ماو زے تنگ لانگ مارچ | Mao Tse Tung Long March
( یاسر رضا کی تحریر ) سولہ اکتوبر 1934 کو ماؤ زے تنگ اور ان کے ساتھیوں نے ایک تاریخی قدم اٹھایا۔ ایک ایسا کام جس سے دنیا کی انسانی
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Disinfo | ڈس انفو
ارشاد سلیم، کراچی جامعہ این ای ڈی کراچی کا ماحول آج اتنا سوگوار تھا کہ جیسے کوئی عظیم سانحہ رونما ہوا ہو ۔ ناصرف لڑکے بلکہ لڑکیاں بھی پارٹی نمبر
DesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…
Iran to hold public trials for 2,000 detained in protests… Netanyahu Aims Comeback… Developing… UPDATE: ‘Those in power’ should stand with nation, says Khan…‘For 6 mos. I’ve been witnessing revolution’…‘Establishment
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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 on this planet. Each equipped with a high resolution camera. Let’s assume that each smart
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Elections in US & Brazil; COP27 & G20
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of power in Congress, this is an analysis from both sides of the Atlantic. The gridlock
Birds and Us
Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds and Us, British ornithologist Tim Birkhead provides a genealogical retrospective of human relationships with birds.
The Roots of War
Chris Blattman in the Boston Review: The globe is a patchwork of rival territories. Controlling them brings wealth and status. Different groups covet their neighbors’ resources and prey on the
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 refinery offers in Balochistan. The aim it seems is value-addition than just import of crude/petroleum
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Racism Row: How Asia and Africa Shaped Civilization
When Josep Borrell spoke of ‘privilege’, did that mean ‘white’ privilege? By Tariq A. Al Maeena at Gulf News: As a child growing up in the family home, I was
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Meatballs, Baseball
IRSHAD SALIM: One day my grandma asked my father why he had beaten me up as i was the youngest and his most loved one. My father told grandma that
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, “supervised learning” might be limited in what it can reveal about biological brains. Animals —
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Meatballs | کوفتے
ایک دن میری دادی نے میرے والد سے پوچھا کہ انہوں نے مجھے کیوں مارا کیوں کہ میں سب سے چھوٹا اور ان کا سب سے پیارا تھا۔ میرے والد