The Grind Don't StopWoe Is Me! “How Do I Make Time For Myself With a Hectic Work Schedule?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Accented BiasHow the ‘Neutral’ Indian Accent Erases Our Histories Indian-English accents differ by region -- but class-caste dominance coupled with globalized work cultures shapes what the "right" one is. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Tweeting a StormThe Buzz Cut: Woman’s Tweet Simultaneously Upsets National Security and Secure Nationalists This week in The Buzz Cut: a woman upsets a stable nation, another woman stuns by existing, and a man sues for the stars. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Sex and SensibilityThe Media Is Oversexed. Accurate Asexual Representation Can Fix That When it comes to popular culture, it’s not just ace representation that’s needed. It’s a reckoning with sex itself. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
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 Lesson In The Art of Giving CreditLawsuit Raises Copyright Concerns in AI‑Generated Work The lawsuit against Github Copilot echoes concerns of copyright infringement and ethics in AI training and output. By Ananya Singh
Under ObservationIs This Normal? “I Can’t Do Anything Right While I’m Being Observed” "It's as though the awareness of having someone's eyes on me, prevents me from exercising control over my limbs." By Devrupa Rakshit
Danger Down UnderMany Popular Sanitary Pads in India Contain Cancer‑Causing Chemicals, Study Finds The presence of harmful chemicals in pads is especially alarming since the vagina can absorb them at a much higher rate than, say, the skin. By Devrupa Rakshit
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
Space to ThriveEurope Names Its First Disabled Astronaut A former Paralympic athlete will participate in a feasibility study to see how disabled people can live and work in space. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Foxy NewsHow Julia Fox Disrupts Female Celebrity Nobody really knows what she does -- but that's now part of the intrigue rather than the joke. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
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
Sleep TroubleTransgender Youth More Likely to Have Sleep Disorders: Study Gender-affirmative therapy may have a protective effect on declining sleep health among transgender youth, researchers say. By Ananya Singh
Cold Is In The AirCan Changes in Weather Really Make People Fall Sick? "The change of temperature doesn’t make you sick but changes in weather conditions can predispose you to getting sick." By Devrupa Rakshit
The Burden of Invisible IllnessesAre Differences in Sex Hormones Behind the High Prevalence of Autoimmune Disorders Among Women? Autoimmune conditions disproportionately affect women, yet they remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. By Ananya Singh
Hijacking The HostLeprosy Bacteria Could Help Regenerate the Liver in Armadillos: Study Bacteria responsible for the ancient disease of leprosy could potentially help reverse liver damage and regenerate this vital organ. By Ananya Singh
Miranda HouseThe Miranda House Incident Exposes the Cracks in Society’s Upbringing of Men Men are socialized to fetishize and feel entitlement over women’s-only spaces. By Sobhana Pramod & Amlan Sarkar
Old And AloneWhy People Might Feel Lonelier as They Age "[The] loneliness results from a discrepancy between expected and actual social relationships,” a researcher explained. By Devrupa Rakshit
