Author: DPstaff
Africa is Not a Country. Shift Your Understanding.
Africa is a region of 1.4 billion people and over 2,000 languages. News, entertainment, and…
This Week’s Best Political Cartoons on Climate Change, Inflation, Queen’s Death
Honorary contributors to DesPardes: Adil Khan, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammar Jafri, Anwar Abbas, Arif Mirza, Aziz…
Sep 2019: A Chat on Pakistan Affairs in Urdu (VIDEO)
Blast from the past (Sept. 2019): Some young ones visited me in Islamabad. They asked…
Dr. Lucas Inventor of The Cloud Ends Up in ‘Greeneria’: Novel By Jamil Usman
Jamil Usman’s latest book “The Cloud” is an English novel for children. It’s a science…
Our Shambled National Economy and Bogus Lifestyle
During the period covering last 10 years, following TEN major reasons of serious deterioration in…
Are soul mates real, according to science?
Amir Levine in The Washington Post: For humans, biologically speaking, soul mates are entirely real. But…
US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
Kathleen Frydl in The Conversation: The United States may regard itself as a “leader of…
As Language Evolves, Who Wins Out: Speakers or Listeners?
Sean Trott in Psyche: Some words are much more frequent than others. For example, in a…
CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT in Egypt: What Must COP27 Deliver?
Compensation for loss and damage caused by climate change has developed into a major, pressing…
Catastrophic Floods in Pakistan Cause Damages North of $40Bn. UN Chief Asks Developed World to ‘Lower Temperature’.
“Decades of intransigence by big emitters”, particularly Group of 20 members behind climate crisis, according…
Left, Right Converge on Authoritarianism
The problem with American politics isn’t polarization—it’s rising illiberalism. Stephanie Slade in the Reason: Something…
BOOK: The Song of the Cell
Explaining difficult ideas in terms that are both straightforward and interesting GOOGLE READS: From the…