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Gadagkar, Raghavendra
- Randomness in Evolution
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1 Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, IN
1 Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 9 (2014), Pagination: 1312-1313Abstract
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- How should Biologists Engage with Controversial Mathematical Theory?
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1 Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 10 (2015), Pagination: 1869-1873Abstract
Mathematics is beautiful and precise and often necessary to understand complex biological phenomena. And yet biologists cannot always hope to fully understand the mathematical foundations of the theory they are using or testing. How then should biologists behave when mathematicians themselves are in dispute? Using the on-going controversy over Hamilton's rule as an example, I argue that biologists should be free to treat mathematical theory with a healthy dose of agnosticism. In doing so biologists should equip themselves with a disclaimer that publicly admits that they cannot entirely attest to the veracity of the mathematics underlying the theory they are using or testing. The disclaimer will only help if it is accompanied by three responsibilities - stay bipartisan in a dispute among mathematicians, stay vigilant and help expose dissent among mathematicians, and make the biology larger than the mathematics. I must emphasize that my goal here is not to take sides in the on-going dispute over the mathematical validity of Hamilton's rule, indeed my goal is to argue that we should refrain from taking sides.Keywords
Hamilton’s Rule, Inclusive Fitness Theory, Kin Selection, Mathematical Theory, Scientific Controversy.Full Text
- Why Trust Science?
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1 DST Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 DST Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 9 (2020), Pagination: 1464-1466Abstract
Why should people trust science? Science, we claim, is a work in progress; any fact or theory can be called into question by anybody at any time, as long as they are using the scientific method; science can only falsify hypotheses and not prove any hypothesis correct. Scientists can make mistakes, sometimes inadvertently and sometimes by fraud. Many scientific findings turn out to be irreproducible, leading to the so-called replication crisis. Why then should the public and policymakers trust science? What arguments can we make to per-suade people to trust science?Full Text
- Communicating science to the general public: role of scientists and science writers
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1 Department of Science and Technology (DST) Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 Department of Science and Technology (DST) Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 4 (2021), Pagination: 463-464Abstract
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- Response - Unfolding science from the laboratory to laypersons in their native language
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1 Department of Science and Technology (DST) Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
1 Department of Science and Technology (DST) Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 9 (2021), Pagination: 1142-1142Abstract
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