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Beware the infodemic as fake advice snakes its way to you

Beware the infodemic as fake advice snakes its way to you

Fuelling chaos and panic, misinformation makes its way insidiously through our phones amid the global pandemic Last year, public health…

August 28, 2020

A question of students’ future

Those who want exams postponed have valid reasons to protest the schedules put out by testing authorities -- but so…

August 28, 2020

Why some memes go viral and others are just also-rans

There are now experts dubbed ‘meme scientists’ who are studying the whys and wherefores of memes, as companies and filmmakers…

August 21, 2020

Contagion demystified

This timely book by an epidemiologist gives fascinating insights into how things spread -- not just viruses but ideas and…

August 24, 2020

Kuno Park awaits its king

Even after rulings from the apex court and threat to the lion population in Gir, political drama is preventing their…

August 14, 2020

No monitoring the Monitor

With myths and misconceptions surrounding it, the Indian Monitor lizard often becomes the target of scared locals who see it…

August 8, 2020

Hindi through the backdoor

The NEP seeks to promote Hindi and vernacular languages at a time when English is the aspirational language of the…

August 8, 2020

Sweet surrender to sugar cravings

If the world were coming to an end in half an hour, what would be the last thing you do?…

August 1, 2020

As Covid fuels anxiety, astrologers cash in

As the virus continues its rampage around the world, more and more Indians are asking for predictions and advice based…

September 29, 2020