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2020 Day 1: 25th May Presentation

The CEO of the Cell: How Centralized Thinking and Dominance Hierarchy Pervade in the Discourse on Living Cell

Charudatta NavareHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, Indiacharudatta@hbcse.tifr.res.in  This paper looks at the way the ideology of social dominance hierarchy influences the discourse on biological cells. Through the use of various visual and verbal metaphors, the cell is portrayed as a centralized system, with the nucleus as the leader or the control center. […]

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2020 Day 1: 25th May Presentation

Understanding the significance of History and Philosophy of Science in teaching and learning Science through the lens of History of Atomism.

Maithily K.Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movementmit233akshaya@gmail.com  Since the dawn of life, the hunt for methodologies in the search of truth has formulated mankind. The attempt to internalize Nature of Science as a body of knowledge, a systematic study and a process by itself has travelled hand in hand with the evolution of civilization. At a […]

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2020 Day 1: 25th May Presentation

Observation and Experiment: Debates in Science

Sarita G Department of Education, University of Delhi sarita.851084@gmail.com  Science is a kind of knowledge which has such authority in all the domains of our life, whether it is health, education, market and even religion. This high status of science is because of the ‘Scientific Method’ which makes the knowledge reliable and objective. What is […]