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Road less travelled: Escape algorithm, travel differently with AI
Paris, Venice, Santorini, Barcelona – the usual suspects. AI algorithms tend to nudge you toward the same places because they’re trained on what’s...
Mind myths: Rethinking link between stress and conspiracy
15 Oct 2025 6:10 AM ISTWe preregistered our hypotheses, predicting that increased distress would lead to stronger conspiracy beliefs and that such beliefs would, in turn,...
Editorial: Swadeshi meets symbolism
14 Oct 2025 6:50 AM ISTDespite the government and right-wing ecosystem’s support, Indian microblogging app Koo failed. Zoho has better chances of doing well if it does not...
Love's battles: Females' secret biology of longer lives
14 Oct 2025 6:40 AM ISTA new study led by evolution researcher Johanna Staerk, published in Science Advances, offered the most comprehensive analysis yet of sex differences...
After the war: Netanyahu’s victory conceals a retreat
14 Oct 2025 6:30 AM ISTIsrael’s cease-fire with Hamas is hailed as a victory. Yet behind official triumph lies quiet capitulation — the collapse of grand ambitions, and the...
Resource diplomacy: Africa’s critical mineral crossroads
14 Oct 2025 6:20 AM ISTProduction and supply are concentrated in the global South. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s...
Mastering genres: Diane Keaton’s guide to great filmography
13 Oct 2025 5:46 PM ISTIn that film, so heavily dominated by male actors, Keaton more than holds her own. For someone who would become known for her daffy, comic style, it...
Fad or future: Tracking AI’s boom
13 Oct 2025 5:04 PM ISTThe question is whether these values are realistic. Put simply, is AI’s value today a product of what AI will do in future or what people hope it may...
