Death of social sciences
The competition for space in academia between the social sciences and the ‘others’ — namely, the pure and physical sciences, technological disciplines, medicine-related knowledge, and business and management studies —…
The role of social sciences in agricultural research
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is composed of four technical divisions covering the discipline of Crop Sciences, Animal Sciences, Social Sciences and Natural Resource sciences. The social sciences division spearheads agricultural…
Pandemic stirs Wall Street’s social conscience
Worker welfare is having a moment on Wall Street. The need to restart production lines and reopen offices idled by the coronavirus pandemic mean issues such as sick pay and…
Social conscience in Islam
While Islam stresses on strengthening the connectivity with the Creator through worship, it also provides valuable ethical ideals to bond humanity. A large portion of the Holy Quran and teachings…
Social engineering
The phrase ‘social engineering’ is basically about changing or influencing a person’s thinking, attitude, and behaviour. At the superficial level. Religious ideologies and beliefs occupy a deeper level, but they…
The poetry of science exploration
Light travels at a finite speed of 300,000km per seconds – the speed of light. Because the speed is finite, every photon in every ray of light that reaches an…
Innovation-driven development strategy to build a strong China in science and technology
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken innovation as the primary driving…
Corona, faith and science
The spread of a virus named Covid-19 in this age of mass and fast communication has apparently brought faith(s) and science face to face. People of science do not believe…
