Beyond IITK Talking about Religion and Odourless Chemistry with Prof. Henry Schaefer The keynote speaker at Techkriti ’17, Prof. Henry Schaefer is truly a scientist beyond compare. A computational chemist by profession, he is the Graham Purdue Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. Apart from being one of the most cited scientists in the world, his views about religion and it’s compatibility with science make him […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK “Donald Trump’s policies might slow down Global Warming” – Richard Muller One cannot help but be impressed when they hear about Dr. Richard Muller – particle physicist, Earth scientist, professor emeritus, mentor to a Nobel prize winner, climate change skeptic, global warming activist, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, avid blogger, hiking enthusiast and a racquetball player. Naturally, we at Vox Populi were eager to find out – what […] Written by Vox Populi March 21, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In conversation with: Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup, best known as the author of “Q&A”, which was later adapted into the Oscar winning motion picture “Slumdog Millionaire”, is the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs and recently visited our campus during Techkriti’16. Following is our conversation with him regarding his book Q&A, MEA , India and much more! VOX POPULI: […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2016May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In conversation with: Dr. Lyn Evans The director of Linear Collider Collaboration at CERN talking about LHC, why Physicists hate “the God particle”, India, importance of Science and much more Vox: You’ve been to India quite a number of times. What are some of the things that excite you about India? Dr. Evans: I have been to IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, […] Written by Vox Populi March 23, 2016May 15, 2021
All about IITK Events Reports and Investigations The Techkriti Pandora Just like last year’s Antaragni, Techkriti’14 created a huge post-fest furore. While the Antaragni issue seemed to be a battle of egos, the allegations levied in the Techkriti issue were of a more serious nature. At that time, there were at least a dozen rumors floating around and countless speculations. Now, Vox is here to […] Written by Vox Populi August 9, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Reports and Investigations Students The Name Game: Techkriti and Megabucks Techkriti & Megabucks merged; stick with the “Techkriti” brand-name. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.”-Our campus community would beg to differ with Shakespeare, judging by the hullabaloo created while deciding the name of the technical and entrepreneurship festival to be held next year. It had been […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2014December 26, 2020
