TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 CAMPUS | 3 FOOD | 9WIN CINEMA | 1122 DPS-MIS Send in your ‘The Handmaid’said’s marks best recipes and win a Tale’ bags topop Teachers’ Day dinner voucher -Details P 9 Emmy Awardd [email protected] IMPROBABLE RESEARCH The Ig Nobel Prize is intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology. P | 4-5 02 MARKET PLACE TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 03 TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 CAMPUS DPS-MIS marks Teachers’ Day with felicitation programme n keeping with the timeless recognition given to educators in the society, DPS-MIS man- agement organised a felicitation programme last ISeptember 14, 2017 as an apprecia- tion gesture towards its builders of future intellect and character. The occasion was graced by the Chief Guest, Aisha bint Mohammed Bin Hammam, Patron DPS-MIS, Hassan Chougule, President DPS- MIS, esteemed members of the executive committee and other dis- tinguished guests. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest, Aisha bint Mohammed Bin Hammam, Patron DPS-MIS expressed her immense delight at compassionate, sensitive and men- the progress of the school and con- tally strong in this veyed her sincere wishes to the technology- dependent world. ‘Generation makers ’who selflessly Director Public Relations, Sonny put in countless hours and relent- Varghese, presented some generous less commitment to mentor the and remarkable thoughts about the future citizens of the world. immeasurable contribution made President DPS-MIS, Hassan by the teachers in the lives of their Chougule, urged all the teachers on students and urged them to be famil- Teachers’ Day to prioritise ‘deeds’ iar with the latest technology and over ‘duty’ and serve for the noble methodology. The teaching as well cause of education. as administrative staff were hon- Principal, Asna Nafees, in her oured for long years of service, 100% enlightening speech, appealed the attendance and exemplary board teachers to keep themselves updated results by the management. and adopt different approaches in A melodious musical presenta- the class rooms to instill social eth- tion by the music department of ics and values among the students DPS-MIS was thoroughly enjoyed so that they are groomed to be more by the audience. MES Indian School celebrates ‘Hindi Divas’ he Department of Hindi at MES and thoughts about Hindi Divas were Indian School celebrated ‘Hindi displayed on the school bulletin TDivas’ in a colourful manner on Boards. Principal officiating, Mrs. 14th September 2017. Various compe- Hameeda Kadar, highlighted the sig- titions as well as activities such as nificance of Hindi language in recitation, slogan writing handwriting, maintaining national integrity and poster designing etc were conducted unity in diversity. for the students of classes I to X. The programme was conducted The participants took part in these under the supervision of Mrs. Meena competitions with great enthusiasm Albert, Head of Department of Hindi reflecting their deep rooted appreci- Girls’ Section. Mr. S Rajendran, ation and admiration towards the teacher, Boys’ Section coordinated the national language. Valuable quotes day’s event. 04 COVER STORY TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 Liquid cats & crocodile bets win Ig Nobel science prizes cientists taking on the deep questions of whether cats are liquid or solid, how holding a crocodile influ- ences gambling and Swhether playing the didgeridoo can help cure snoring were honoured Thursday at the Ig Nobel Prize spoof awards. The prizes are the brainchild of Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, and are intended not to honour the best or worst in science, but rather to highlight research that encourages people to think in unusual ways. “We hope that this will get peo- ple back into the habits they probably had when they were kids of paying attention to odd things and holding out for a moment and Eric Maskin, 2007 Nobel laureate in Economics, left, and Oliver Hart, 2016 Nobel laureate in Economics, try deciding whether they are good or on plastic ears during the announcement that "Why Do Old Men Have Big Ears," won the Anatomy Prize. bad only after they have a chance to think,” Abrahams said in a phone interview. by internet photos of cats tucked longer than older, lazier felines. conducted an experiment in which Some of the honorees tend into glasses, buckets and sinks. The Other works on the prize list problem gamblers and non-prob- toward the spurious: French winner of the Ig Nobel in physics have clear potential for practical lem gamblers handled 3.3-foot-long researcher Marc-Antoine Fardin’s used mathematical formulas to con- applications. crocodiles before playing a simu- 2014 study “Can a Cat Be Both a clude that active young cats and Economics winners Matthew lated slot machine. Solid and a Liquid?” was inspired kittens hold their physical shape Rockloff and Nancy Greer The 2010 study, conducted on 103 people in Queensland, Australia, found that problem gamblers were likely to place higher bets after han- dling the reptiles, as their brains had misinterpreted the excitement of holding a dangerous animal as a sign they were on a lucky streak. Luis Pallares Aniorte, of Spain, accepts the Ig Nobel prize for Obstetrics, for his group study showing that a developing fetus responds more strongly to music that is played electromechanically inside the mother's vagina than to music played electromechanically on the mother's belly. 05 TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 COVER STORY A multi-national team of six research- benefit was based not on the didgeridoo’s University on Thursday. ers won the Peace Prize for the 2005 droning tone, but rather that the daily “They are unusual approaches to paper “Didgeridoo Playing as Alterna- practice involved a lot of blowing and things,” Abrahams said. “It would be dif- tive Treatment for Obstructive Sleep may have strengthened the upper respi- ficult for some people to decide whether Apnea Syndrome: Randomized Control- ratory tract, making breathing easier. they are important or the opposite. 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