2024

  • Artificial General Intelligence

    Artificial General Intelligence

    by Neel Mehta There have been some major strides in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the past decade with software like the infamous ChatGPT gaining popularity. With all the attention currently surrounding the field, almost everyone is familiar with what AI is. However, a term which not many people are familiar with is…

  • Genome Editing: The Cutting Edge Technology Changing the Future of Medicine

    by Kavya Malik & Simrit Kaur What if one could alter their appearance? Avoid having a genetic condition passed down to them? Make themselves immune to a life-threatening disease? That’s just a fraction of the potential of genome editing, and its unlimited possibilities could allow it to save and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.…

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

    by Chaitanya Sharma NASA’s new telescope, The James Webb Space Telescope, was launched on 25 December 2022 and bears the name of James Webb, an influential figure who was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to lead the space agency during the 1960s. A total of 10 billion dollars went into the project, with 9.5…

  • The Fermi Paradox & The Great Filter Theory

    by Ayaan Agarwal We’ve all wondered whether there is life in space, other than us. Given the statistics, there are approximately 40 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way alone. That leaves us with the dreadful question: “Where are the aliens?” This is a problem humans have dwelt over for a long time, and it…

  • The AI Takeover

    by Anant Agarwal Quick, what’s the root of 228? What’s the highest-ever grossing Mexican film? If you answered ‘15.1’ and ‘Instructions Not Included’, there are two possibilities. One is that you are a walking encyclopaedia. The other is that you’re using the most powerful brain-enhancement technology of the 21st century: the Internet. Even though the…

  • Neuralink: Digging Deep

    Neuralink: Digging Deep

    by Meera Shukla & Shiva Seth Elon Musk, especially after his recent involvement in Twitter, is often associated with eccentricity. However, one of his many other companies, Neuralink, has just had a huge breakthrough. Neuralink is a company engaged in developing a device called ‘The Link’. The Link is an interface system which can be…