From the horse’s mouth: Why Shaastra?
With the Shaastra ACM happening only a few days ago, T5E brings to you yet another piece in the ‘From the horse’s mouth’ series, this tine on the coordships available in Shaastra.
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From the Horse’s Mouth: Why T5E?
In the second article of the newly introduced series, based on his experience, Sriraghav puts together the reasons why joining The Fifth Estate (T5E) will be a good option to consider for your set of PoRs next year. Read on to find out!
Curfew and Dress Codes Back from Aug 2017
“In light of safety concerns arising in the past few weeks, the institute administration has announced a new set of comprehensive rules for students starting the new academic year 2017-18. All students are required to return to the hostel premises by 6 pm. Dress codes will also be made compulsory for all students throughout campus, except inside the hostels.”
Curfew and Dress Codes Back from Aug 2017
“In light of safety concerns arising in the past few weeks, the institute administration has announced a new set of comprehensive rules for students starting the new academic year 2017-18. All students are required to return to the hostel premises by 6 pm. Dress codes will also be made compulsory for all students throughout campus, except inside the hostels.”
From the Horse’s Mouth: Joining CFI
Pranav Bhargav puts together an extensive article on the various avenues for working with the Centre For Innovation team of insti. Read on to find out more.
Interview: Team Raftar
You don’t need an introduction to Raftar if you are a student of IIT-Madras. Most of us have seen them with their T-shirts on at…
Immerse(#3): An Explosion In Data Analysis
It’s data analysis, and not data dialysis!” The reason being that data analysis involves extraction of desired information from data, whereas dialysis involves removal of waste from data. When analysis is conducted incorrectly, one may end up with waste or meaningless information. Moreover, it is not just about removing unwanted information but making sense out of what the analyst is left with, which is nothing short of a challenge.
IITM Alumni Association: Networking 24*7
This article is based on an interview with Ms. Latha Venkiteswaran, Executive Director, IIT Madras Alumni Association. Through this interview, we throw light on IITMAA’s activities and its efforts in forging a network of alumni of IIT Madras, organized in several cities of India through multiple chapters.
Immerse(#2): Coffee under the Microscope
Caffeine is best known as a stimulant of the central nervous system in humans – in other words, it keeps us from falling asleep. One of the main methods by which it achieves that is by inhibiting the action of adenosine (by preventing it from bonding with its receptor). Adenosine is the chemical that induces feelings of drowsiness in humans. Existing literature has established that adenosine also plays a major role in the formation and motion of the slime mold aggregate. A natural question to ask, then, is whether caffeine could play a similar inhibitory role in slime molds – and this is precisely the question that Dr Baskar’s work answers.
Immerse (#1): Playing with Twitter
“Do you see a lot of physics words here? That’s because there is a lot of physics involved, and the study of social physics brings together the two exciting fields of social media study and statistical mechanics. However, as with all theories and models involving human decision-making, this too is a slave to the sometimes arbitrary sensibility of people’s everyday decisions. A human may choose to drink Pepsi today and not Coca-Cola; there is no way this seemingly random and whimsical choice can be modeled by logical rules.”