The Pegasus Project shines a light on the insecurities of the powerful
The return of the Taliban will have grave consequences for India, says C Christine Fair
C. Christine Fair C.Christine Fair is a renowned scholar of military affairs and politics in South Asia and has lived and worked in Afghanistan and Pakistan besides other countries. Early on, she was a political officer with the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan in Kabul. Fair, Professor, Security Studies, at Georgetown University, is one of the … Continue reading The return of the Taliban will have grave consequences for India, says C Christine Fair
Covid-19 is aggravating India’s uncontrolled diabetes burden
(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) BODY BUILDER AND FITNESS coach Raman Singh (name changed) has always held a vendetta against carbs. For the last five years, he has had his medical checkups done every six months, but when the Mumbai-based 40-year-old was diagnosed with high blood sugar levels some months ago, which could only be treated with … Continue reading Covid-19 is aggravating India’s uncontrolled diabetes burden
‘It is striking that China would take on India at a time it needs friends’
Richard McGregor is an award-winning journalist and author of the bestseller, The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers In the wake of the Chinese Communist Party celebrating 100 years of its formation, this former Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times spoke to Open on China’s foreign relations, the history of the communist party in that country, … Continue reading ‘It is striking that China would take on India at a time it needs friends’
A Cold War State of Mind and Weird Neurosurgeries
Brandy Schillace opens the lid on the race between the West and the Soviets to dominate the world through brain science Brandy Schillace Any writer less talented than Brandy Schillace would have made this book – a grand medley of biography, history, medicine, ethics, geopolitics and Cold War – monotonous and dreadful. It is wacky … Continue reading A Cold War State of Mind and Weird Neurosurgeries
In his first book in 10 years, Daniel Kahneman re-examines human follies, suggests remedies
Daniel Kahneman THIS IS DANIEL Kahneman’s first major book in ten years and, therefore, his first after the bestselling Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011). He departs in Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment from his previous works and complements them by re-evaluating human decisions and mistakes. A recap of his previous scholarly accomplishments would mean a quick … Continue reading In his first book in 10 years, Daniel Kahneman re-examines human follies, suggests remedies
The Inside Story of the India Meteorological Department’s Success in Predicting Extreme Weather
MRUTYUNJAY MOHAPATRA WAS six when his father came running into the house, yelling at the top of his voice, “The storm is coming!” They were residents of a village not far from Dhamra in Bhadrak district, Odisha and, 50 years later, he still remembers that morning as though it were yesterday. His father’s warning saved … Continue reading The Inside Story of the India Meteorological Department’s Success in Predicting Extreme Weather
The Cost of Long Covid
KERALA-BASED JOURNALIST C Viswanath was behind the wheel when he realised that he did not have the energy to drive. He takes pride in being able to drive eight to nine hours without a break, but this was not the day. Not even for eight to nine minutes. All he wanted to do was go … Continue reading The Cost of Long Covid
Malcolm Gladwell and The Tragedy of a Few Good Men
Malcolm Gladwell’s new book examines one of the great moral challenges of World War II and the price of different actions Malcolm Gladwell (Photo: Alamy) FOR A WRITER who has written bestsellers in social psychology, The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War is a departure for Malcolm Gladwell, the celebrated 57-year-old UK-born Canadian journalist, author and … Continue reading Malcolm Gladwell and The Tragedy of a Few Good Men
Covid hasn’t brought us together, but divided us: Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely (Courtesy: Wikipedia) The influential behavioural economist regrets that Covid-19 deniers are on the rise Renowned Israeli-American behavioural economist Dan Ariely says that although Covid is an opportunity for the world to come together, it has so far not happened because each country is pursuing its own interests. The James B. Duke Professor of psychology … Continue reading Covid hasn’t brought us together, but divided us: Dan Ariely
