11:00 am / Sunday 13 January 2013 / Mumbai
Samarium Hexaboride, Acoustic Coolers..... well, there is an infinite number of ideas , materials, products and systems that continues to offer solutions to humanity. And an infinite more numbers of permutations and combinations between these ideas, materials, products and systems that need working upon!
An interesting debate that rightfully should have found more resonance in India also, is the one that is taking place in the USA on gun control (to ban or not to ban the right to possess firearms). Interestingly, the debate has continued to revolve around established positions and theories on the links between violent crimes and guns. I think that the debate has not ventured into any aspect of innovatively addressing delinking the possession of guns from deterrence against violent crimes, for instance in biometric-enabled movement of the gun from its normal resting place and automatic tracking by GPS of its whereabouts, including an SMS to the closest gun-registry control room as well as its owner.
In India, the week ahead will see the harvest festival of Sankaranti / Pongal / Bhogi being celebrated. The country itself has seen the contribution of agriculture to GDP decline, yet agriculture and agro-economics continue to influence the economy in many myriad and sometimes, inscrutable ways. So it is in our interest, that we need to see more innovations in agro-economics and agriculture, and more debate on the efficacy of any innovative practices and systems.
Trust you are having a wonderful weekend and best wishes for the week ahead.
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