Bridging the Communication Gap in Science and Technology [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from India / / edited by Pallava Bagla, V. V. Binoy |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 324 p. 47 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 302.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Communication
Science education Popular works Nuclear energy Communication Studies Science Education Popular Science, general Nuclear Energy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction V.V. Binoy and Pallava Bagla.- Part I: Communicating Science to Win the Hearts and Minds -- Chapter 2. Responsibilities of Science, Responsive to Society: A New Dialogue Jairam Ramesh.- Part II: The Indian Landscape of Communicating Science and Technology.- Chapter 3. India’s Maiden Mission to Mars: Many Firsts and Some Missed Opportunities in Isro’s Efforts at Public Outreach and Communications Pallava Bagla.- Chapter 4. Challenges in Communicating about Defence Research: Insights in Defence Research and Development Organization’s (Drdo) Media Strategy Ravi Kumar Gupta.- Chapter 5. Communicating Issues related to Land and Natural Resources. S. Meenakshisundaram.- Chapter 6. The Art and Science of Communicating Risks of Natural Hazards Ajit Tyagi.- Chapter 7. The Challenges of Earthquake Risk Communicatio n to Public R. K. Chadha.- Chapter 8. The Queer Case of Communicating Risks Associated With Use of Mobile Phones and Neighbourhood Mobile Towers: Are People Contracting More Brain Cancers K.S. Parthasarathy.- Chapter 9. Atomic Energy: Reaching Out the People for Perception Management S.K. Malhotra.- Part III: Time-Tested ways of Communication -- Chapter 10. Communicating Science for a Better Tomorrow Hasan Jawaid Khan -- Chapter 11. Current Status of Public Understanding of Science: Results of Kumbh Mela Survey Studies Gauhar Raza and Surjit Singh.- Chapter 12. Challenges of Communicating Science in Regional Languages: Experiments in Kannada A.S.K.V.S. Sharma.- Chapter 13. Challenges Faced by Science Journalists and Communicators Working in Vernacular Languages and Insights Pertaining to Science Communication Courses Nimish Kapoor.- Part IV: Using Television, the Internet and Social Media for Messages.- Chapter 14. Enhancing Science Content on Indian Tv: Status, Issues and Way Forward T.V. Venkateswaran.- Chapter 15. Scidev.net T.V. Padma.- Chapter 16. Smart Websites: Insights from DBT Archita Bhatta.- Chapter 17. Using Social Media for Research and Reaching Out Sandhya Sekar and Sudhira H. S..- Part V: Bridging the Gap Between Scientists and the Public -- Chapter 18. Vigyan Rail: Science Exhibition on Wheels Vinay B. Kamble.- Chapter 19. Organising Children’s Science Congress: Challenges and Opportunities E.R. Anuj Sinha.- Chapter 20. Bridging Educational Institutions For a Citizen Science Project: A Case Study From Malappuram District, Kerala, India V.V. Binoy, S. Radhakrishna and A. Kurup.- Chapter 21. Community Driven Approach for Artificial Recharge: The TBS Experience Rajendra Singh. |
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Self, Culture and Consciousness [[electronic resource] ] : Interdisciplinary Convergences on Knowing and Being / / edited by Sangeetha Menon, Nithin Nagaraj, V. V. Binoy |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (435 pages) |
Disciplina | 155.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of mind
Cognitive psychology Neurosciences Philosophy of Mind Cognitive Psychology |
ISBN | 981-10-5777-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Bridging Self, Culture and Consciousness Sangeetha Menon, Nithin Nagaraj and V. V. Binoy. PART I: Emergence of Consciousness -- 2. Avian Cognition - From the Perspective of Neuroscience and Behaviour Soumya Iyengar, Pooja Parishar and Alok Nath Mohapatra -- 3. Meditation, Cognitive Reserve and Neural Basis of Consciousness Ajay K. Nair and Bindu Kutty -- 4. Attention and Perception in the Deaf: A Case for Plasticity in Consciousness Seema Prasad and Ramesh Kumar Mishra -- 5. Promises and Limitations of Conscious Machines L.M. Patnaik and Jagadish S. Kallimani. PART II: Healing, Agency and Being -- 6. “Is Grandma Still There?”: A Pastoral and Ethical Reflection on the Soul and Continuing Self-Identity in Deeply Forgetful People Stephen G. Post -- 7. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case for ‘Alternate Selves’? Prathibha Karanth -- 8. Auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia: a window to the conscious self and its aberrations John P. John, Pravesh Parekh, Harsha N. Halahalli, Sangeetha Menon, and Bindu M. Kutty -- 9. Body and Self-reflection: The Crux of Yoga Philosophy and Practice Sangeetha Menon. PART III: The Social Self, Culture and Cognition -- 10. Fullness, Trust and the Self Rajesh Kasturirangan -- 11. Autobiographical Memory: Where Self, Wellbeing and Culture Congregate Binoy V V, Ishaan Vasishta, A. Rathore and Sangeetha Menon -- 12. The Alchemy of Musical Memory: Connecting Culture to Cognition Deepti Navaratna -- 13. The neuroscience of blame and punishment Morris B. Hoffman and Frank Krueger -- 14. Becoming conscious about the existence of the non-existents: Logic, Language and Speech Acts Samir Karmakar -- 15. A dimensional approach to emotions and other mental states based on Sankhya philosophy Shankar Rajaraman. PART IV: The Self and Alternate Epistemologies -- 16. Brain and Self – A neurophilosophical account Georg Northoff -- 17. Self-Variation Owen Flanagan & Wenqing Zhao -- 18. The problem of qualia in the perspective of the Buddhist theories of experience Viktoria Lysenko -- 19. Getting Stuck on Myself: The Cognitive Processes underlying Mental Suffering Marieke van Vugt. PART V: Consciousness, Experiential Primacy and Knowing -- 20. Beyond Panpsychism: The radicality of phenomenology Michel Bitbol -- 21. Is ‘Information’ Fundamental for a Scientific Theory of Consciousness? Nithin Nagaraj and Mohit Virmani -- 22. Encircling the Consciousness Conundrum Ravindra M. Singh.-23. What does it mean for qualia to be intrinsic? S. Siddharth and Sangeetha Menon -- 24. Matter and Consciousness in Indian Philosophical Analysis V.N. Jha. |
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