Science Spin 48 September 2011 | Page 39

WAR OUTSIDE PEACE AT HOME I s it always necessary for researchers to have all the latest equipment, or can they make do with whatever comes to hand? One distinguished scientist, Raghavendra Gadagkar, thinks not, and with a cheerful smile he said “my experiments require very little money, very little facilities, and very little equipment.” However, as he added, “they do need a lot of manpower.” Raghavendra, who has earned a worldwide reputation for his studies of insect behaviour, was at the European Science Open Forum event in Turin last year where he explained that the most important thing to do in research is to think. Observation alone is not the same as understanding, he said, remarking that “I love to do experiments that require a lo ??????????t?!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I???????????????????q%????????????????t??????????q?????????????$???????A????????????????????$???????????????????t?9?????????????????I????????????????????????????????????????%??????%??????????M?????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q]????$????????????????t??????????????I????????????????????????q???????????????????????????????????????????t?U??????????????????????????????????????????I?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()??=M %9 ?=A8?=??4?Q??%8() ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???-???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q%?e???????????t?????I???????????q?????????????????????t???????????????????????????]??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????I????????????????????????????E?????????? ?????e?????????????????????q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?I???????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????I???????????qQ?????????????????????????????t?????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q?????t???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????I??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()M %9 ?MA%8?%???????A??????((0