 125, No 5 (2023), Pagination: 463-464Abstract
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