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How brief can

hibernation be?

TARUN NEGI

Scientists preparing humans for
extended space travel escalates
the interest in human hibernation
related inventions. Aestivation,
hibernation, and winter torpor
are excellent tools for space
travel as they customize human
metabolism and enhance life The best and worst of society
support systems during long A cross-section through
space travels. ESA’s hibernation module Time Travel through Dystopia

Black bears in summer,
hibernate for 4 to 7 months says Robin Biesbroek of the PRIYANKA SRINIVAS Saramago wrote about a blindness
which reduces their metabolism CDF. A hypothetical drug would epidemic that takes over an
by 75%. Similarly, if we reduce induce the same state of torpor In premise and plot, dystopia entire nation. In the book, the
an astronaut’s metabolism that mammals enter naturally to is the depiction of a dark and inflicted are put into quarantine In 2020, 25 years after
it would make space travel sleep through winter and, like gory alternative future. Hence, asylums and law and order, the release of ‘Blindness’,
more feasible and cheap. It the animals, astronauts would
could help in the exploration be expected to acquire extra for dystopian literature released social services, government, coronavirus has struck the
of extraterrestrial sites, which body fat in advance of torpor. in the 19th and 20th century, the schools, etc., cease to function.
otherwise, due to their huge ESA design involves adjusting future is now. So, was classic The order that society is built on world with an effect just
distance away from earth and the spacecraft, its logistics, dystopia right about society? To breaks down swiftly. In 2020, as terrible, if not worse.
due to insufficient velocity of radiation protection, and power make a singular conclusion is 25 years after the release of
space vehicles would be out of consumption. The hibernating difficult, as society has branched ‘Blindness’, coronavirus has
human reach. cruise phase would end with in many ways. struck the world with an effect however, the boys marooned
on this particular island steered
European Space Agency a 21 day recuperation period. In the book ‘The World Set just as terrible, if not worse. away from Golding’s dystopia
(ESA), with the help of the Sci-fi films like Christopher’s Free’, H. G. Wells created a On the other hand, in the book and created a lawful and ordered
ESA Topical Team and the CDF Interstellar and Morten’s war-ridden world where uranium ‘Lord of the Flies’, William society on their island till the
teams, are assessing the current Passenger show the protagonist bombs dropped from planes Golding envisioned a scenario time of rescue. In its entirety,
state of human hibernation hibernating. ESA’s Rosetta were used for warfare. Not soon where young boys marooned society has come a long way.
and its impact on machines. waking up from deep space after, to humanity’s horror, the on an island resort to violence While dystopia likes to spit on
“We worked on adjusting the hibernation pave the way for bombings of Hiroshima and and destruction for survival. A its worse, humanity tries its best
architecture of the spacecraft, human hibernation for an extended Nagasaki took place in World few years after the release of to bound towards order, just like
its logistics, protection against period of time. These new and War II, in the same way that the book, a similar incident took the little marooned boys did
radiation, power consumption, exciting inventions will help Wells described. Similarly, place on an island in the Pacific when they found themselves
and overall mission design” propel several cosmic discoveries. in the book ‘Blindness’, Jose Ocean. To skeptics’ astonishment, in an abnormal situation.

How does Associate Cricket hold the
Recently, South
Africa’s legendary ace in Globalisation of the sport?

cricketers, Hershelle
Gibbs and Jonty ADITHYA R cricket equipment and travel
Rhodes signed up expenses. Since the Cricket

Associate Cricket represents associations run at a very low
as coaches for the 93 member nations of the profit, most of the expenses are
Kuwait and Sweden International Cricket Council that from the pockets of the players.
respectively. do not play Test Cricket. Associate ICC and Full Member nations
teams lack competitiveness
should support such Cricket
Australia against established teams mainly associations. Moreover, Associate
Women’s Captain due to their limited exposure to matches need to be broadcasted
professional cricket. Over the
for attracting the interest of the
Meg Lanning’s years, Associate Teams have people who have limited or no
tasted victory over Full Member
enlightening words nations in various formats of the knowledge of the sport.
to China Women’s game due to their ability to play Recently, South Africa’s
fearless cricket. However, the legendary cricketers, Hershelle
team saw them large share of funding is directed Gibbs and Jonty Rhodes signed Scotland’s historic ODI victory over England was orchestrated
by Calum Macleod’s unbeaten 140 runs
as an emerging towards the established teams up as coaches for Kuwait and
to improve their grade and the
Sweden respectively. Australia
force in the East weaker teams rely largely on Women’s Captain Meg Lanning’s Varun Chakravarthy, alumnus of needs to expand its boundaries
SRMIST Kattankulathur was also to witness the quantum leap of
Asian Region behind self-belief to beat their higher- enlightening words to China a rising star in the 2020 edition the sport and Associate Cricket
ranked opponents.
Women’s team saw them as an of the IPL as a strike bowler. proves to be the game-changer
Thailand Women. Secondly, most associate teams emerging force in the East Asian Talent arises where opportunities as they are more competitive
do not have a sponsor for their Region behind Thailand Women. are plenty. Mainstream cricket than ever before.