international casteismUN Grants Consultative Status to Dalit Rights Group After 15 Years A Dalit rights group's status marks longest time an NGO's application for consultative status was blocked at the UN ECOSOC. By Amlan Sarkar
having the guts for depressionResearch Finds Gut Bacteria Linked to Depressive Symptoms Across Ethnicities Identifying microbes associated with synthesising chemicals associated with depression can help understand and treat it. By Amlan Sarkar
old young peopleStudy Observes Rapid Aging in Teenagers’ Brain Scans Post‑Lockdown The effects are similar to those previously observed as a result of violence, neglect, and family dysfunction. By Amlan Sarkar
Governor TalkinLarge Number of Humanities Students ‘Undesirable,’ Says TN Governor The Governor's comments undermine the importance of the social sciences -- not only in their own right, but within STEM fields too. By Amlan Sarkar
we musk flag misinformationTwitter Discontinuing its Covid19 Misinformation Policy Distorts Free Speech The move, the latest under Elon Musk's tenure as "chief twit," brings into question how the powerful elite shape the idea of free speech. By Amlan Sarkar
artificial musicAI Music Is Here. Can It Change the Future of Art? As more artists — including musicians and actors — become compelled to protect their work and likenesses against AI replication using intellectual property law, the world has less access to their talent. By Amlan Sarkar
Misleading Propaganda‘The Kashmir Files’ Is a Harmful Film — Reducing It to ‘Propaganda’ Misses Why A film festival jury head called called Kashmir Files "vile propaganda." While the movie was hateful, dismissing a film for being propaganda can complicate how we view other political art. By Amlan Sarkar
Measly Portion of the PieA Measles Outbreak Among Poor Children in Mumbai Points to Vaccine Inequality Experts say the pandemic hindered vaccine coverage — but the disproportionate burden is carried by the poor. By Amlan Sarkar
Splinternet is HereThe Internet Isn’t as Borderless as It Seems. Some Have Begun to Call It the ‘Splinternet’ When the internet was still in its infancy, it was envisioned to enable a borderless utopia. Two decades on, this vision feels distant. By Amlan Sarkar
a leap of timeWhat Is the Leap Second and Why Have Countries Voted to Scrap It? Leap seconds were devised to account for missed time in the earth's rotation. However, it has created more problems than solutions. By Amlan Sarkar
Watchmen of CinemaBro‑y Directors Can’t Be Our Only Defense Against Marvel Amid criticisms of Marvel taking over cinema, a crop of auteur filmmakers have emerged as the vanguard against it -- but they're part of the problem too. By Amlan Sarkar
No Straight AnswersA Straight Masculinity Crisis Is Underway — And It’s a Good Thing Research on straight men getting lonelier points to their growing failure on dating apps -- showing a paradigm shift in dating culture. By Amlan Sarkar
Test(osterone)ing TimesRights Groups Boycott FIFA in Qatar. Why Are They Being Ignored? The inherent masculinity of sport remains unchallenged -- leading to “soft” concerns pertaining to rights and ethics going unheard. By Amlan Sarkar
Don't Raise the Volume!Loud Music, Venues Could Be Putting Over 1 Billion Young People at Risk of Hearing Loss A review of two decades of research estimates the number of people at risk of hearing loss to be close to 1.35 billion people aged 12-34. By Amlan Sarkar
prehistoric gourmetArchaeologists Discover the Oldest Evidence of Cooking in Pre‑History Existing evidence suggests humans started cooking 1,70,000 years ago. The current evidence pushes that timeline by more than 6,00,000 years. By Amlan Sarkar
Rising StarScientists Made a Material That Doesn’t Exist on Earth Tetrataenite is a compound that was only found in meteorites so far — and it could revolutionize green energy. By Amlan Sarkar
processing hungerProcessed Foods Cause Unhealthy ‘Protein Hunger,’ Says Research Processed foods are low on nutrients and create a "protein hunger" -- which prompts more consumption until protein targets are met. By Amlan Sarkar
Supreme MisinterpretationAmbedkar Didn’t Endorse a Time Limit for Caste‑Based Reservations. Why Did a Supreme Court Judge Claim He Did? The idea shapes the narrative that caste-based reservations are holding back development more than caste-based discrimination itself. By Amlan Sarkar