Wednesday Poem: Stenographer
Kathleen A. Wakefield: While Taking a Nap, the Invisible Stenographer Dreams She Can Play With the Violin Cithern, lyre, lute, viola d’amore—all her life she’s dreamt of playingsomething she can
Kerala: One Indian State, Four Exhilarating Ways
Scott Hocker at The Week: Kerala is a microcosm of India itself. The 360-mile-long sliver abutting the Arabian Sea is a bewildering jumble of people, places and cultures. Impossible to
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The New World (Dis)order
Irshad Salim, Karachi: Back in the summer of 2020, I drew an illustration on a bipolar new world order amid disorder, and shared with few observers, analysts for their views.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nukes?
by Ashutosh Jogalekar: As the saying goes, if you believe only fascists guard borders, then you will ensure that only fascists will guard borders. The same principle applies to scientists
The Enduring Pain of Postcolonial Trauma
Farah Abdessamad at Aeon: In 1952, the 27-year-old Frantz Fanon had just published his first book, Black Skin, White Masks, his controversial and rejected doctoral thesis on the effects of
The Case For Multiparty Democracy
by Jerry Cayford: It’s a book about how our political system fell into this downward spiral—a doom loop of toxic politics. It’s a story that requires thinking big—about the nature
Tuesday Poem: Against the Solar Eclipse
by Alejandro Escudé: It’s a black swath that cuts acrossA part of the country that’s a myth.Does Ohio even exist? Not here,Where the post office blendsWith the sky and the
Philosophy is an Art
Peter West at Aeon: Philosophical theories are much more like good stories than scientific explanations.’ This provocative remark comes from the paper ‘Linguistic Philosophy and Perception’ (1953) by Margaret Macdonald.
East vs West: Unveiling Differences & Exploring Life, Philosophy & Poetry
Conversation: Host Naeem Sikandar discusses with @khurramellahiofficial some very interesting topics. Khurram Ellahi is a Ph.D. Scholar in Human Resource Management. He has been working as a motivational speaker while
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“I Watched 15 Hours of COVID Origins Arguments So You Don’t Have to”
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: Saar Wilf is an ex-Israeli entrepreneur. Since 2016, he’s been developing a new form of reasoning, meant to transcend normal human bias. His method
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Can Certain Foods Really Stave Off Dementia?
Amelia Nierenberg in The New York Times: Walnuts can improve cognitive function. Blueberries can boost memory. Fish oil supplements can lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. You may have noticed these buzzy “brain food”
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Viruses Finally Reveal Their Complex Social Life
Carl Zimmer in Quanta: Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than cells,
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