Month: January 2024
What Generative AI Reveals About the Human Mind
Andy Clark in Time Magazine: Generative AI—think Dall.E, ChatGPT-4, and many more—is all the rage. It’s remarkable…
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli review – a tsar is born:…
Why Incentives to Attract Doctors to Rural Areas Haven’t Worked
Arjun Sharma in Undark: IN THE 1960s and 1970s, researchers offered financial incentives to patients to get…
When War Loses Its Power, ‘We Must Have a New Concept of the State’
Jim Sleeper in Washington Monthly: Berkowitz’s must-read essay argues that the nature of war itself has changed…
Gaza Genocide: Israel In International Court of Justice Over (Video)
Says South Africa Case is “Distorted”: A legal hearing into the war in Gaza opens…
Imran Khan Warns That Pakistan’s Election Could Be a Farce
Jan 4th 2024 in “The Economist”: His party is being unfairly muzzled, the former prime…
Study Reveals That Scythian Warriors Likely Carried Leather Quivers Made From The Skin Of Their Enemies
By Austin Harvey in All That’s Interesting: New archaeological evidence seemingly confirms the Greek historian Herodotus’…
Claim of 10,000-year-old Tibet library find not worth paper it’s written on
By: AAP FactCheck A Facebook post claims that secret manuscripts uncovered in a Tibetan monastery detail more…
Society is Changing. Social Norms are Changing. (Video)
Some talking points on social media impact by Ms. Samina Waqar, an information & communication…
The Downfall of Subcontinent’s Princely States
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States By John ZubrzyckiHurst 337pp £25 order from bookshop…
Red Sea Burning
As Houthis target commercial shipping relentlessly, the message to the US and Israel is clear…
When Time Stands Still
by Raji Jayaraman: Vijay was the smartest kid in class. It was a small class,…