Borders are often a bad thing because they create separation that is unconducive for what are generally considered to be…
Ocean-safe consumption
Just spotted this ad on the website of The Better India, a journalism website that focuses on "positive stories": India's…
Eight years
On June 1 last year, I wrote: Today, I complete seven years of trying to piece together a picture of…
The virus and the government
In December 2014, public health researchers and activists gathered at a public forum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to discuss how our…
The life and death of ‘Chemical Nova’
You know how people pretend to win an Oscar or a Nobel Prize, right? Many years ago, I used to…
A caveat for peer-review
Now that more researchers are finding more holes in the study in The Lancet, which claimed hydroxychloroquine – far from…
The WHA coronavirus resolution is not great for science
On May 19, member states of the WHO moved a vote in the World Health Assembly (WHA), asking for an…
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The Wolfram singularity
I got to this article about Stephen Wolfram's most recent attempt to "revolutionise" fundamental physics quite late, and sorry for…
Good journalism is still around
This morning, a trusted scientist called my attention to a tweet thread by Jordan Fischer listing the many good stories…
Partial review: ‘Hitler’s Circle of Evil’ (2018)
Hitler's Circle of Evil is a documentary series on Netflix that narrates the lives and actions of Adolf Hitler's inner…
Review: ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020)
I binge-watched Paatal Lok today, a show on Amazon Prime India about a cynical cop who is all too familiar…
Nitin Gadkari, tomato chutney and blood
There is a famous comedy scene in Tamil cinema, starring the actors Vadivelu and 'Bonda' Mani. Those who understand Tamil…
