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by Ayaz Amir (shared by Khalid Sharif): In the fog of Pakistan’s political battlefield, where uncertainty reigns supreme and the stakes are ever rising, one man remains at the center
Continue readingImran Khan: The Man Who Won’t Blink, But Should He?
by Erica Good at the Undark: Many years ago, I read a book about neurosurgery by a journalist who had undergone an operation for a brain hemorrhage. One anecdote is
Continue readingGray Matters: A Neurosurgeon’s Inside Look at the Brain
by Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá at OUP Blog: Over 100,000 individuals acted as secret informers reporting to state security police in Czechoslovakia during the Communist years. The contents of
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It seems to me that,paralleling the paths of action, devotion, etc.,there is a path called artand that the sages of the East would recognizeFaulkner, Edward Hopper, Beethoven, William Carlos Williamsand
Anna Barford at The Conversation: Jobs, of which 30% were reserved for independence war veterans and their relatives, are highly sought after. The rate of youth unemployment in Bangladesh is
Sreevas Sahasranamam at The Conversation: I originally got introduced to Azeem Azhar, the English journalist, startup founder and investor, through his podcast and newsletter, Exponential View. My research and teaching
Continue readingBooks That Shook the Business World: Exponential by Azeem Azhar
James Poulos at The Blaze: Grok, Elon Musk’s “frontier language model” accessible from right inside X, is shaking up the internet with its censorship-free automated image generation. Fun — and
By Ted Nordhaus at The Breakthrough Journal: As much as 60% of global agricultural emissions comes from livestock production, with a significant majority of that coming from beef and dairy
My father drank salt water mixed with airAnd sacrificed his legs and calloused hands at the altar of the sea,So that it may split in half to give me the
The artist has access to a certain truth, a truth that is less about morality than it is about . . . what, exactly? … Continue readingSix Reasons Why Artists Should Avoid Politics
The team used the same techniques used to search for water on Earth, or to look for oil and gas. They were excited to make their discovery but… … Continue readingEnough Water Has Been Found to Cover the Surface of the Red Planet – But There’s a Catch