The "Eureka" Moment The World
Relieving some lost 'Eureka' moments in Science
A falling apple prompts physicist Isaac Newton to formulate his laws of gravity. Greek polymath Archimedes takes a bath and figures out how to calculate volume and density. These are iconic “light bulb” moments in the history of science. Or, as Archimedes reputedly said when insight struck, Eureka!
Today, the flash of insight is measurable using brain scans, which show a part of the right hemisphere lights up at that moment. While Anna Marie Roos, a historian of science at the University of Lincoln, advises us to take some “eureka moments” with a grain of salt, she thinks they do have much to say about the creative process.
This course consists of three modules (3 sessions each) and is offered in English.
Each session would be of 50 minutes, followed by a one to one Q&A session.
Recommended Age Group: 12 years onwards
Price of Course: Rs 2,000
Price of Module: Rs 800 each
Course Overview
Understanding Universe and Space
Knowing Cosmos
Our quest to understand how the universe works start with the study of the building blocks - matter, energy, space, and time.
This module is divided into three sessions:
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What is Space and Time?: Big Bang
Brace yourself as we rewind the clocks—all the way back, 13.8 billion years, and see how all this ridiculous amazingness surrounding us got started.
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Light Years Forward: The Scale of Universe
Fasten your seatbelt as we take you on a ride down to the smallest thing theorized by scientists and then out to the vastness of the universe.
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Fallen Heroes of Space Exploration
Let's delve into some exciting stories of humanity's greatest minds, both well-known and unrecognized, who were responsible for many daring space missions.
Travelling Through Space
Basics of Space Flight
North, South, East, and West are Earth-related directions that are used for navigation here. But, how to astronauts navigate in space?
This module is divided into three sessions:
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Journey of Spacecrafts
In this session, we will talk about the vehicle that carries us beyond the Earth's atmosphere, through space to other planetary bodies and back home again.
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Suiting up for Space Travel: The Spacesuit
Space is an extremely hostile place. We will examine the various issues of walking in outer space and how spacesuits come to our rescue.
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ISS: Our first home on the 200,000th floor The International Space Station (ISS) is humanity’s most expensive structure circling around the planet every 90 minutes. We will discuss in detail about this satellite.
Voyage To A New Home
Potential Habitable Worlds
We have landed men on the Moon. Can we colonize other worlds? Which will be the celestial bodies you would be walking on?
This module is divided into three sessions:
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Racing Towards Moon
Let's explore the Earth’s only satellite which is moving around our home planet in cold and lifeless isolation, in an orbit that increases an inch and a half a year.
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Why Mars, and not another celestial body?
The establishment of a colony on Mars has been a dream for decades. We will explore the challenges and opportunities of colonizing the Red Planet.
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Where Do Black Holes Lead?
So there you are, about to leap into a black hole. If you somehow survive, where would you end up? Where does a black hole lead to?