Month: February 2024
Among the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak’s Fantastic Imagination
Caponera and Weinberg described how Sendak labored methodically, industriously, as if his life depended on…
Elections 2024: Educated Women in a Village Barred From Voting by Husbands
Men claim restrictions meant to ‘protect’ women from political hostilities; ECP can void polls in…
How This Person Challenged Our Understanding of Work, Tech. and Natural World
Costica Bradatan in the TLS: On July 4, 1845, a man from Concord, Massachusetts, declared…
Plants Find Light Using Gaps Between Their Cells
“Plants can measure and react to a far broader spectrum of light than we can…
For India’s Millions of Farm Workers, a ‘Drone Revolution’ Looms
Fast, efficient agricultural drones are replacing laborers on Indian farms — despite the expensive price…
The Shape of Talent in 2023 and 2024
From McKinsey Newsletter: If 2023 was the year of the manager and the launchpad for…
The World’s First Author
Anna Della Subin at the LRB: The earliest known author was married to the moon….
Imran Khan and his People: A Love Story
Sheema Mehkar in The Express Tribune: During a fundraising telethon for SKMCH, Imran Khan once…
Should We Attribute All Climate-Related Disasters Only to Global Warming?
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, PhD, Former President of the Republic of Mauritius, argues that the way we…
Pakistan Will Lose Again
Dr Baqar Hasnain writes in The Express Tribune: It’s a battle. No, it’s not Pakistan…
Black History: Tunes and Beats Before 1865
From Negro Spirituals: The tunes and the beats of negro spirituals and Gospel songs are highly…
Story In Pictures: TWO Rainbows
“A picture is worth a thousand words”, is an adage in multiple languages meaning that…