Fear factor: The great spy balloon freak-out of America
In just a couple of weeks, we’ve soared into full-blown balloon freak-out. One balloon that, according to the U.S. government, was connected to the...
Radical notions: Euthanasia versus population control
14 Feb 2023 9:30 AMLast year, when asked by a school-age boy to elaborate on his mass seppuku theories, Dr. Narita graphically described to a group of assembled students...
Intimidation tactics: Chinese spy balloons are a sign of weakness
13 Feb 2023 9:30 AMIt’s not even clear that a spy balloon is more cost-effective than a cluster of small satellites.
Course Correction: Why Adani’s $100 bn loss didn’t rattle markets?
13 Feb 2023 1:30 AMThe steadfastness of India’s economy attests to the size and seeming strength of the country’s broader business landscape
The shift: Bing just made internet searches interesting again
11 Feb 2023 1:30 PMMicrosoft released the new Bing, which is powered by artificial intelligence software from OpenAI, the maker of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, with...
Food fantastic: Mushrooms aren’t here to destroy us — or to save us
9 Feb 2023 1:30 PMIn nature, mushrooms happily appear under the grossest and most fractious circumstances, when little else will.
Erosion of values: When a democracy jettisons freedom
9 Feb 2023 5:30 AMIt is difficult to believe that just over a decade ago, Nehru’s dream seemed alive — more than a billion people lived in relative harmony, cheek by...
Health scare: A deadlier pandemic could soon be here
8 Feb 2023 5:30 AMThe best defence against a new deadly pathogen is aggressively suppressing early outbreaks, which first requires detecting them quickly. But, avian...