AI and talent: Learning to think in the middleRemember discovering intelligent machines through science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov? Giselle H. Barboza, Tax Partner, EY India, reminisce...
12 Mar, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Quote of the day by Isaac Asimov: ‘People who think they know everything…’ Iconic quotes and the three laws of robotics by American professorQuote of the day: Isaac Asimov, the renowned science fiction author and scientist, whose insights into human behaviour and the pursuit of k...
17 Jan, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
The Last QuestionWhen we ask, as humanity does through eternity, whether light can return after darkness, perhaps the answer is already within us. For the D...
02 Nov, 2025, 11.11 PM IST
'Robots will become less metal, humans more machine': Sci-fi writer’s eerie 1965 warning goes viralIsaac Asimov's 1965 BBC interview has resurfaced, revealing his prediction of a future where humans and machines merge. His vision of robot...
28 Mar, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Legendary sci-fi writer’s chilling AI prediction resurfaces: ‘Robots will turn organic as humans become machines’Isaac Asimov’s 1965 BBC interview resurfaces, predicting a future where humans and robots converge into hybrid entities. With advances in b...
22 Mar, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
Robots as psychological counsellors? This factory in China is making it a realityA factory in the Chinese city of Dalian is manufacturing robots to use them as psychological counsellors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is b...
11 Jun, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
Apple TV+ Renews Epic Sci-Fi Saga 'Foundation' for a Third SeasonThe sci-fi series "Foundation" gets renewed for a third season on Apple TV+. The season enters its religious phase, sparking the Second Cri...
05 Dec, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
Newgen Software boss a sci-fi fan, reserves flight hours for Isaac Asimov's booksDiwakar Nigam said that listening to ’70s Hindi cinema songs improves his mood.
13 Jan, 2020, 05.41 PM IST
When our machines have machinationsDon’t look now, but your boss could be a logarithm with sibilant ‘fire’ power.
29 Jun, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
Guess who inspired Raghuram Rajan to become an economist?The former RBI governor was inspired by a scientist to take up economics.
14 Feb, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
TeamIndus’ Rahul Narayan's guilty pleasures: Sci-fi books and moviesNarayan gets his fix from 'Star Trek' and sci-fi books.
11 Jan, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
World AIDS Day: Charlie Sheen and five others who have battled HIVLast month Charlie Sheen sent shock-waves across the world when he admitted to being HIV-positive.
06 Dec, 2015, 12.34 PM IST
Yeast vats: the future of food?Silicon Valley scientists are producing edibles inside their labs and mixing up animal substitutes based on interesting ingredients.
06 Aug, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Isaac Asimov on finding new ideas: Embrace your alone timeHere’s one of Isaac Asimov's best tips on finding new ideas and nurturing creativity from a previously unreleased essay.
24 Oct, 2014, 07.14 PM IST
Outsourcing AnswersThe trouble with being omniscient or all-knowing - as we believe the Creator must be - is that such a being cannot actually know everything.
28 Sep, 2012, 07.01 AM IST
Airborne at birthA friend says a funny thing happened to him around middle-age: he became increasingly scared of travelling by plane and soon stopped flying...
11 Mar, 2011, 04.37 AM IST
The laws of dominanceThe Three Laws of Robotics formulated by science fiction author Isaac Asimov have served as a moral basis for not only his own stories but ...
28 Jan, 2011, 04.46 AM IST