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The Oedipal intrigues of Indian cinema and if they undermine hope
What possibilities offered by Indian cinema have been undermined by its own "Oedipal intrigues"?
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Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.
Tamil cinema has been able to touch upon societal ills more often and better than Bollywood has been able.
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Elementary P v. NP
One episode of the TV show 'Elementary' involves three mathematicians and a race to solve the P-versus-NP problem.
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GM crops, etc.
How does it make sense to grate against Bt cotton and Bt brinjal in order to discourage the introduction of GM mustard?
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If Nautilus is so good, why is it doing so bad?
If Nautilus is so good, why is it doing so bad? There's no short answer.
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Reneging on an old promise
I've activated WordAds to capitalise on some traffic and help pay for an upgrade that I think my blog deserves.
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Ethics in the metadata
There is a difficult choice that those seeking to popularise articles disagreeing with a certain use of language on ethical grounds can't escape.
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Hacking newsroom productivity
Developers should consider collaborative tools for journalists that also make remote-working more efficient and less prone to communication gaps.
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Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Don't judge the best science journalists in India after having read only the worst science journalism.
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Auditing science stories: Two examples from the bottom rungs
The worst kinds of science stories are those that get facts wrong – and then those that report null results wrong.
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The worst poem ever
I'm just a lousy science journalist, writing the worst poem ever.
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Titan's lakes might be fizzing with nitrogen bubbles
The results are relevant for future lander-probes to Titan – and to understand the surface chemistry of the only other body in the Solar System known to have liquids on its surface.