I recently turned down some requests for interviews because the topics of discussion in each case indicated that I would…
In defence of ignorance
Wish I may, wish I mightHave this wish, I wish tonightI want that star, I want it nowI want it…
Avoiding ‘muddled science’ in the newsroom
On April 23, I was part of a webinar called ProtoCall, organised by Pro.to with the support of International Centre…
Time and the pandemic
There is this idea in physics that the fundamental laws of nature apply the same way for processes moving both…
There is more than one thunder
Sunny Kung, a resident in internal medicine at a teaching hospital in the US, has authored a piece in STAT…
Remembering the ‘Game of Life’
The English mathematician John Horton Conway passed away last week, due to COVID-19. He was 82. I'm afraid my memory…
‘Science alone triumphs’: A skeptic annotates
An article entitled 'Science alone triumphs: Providing a true picture of the world, only science can help India against coronavirus',…
How does a fan work?
Everywhere I turn, all the talk is about the coronavirus, and it's exhausting because I already deal with news of…
The virus beyond biology
https://twitter.com/harari_yuval/status/1246784570244071424 A perfectly agreeable suggestion on first glance, especially since it provides an opportunity for a quick rebuke when faced…
