Noted Gujarati-origin clinical immunologist and immunopathologist Professor Pravin Hissaria has strong words for “whoever has advised” the Central government to offer booster shots to people nine months after he or she was administered the second shot of the vaccine. The India-born, Adelaide, Australia-based public health specialist was the one who created the protocol early last year for … Continue reading ‘Nine-month wait for booster shot too long, anti-science’
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Rethinking MBA
It is time for Indian management institutions to compete and tap new opportunities (Illustration: Saurabh Singh) IN line with the changing times, titles of management professors, too, have become fancier. In the case of Professor Mohan Sawhney, celebrated author and academic, his designation is only fancy enough to capture a slice of his contribution to … Continue reading Rethinking MBA
Cyber Bullying In the Time of Covid Pandemic
(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) If you are a regular on the Instagram circuit in India, it is almost impossible to miss the page of Priyanka Paul, also known as @artwhoring, an artist, LGBTQ+ crusader and pro-Dalit activist. Constantly under attack for her outspoken views, the threats against the young Insta-activist from real and fake accounts were … Continue reading Cyber Bullying In the Time of Covid Pandemic
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
‘Indian super model to predict Covid spread lacked clarity’
An interview with Gautam I. Menon, Professor, Departments of Physics and Biology, Ashoka University Gautam I. Menon FOR SOMEONE whose key interest in the past was mostly related to superconductors, Menon is now focused on building models of infectious diseases. While his intellectual pursuits are eclectic, and includes statistical physics, soft condensed matter physics, mechanobiology … Continue reading ‘Indian super model to predict Covid spread lacked clarity’
Women-run home kitchens that popped up during lockdown show no signs of going away
(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) THE IC in IC Colony in Mumbai’s Borivali stands for immaculate conception. Chisy Das, who resides there, wants to believe that her new venture, a home kitchen, was conceived similarly, with patience, passion and perfection. This former MNC professional and her husband, who was in the construction field, considered several options before … Continue reading Women-run home kitchens that popped up during lockdown show no signs of going away
To the Edge of Sorrow: How Covid-19 Altered Our Perceptions About Life, Loss
Relatives prepare for the cremation of a Covid victim in Guwahati, September 28 (Photo: AP) MY FIRST experiences with grief were from the stories of my grandmother. For an old and benign woman of sunny disposition, she had a penchant for narrating the grimmest of stories with us children huddled around her in rapt attention, … Continue reading To the Edge of Sorrow: How Covid-19 Altered Our Perceptions About Life, Loss
Lockdown has unleashed a new wave of sexual experimentation in the land of the Kamasutra
(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) More Indians, especially women from small towns, are craving sexual fulfilment with or without companions. A recent survey done on 2.2 crore online shoppers of sex toys in India by Thatspersonal.com, which sells such products, confirms the trend. The report shows that the Covid-19 lockdown has not only been a blessing in disguise … Continue reading Lockdown has unleashed a new wave of sexual experimentation in the land of the Kamasutra
Low Vitamin D Levels Raise Covid-19 Infection Risk: Israeli Study
When Dr Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern and her colleagues at Israel’s Bar Ilan University tied up several months ago with scientists at the country’s Leumit Health Care Services, a health insurance and medical services entity, their intention was to determine the links between low vitamin D and COVID-19-related hospitalisation. Frenkel-Morgenstern, Head, Cancer Genomics and BioComputing of Complex Diseases Lab at Azrieli Faculty of … Continue reading Low Vitamin D Levels Raise Covid-19 Infection Risk: Israeli Study
COVID-19: WHO Under Pressure as Evidence Mounts On Aerosol Transmission
IN ITS ‘SCIENTIFIC brief’ released on March 29th, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Covid-19 can ‘be transmitted through droplets of different sizes: when the droplet particles are <5-10 μm (a micrometre or μm is one-millionth of a metre) in diameter, they are referred to as respiratory droplets, and when they are >5 μm … Continue reading COVID-19: WHO Under Pressure as Evidence Mounts On Aerosol Transmission
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