by Salman Hameed Growing up in Pakistan, I did hear a lot about the Moghul Emperors, but rarely about science. In fact, if science was...

by Salman Hameed There are very few writers who can provide a nuanced critique of politics in different cultures, bring science into ...

by Salman Hameed Kainaat Astronomy in Urdu I have been making popular astronomy videos in Urdu for the past couple of years. I, myse...

by Salman Hameed This year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein . I am again reading it righ...

by Salman Hameed Plagiarism in scientific publication is not a Nigerian issue alone. There have been high profile cases from all around t...

by Salman Hameed Elaine Howard Ecklund has done some of the most extensive empirical sociological work on public perceptions of scienc...

Salman Hameed When I was in graduate school, astronomy pre-print server ( astro-ph ) had just started. It was an incredible source of art...

by Salman Hameed You should know that podcasts for  New Books Network (NBN)  are an amazing resource! This is the place you hear the auth...

by Salman Hameed If you happen to be in Western Massachusetts today, come to Union Station in Northampton at 6pm. I am giving a talk as pa...

by Salman Hameed There are two big challenges in scientific publishing right now: 1) Global access to high quality journals, and 2) Pr...

Salman Hameed A quick note here to let you know that  Breakthrough Initiatives - yes the same group that wants to send small unma...

by Salman Hameed If you are looking for natural resources, then an unblocked Sun is definitely a good one. Here in Massachusetts, we k...

by Salman Hameed This is a new one for anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe. The largest collection of Egyptian artifacts outside Cair...

by Salman Hameed Sanctions have a broad impact. Even when science is not specifically targeted, it becomes harder to get scientific equip...

by Salman Hameed Ganzeer is a graphic artist from Egypt. The picture above is one of the protest graffitis against the Egyptian milit...

by Salman Hameed The recent Iranian protests have several components. Some of it is definitely political. However, another component has ...