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Siva Shakthi A

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Puducherry
As seen in: The Hindu, Cactus Communications
Covers:  Physics, Engineering, Social Aspects of Science
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Siva Shakthi A’s Biography

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My name is Siva Shakthi. I was born and raised in a South-Indian beach town called Pondicherry.

I graduated with a Ph.D. in Physics from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, I joined Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi as a postdoctoral research fellow. But I took a dive into science communication in 2022. I am currently a science communicator at Impact Science, a unit of Cactus Communications. I also write articles for science news blogs and maga…

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Virtual Kills, Real Anxiety: Predicting from online gaming

Virtual Kills, Real Anxiety: Predicting from online gaming

Research has shown that those who are diagnosed with Internet Gaming Disorder may demonstrate other psycholog…

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Spinning our way into the world of atoms

Spinning our way into the world of atoms

By Siva Shakthi and Vimal Simha, Research Matters. In most scientific experiments, noise, consisting of rando…

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Tremor Free Detectors

Tremor Free Detectors

Gravitational wave detectors rigorously probe the universe to reveal phenomena that have remained mysteries. …

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Body cells to bird flocks: Decoding glassiness

Body cells to bird flocks: Decoding glassiness

It might be baffling to think that tissues, comprising of motile cells, behave like glass. But, did you know …

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Race to Global Leadership

Race to Global Leadership

Is the West at a loss in Science? After the Second World War, Europe lost its long-standing position as the g…

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Lab-on-body: Wearable Sensors

Lab-on-body: Wearable Sensors

Flexible electronics step forward In the past two decades, the electronics industry has witnessed some paradi…

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The Science Quiz | A world beneath our feet

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By Siva Shakthi A
| The Hindu Verified
Questions: 1. The ______-____ weathering cycle happens in sloped terrains when water seeps into porous rocks, and repeatedly solidifies and melts due to changes in temperature. The cycle of expansion and contraction causes the rocks to break apart and move down slope. Fill in the blanks. 2. X is a famous sediment type formed when loosely arranged matter like sand, gravel or organic matter is deposited by, say, a flood.
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The Science Quiz | The great women of mathematics

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By Siva Shakthi A
| The Hindu Verified
Questions: 1. The X is a bell-shaped curve generated from a circle and two diametrically opposite points on it to study problems in probability. The curve was first described by Italian mathematician Maria Agnesi in 1748. Name X. 2. The Y theorem, established in 1918, states that for every continuous symmetry in a system, there is an associated quantity that is conserved.
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The Science Quiz: AI in science, from neurons to nodes

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By Siva Shakthi A
| The Hindu Verified
Questions: 1. The functioning of organic neurons is the model for artificial neural networks. In biological neurons, the connections between neurons that transmit signals are called ________. In artificial neural networks, likewise, _______ describe the strength of connections between nodes and how much one node influences another. Fill in the blanks. 2.
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