Behaviour and Science

G S TRIPATHI





Science is beyond the grasp of many mainly because it is perceived to be complicated. However, a closer inspection of some of the laws and phenomena in science would reveal how certain types of human behaviour can be interpreted through them.We experience strain if an external stress is very high, or if we are exposed to a small stress repeatedly . This is known as fatigue and it results sometimes in catastrophic conditions without prior warning. Similar phenomenon occurs in material objects and these show sudden breakdown. However, with adequate care and regular inspection, these catastrophic conditions can be avoided.
The stability of material bodies depends on both attraction and repulsion. Consider common salt, or sodium chloride.The electrical charges residing in the sodium and chlorine ions are opposite in nature.Hence, they should always attract each other. But when these come closer because of attraction, collision and instability are prevented due to repulsion, which sets in at close distance. The stability of a relationship, likewise, depends on a judicious balance between attraction and repulsion.
The quest of science, so far, is to unite the smallest, starting from an atom downwards, to the largest, the universe. However, it has begun to extend to such diverse topics as the mystery of life, complexity of social behaviour and financial complexities. These evolve commensurate with the challenges of time.