Month: October 2022
DesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…
Iran to hold public trials for 2,000 detained in protests… Netanyahu Aims Comeback… Developing… UPDATE:…
Math behind the image (or the face behind the mask)
GHULAM MUSTAFA: At the time of this writing, there are about 6 billion smart phones…
Elections in US & Brazil; COP27 & G20
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of…
Birds and Us
Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds…
The Roots of War
Chris Blattman in the Boston Review: The globe is a patchwork of rival territories. Controlling…
COMMENT: Pak Reactivates Saudi, Kuwaiti Offer For Refinery in Gwadar, Balochistan
To meet fossil fuel demands till 2040, Pakistan has reactivated stalled Saudi & Kuwaiti oil…
Racism Row: How Asia and Africa Shaped Civilization
When Josep Borrell spoke of ‘privilege’, did that mean ‘white’ privilege? By Tariq A. Al…
Self-Taught AI Shows Similarities to How the Brain Works
Anil Ananthaswamy in Quanta: For researchers interested in the intersection of animal and machine intelligence,…
Why Some Parents in U.S. Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School
“All you have to do for your kid to receive the best education in the…
Is ‘Water Machine’ Preventing More Flood Disasters in Bangladesh?
The study contradicts the idea that we should use less groundwater Written by Rezwan at…