Pinki Pramanik’s privacy violated
If of late you have been sickened by the way the West Bengal Police have treated Pinki Pramanik, then think again. The extreme voyeurism exhibited in the leak of her video (that is how she identifies herself) medical ‘screening’ [...]
Varanasi’s clay art struggling for survival
Once famous, the city’s clay art now seems to be on its last legs. The potters selling their products were seen aloof and ignored at the prominent fairs held during the Durga Puja, Dussehra and Bharat Milap episode in Nati Imli.
“China [...]
From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz
Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times. Barrie Berg, the chief executive of American operations for What If, in one of the diner-style booths the firm installed in its Manhattan office. “There’s something very satisfying about a booth,” [...]
Young scientists, inventors and mathematicians score big
Cancer sensor, a better way to search tweets, and quantum teleportation are among research highlights at a global high-school-science competition
Gordon E. Moore Award winner Jack Andraka is flanked by Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award [...]
Hobbits: Our tiny cousins
Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution
Anthropologist Peter Brown examines the Hobbit fossils. Credit: Peter Brown
This story starts with a tooth. [...]
DNA tracks ancient Mediterranean farmers to Scandinavia
DIGGING FARMERS Hunter-gatherer skeletons excavated in Sweden, including these remains of a young woman, have provided genetic evidence that these groups mated with nearby farmers who arrived from southern Europe around 5,000 years ago.Goran [...]
Farming ‘spread by migrant wave’
The researchers extracted DNA from 5,000-year-old remains found in southern Sweden
A new study of DNA from ancient remains provides further evidence that farming was first spread to Europe by migrants.
It casts doubt on the alternative theory [...]
For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures
Culture and Belief 12. For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures — Ali Asani (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
Changes in the Air: Levi Strauss Tries to Minimize Water Use
From the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes 919 gallons of water during its life cycle, Levi Strauss & Company says, or enough to fill about 15 spa-size bathtubs. That includes the water [...]
Indian publishers should learn from young authors
The camaraderie is infectious. Their zest and spirit will put the top rugby team to shame. They back one another like there is no tomorrow. The world though labels them and their writing as irreverent. Irreverent they are, but only about the [...]
