Science
Can AI Control Elections? Studies Reveal Worrying Data on Political Persuasion With Misinformation
AI Chatbots Turn Political Persuaders—But at Truth's Cost! New studies (Science & Nature) reveal GPT-4 level bots use Gish galloping—flooding 25+ claims in 10 mins to overwhelm & change minds. 10X more effective than TV ads, but accuracy drops 78% to 62%. Fuels misinformation, radicalisation. Cheap ($50K) custom bots could target voters via WhatsApp/text. Dangerous shift in online politics!
16 Dec 2025Why Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai Are ‘Sinking’: The Science Behind India’s Next Big Urban Crisis
India's mega-cities Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai sinking - Delhi drops 51mm/year, 2,400+ buildings at risk! October 2025 study reveals 878 sq km urban land subsiding due to groundwater over-extraction. Chennai floodplains hit 31.7mm/year; Mumbai’s reclaimed land in danger. Watch the urban crisis unfold.
12 Nov 2025BA courses see highest enrolment; engineering, tech has maximum PhD students: AISHE report
The survey also mentioned that the education ministry showed that of the 1.04 crore students in BA courses, 52.7 per cent are girls and 47.3 per cent are boys
1 min read30 Jan 2023What does it take to be a citizen-science astronaut?
Akshat Mohite, an Indian citizen scientist, speaks to Lounge about the physical challenges of training like an astronaut
4 min read21 Aug 2021The divide between scientists and lay people is big everywhere
Journalist Hari Pulakkat tells a fascinating story of Indian science and its unsung pioneers in his new book
6 min read10 Jun 2021Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
Goodall is renowned for her expertise in primatology and globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes
4 min read20 May 2021A 300-million-year-old fossil finally gets its formal name
Unearthed in New Mexico seven years ago, paleontologists had initially nicknamed the fossil 'Godzilla' shark
2 min read18 Apr 2021A neuroscientist delves into the science of self-help
In ‘This Book Could Fix Your Life’, scientist and science writer Helen Thomson explores the often surprising truths behind things that are said to improve us
2 min read27 Mar 2021Astronomers show first image of a black hole's magnetic fields
The scientists who gave the world its first true glimpse of a black hole have produced another landmark observation
2 min read25 Mar 2021Where did our first known interstellar visitor come from?
Oumuamua, which was discovered in 2017, is neither a comet nor an asteroid, finds a new study
3 min read18 Mar 2021Wait for it…
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