Author: DPstaff

Informers, Secrets, Truths, and Dignity

by Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá at OUP Blog: Over 100,000 individuals acted as secret…

Friday Poem: I Crane My Neck

My view is of nothingother than the black dot of Icarushung beneath the canopy of…

Thursday Poem: The Way of Art

It seems to me that,paralleling the paths of action, devotion, etc.,there is a path called…

The Issue of Youth Unemployment and Underemployment is By No Means Exclusive to Bangladesh

Anna Barford at The Conversation: Jobs, of which 30% were reserved for independence war veterans…

Books That Shook the Business World: Exponential by Azeem Azhar

Sreevas Sahasranamam at The Conversation: I originally got introduced to Azeem Azhar, the English journalist,…

I Asked Grok to Tell Us Why We Shouldn’t Worship Technology. Here’s Its Surprising Answer.

James Poulos at The Blaze: Grok, Elon Musk’s “frontier language model” accessible from right inside…

Can We Mitigate Climate Change and Protect Biodiversity Without Eliminating Meat Consumption?

By Ted Nordhaus at The Breakthrough Journal: As much as 60% of global agricultural emissions…

Wednesday Poem: What We Leave Behind

My father drank salt water mixed with airAnd sacrificed his legs and calloused hands at…

Six Reasons Why Artists Should Avoid Politics

The artist has access to a certain truth, a truth that is less about morality than it is about . . . what, exactly?

Enough Water Has Been Found to Cover the Surface of the Red Planet – But There’s a Catch

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…

Does Hasina’s Exit Mark the End of Bangladesh’s Political Dynasties?

For the moment, there may be an opportunity for Bangladesh to have fresh voices and faces in politics emerging from the student movement.

Galileo and the Pope

Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me.