Month: March 2024
Imagine Bangladesh in the Year 2050
The people of Bangladesh have much to teach us about how a crowded planet can…
Tales From an Attic
Sierra Bellows in The American Scholar: In February 1995, New York Governor George Pataki announced…
Resolutions and Realities: Between 1940 and 2024
Minority becomes majority Javed Jabbar at Dawn: In 2024, as in 1940, we, too, have…
The Indian Giant Has Arrived
Mohamed A. El-Erian and Nobel-winner Michael Spence at Project Syndicate: India’s recent economic success, solid…
Radioactive Waste, Baby Bottles and Spam: the Deep Ocean has Become a Dumping Ground
James Bradley in The Guardian: The first hydrothermal vent was found in 1977 by scientists…
Téa Obreht’s New Climate Novel, ‘The Morningside’
Originally from the former Yugoslavia, Obreht now resides in Wyoming. “The Morningside” takes place in…
The Science Behind Talking Parrots – and ‘Texting’ Wolves
Why Animals Talk is published by Viking: Arik Kershenbaum’s account of the wonderfully rich and…
Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory
A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the…
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
Hybrid work. Talent shortages. Polarizing politics. Building a culture is tougher than ever. Recent research…
The X Ban
Waqas Ahmed at The Express Tribune: Former (Pakistani) senator Farhatullah Babar (chief of PPP’s human…
The Unique Life Philosophy of Abdi, Born in Somalia, Living in the Netherlands
at Aeon: When viewers are introduced to Abdiwahab Ali, the main character in the short…
Between Machine and Eye
Morgan Meis at The Easel: This photograph is the kind of photograph you’d throw away….