Dr Manu Jaiswal,

Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Our daily lives are soaked in materialism commonly attributed to scientific revolutions – automobiles, electronic gadgets, and the internet. Scientific research has served as a potent weapon against disease, hunger, and disasters. To the serious student, Science offers a peep into the intricate workings of the machinery of the universe at every conceivable energy, length, and time scale. Are there any inherent limits to what Science can offer us? Are the grand heights of Truth all set to be scaled by Science, or are we missing the wood for the trees?