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Gyantaposh Abdur Razzak Foundation conducts session on Manosh Chowdhury’s unpublished research
The Unpublished PhD lecture series, organised by Gyantaposh Abdur Razzaq Foundation, resumed on October 12, 2021 at 7 pm over Zoom after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In its eighth episode, researcher and professor of Anthropology at Jahangirnagar University, Manosh Chowdhury, gave an illuminating talk on his doctoral thesis: “Popularizing Project: Some Aspects of Production of Culture and Discourses in Bangladesh”.
Building research universities
In an editorial I wrote in the Journal of Bangladesh Studies in 2003, I had noted a perplexing and worrisome situation in Bangladesh's academic institutions, both public and private – lack of a research culture.
Horses recognise human emotions
Horses are able to discriminate between happy and angry human facial expressions, according to research.
France returns statue head taken 130 years ago
France returns the head of a Hindu deity's statue from the 7th century more than 130 years after it was taken away in the name of research.
Google's ‘Chatbot’ thinks the purpose of living is 'to live eternally'
In a research published recently, Google narrates one of its latest forays into artificial intelligence.
Getting closer to implanting new memories into the brain
A memory prosthesis being trialled next year could not only restore long-term recall but may eventually be used to upload new skills directly to the brain – just like in the film The Matrix.
Hidden portrait 'found under Mona Lisa'
An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa is found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist.
Virtual reality ‘predicts Alzheimer’s’
Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.
Largest elephant in Africa shot by hunter
A hunter has shot dead the largest elephant killed in Africa for almost three decades.
First ‘in womb’ stem cell trial planned
The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
First ancient African genome sequenced
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.