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What is it?Mars One is a mission started by Dutch entrepreneurs Bas Lansdorp and Arno A. Wielders to put humans on Mars starting with a one-way mission.{00:48} SpaceX has revived the interest in space. Since the golden age of space back in the 60s and 70s, there has never been such interest in space as we have now. Thanks to Elon Musk, the private sector is taking over space.{02:07} A little skepticism on the Mars One mission.{03:42} Founded by Bas Lansdorp and Arno A. Wielders. The project has two entities - Mars On Foundation and Mars One Ventures. The foundation handles the funding and mission development which includes the recruitment of astronauts. Mars One ventures is the monetization part of Mars One Project.{05:05} - Mars One plans to use existing technologies and borrowing hardware from other companies including SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. They believe no scientific breakthrough are needed for the mission.{06:37} - How are the Astronauts are chosen for the mission? How the application process works?

It’s elementarySherlock Holmes is one of the most popular fictional characters ever created in the history of fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Both of us have read these stories since our childhood and have been fans since then. Many TV and film adaptations have come out and Holmes always is the best detective character out there.We just ramble about Sherlock Holmes in this episode.MediaMusic created using Sound Trap. Check this site out, you can create your own little music clips!Image: Pixabay

EpisodesThis is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon.To Moon and Back - Part 1To Moon and Back - Part 2To Moon and Back - Part 3To Moon and Back - Part 4To Moon and Back - Part 5There were many{01:30} There are missions that happened before Apollo 11. All these missions had mission objectives that were testing ground for the Apollo 11.{02:10} Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first manned flight of Apollo Spacecraft. But the astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward “Ed” White and Roger Chaffee died in a fire that broke out in the Command Module during a ground testing.{04:52} Between Apollo 1 and Apollo 7 which were manned missions, there were a bunch of unmanned missions testing Command Module, Lunar Module and Trans Lunar Ejection.Manned flights before 11{06:08} Apollo 7: This was the first manned mission after Apollo 1. The mission was mainly designed to test the CSM and long duration flight in Apollo Spacecraft. Due to a head cold, commander Walter M Schirra was irritable throughout the

Cheaper than a cab ride!On September 2014, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved what no other space agency has achieved - launching a space probe to Mars and being successful in the first attempt. Mangalyaan was a mission accomplished on a budget of under $74 million, cheaper than the total production cost of the movie Martian.{00:20} Yes, you heard it right! It cost less than a movie about Mars. How did India achieve this feat?{01:00} 2014 was a great year for ISRO. On September 24th the Prime Minister announced the successful Martian orbital insertion of Mangalyaan. India was the first country to send a space probe to Mars at a low budget as $74 million, less than what it would cost in an auto rickshaw.{02:55} The inception of the project happened back in 2008. It took around six years to complete. After the success of the Chandrayaan mission to the Moon, next step was a successful interplanetary probe. It was announced by G Madhavan Nair who was the chairman of ISRO. Indian space agency start

Earlier than you thought3D printing has been a buzz on the internet since past few years, especially in the past 8-10 years. But the process surprisingly was around since 1980s! Surprised? So are we. 3D printing was invented by Chuck Hull in 1983 and he called the process Stereolithography. This was the beginning of Additive Manufacturing. All the traditional methods of manufacturing was a process of removing raw material to create the end product. Additive manufacturing on the other hand laid down the material layer by layer to create the final product.In an additive process, the 3D model of the object is sliced down into 2D layers of material and successive layers of material are laid down until the final product is created. Much like layers of salami . Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object. In this way, there was less wastage of material.“With 3D printing, complexity is free. The printer doesn’t care if it makes the most rudimentary shape or the

It isn’t future anymore“By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”― Eliezer YudkowskyArtificial intelligence has been a topic of interest since decades with deep social and cultural impact. It has been glorified in many movies and books for years and had always been the thing of future. We never felt any immediate threat from AI taking over the planet and humans being reduced to slaves.But times have changed over the last decade. We have made immense progress in AI. We have self-driving cars and computers that can understand and even diagnose diseases. Somewhere we failed to realise that computing power has increased exponentially in accordance with Moore’s Law.We have two groups of AI followers. One who welcome AI and think that this is a natural progression in evolution and the other group who are sceptics and think that that the rise of AI will eventually lead to a revolution of machines against the human race.Hope we're not just the bi

Mind GamesMass hysteria has gripped many parts of the world in its bizarre way. For some reason, a bunch of people start believing and feeling the same way that makes them act in a peculiar way. This has been happening since ancient history to modern times.Though most of the times these events are attributed to stress and other external factors, most of the times, there has been no explanation to some of these events. Let us take a look at few of the cases that have happened across the world.

EpisodesThis is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon.To Moon and Back - Part 1To Moon and Back - Part 2To Moon and Back - Part 3To Moon and Back - Part 4To Moon and Back - Part 5Human MasterpieceThe Spacecraft built for Moon missions was one of the greatest engineering marvels of mankind. There machines are few of the most complex machines ever built. But the drive and commitment did not let the man give up on his dreams of setting foot on an alien world.There are some mind bending facts behind the construction of these machines. One of the most powerful machines ever built to send three men on Moon. Was it as simple as it sounds? Let’s find out!Saturn V Launch VehicleThis is a Saturn V vehicle sitting on the launch pad ready to take off. The three stages along with Command and Service modules can be seen. The pointed structure or “tower” on top of the Command Module is the Launch Escape System (LES) which would carry the Command Module to a safe distance in case a malfunction develops i

EpisodesThis is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon.To Moon and Back - Part 1To Moon and Back - Part 2To Moon and Back - Part 3To Moon and Back - Part 4To Moon and Back - Part 5MentionsSpace travel was one of the biggest achievements of humankind. Man has always been an explorer and once he conquered the land and sea, his eyes turned towards the sky.Vishnu’s Instagram post in question:Galileo’s Moon drawingsJules Verne’s From Earth to MoonWernher von BraunLaikaMediaMusic: Free Stock MusicOut with the boysThe StrategyPlaying to winBetrayedImage: Pixabay.com

MentionsGregorian CalenderCouncil of NicaeaOtto the thirdCharlemagneMediaMusic: Free Stock MusicHeat on the roadDarkest Hours

MentionsVishnu’s article on weight lossGM DietKeto DietSandeep Maheswari’s talkMediaMusic:Pachyderm - Ice ColdLamprey

Key TakawaysNo need to be rude to express your opinion on social media.Before you post something, think a few times to see if you might end up in a awkward situation.Be careful before you add people to your friend/follow list.If you end up in an online argument with your friends/relatives, best thing is to have a direct talk.Be polite to customer care that uses social media. Remember, it is always a human being on the other side.MentionsJustine Sacco Tweet ControversyRead how the reporter later came into peace with Justine - GawkerSashi Tharoor’s tweet that Shankar tries reproducingMediaBackground Music:Lamprey - BreathPachyderm - Ice ColdImage: Pixabay

Key TakawaysExperiences over Academics: School and colleges teach you more about real life experiences than about academics.Subjects don’t matter (that much): The subjects you learn during your academical years don’t matter much. If you have passion and interest, you can make a living in the field of your intrest.Hands on better than theory: Always focus on getting experince, do practical work. This is worth more than a degree.MentionsSir Ken Robinson’s TED TalkPallikoodamMediaMusic:Pachyderm - Ice ColdLee RosevereThumbnail Image: Pixabay