De- Esacalation Dynamics: Biden’s small win, big failure in the Gulf
Israel and Iran have been embroiled in a shadow war for more than a decade, but they had never been this close to all-out war. While Biden’s...
In memoriam: James Dean, founding director of NASA Art programme
Dean believed that artists offered a perspective that could not be found in photographs
Temperature Trauma: We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
A growing body of literature links temperature to cognitive performance and decision-making. Research shows that hotter days lead to more mistakes,...
Middle East: Tensions Iranian strike scrambles Gaza debate
It would force a series of hard decisions on Israel’s allies in quick succession, requiring them to rethink their entire strategies for the region.
A world in turmoil: Israel shouldn’t follow Iran’s big mistake
Without a global initiative to impose sanctions on Iran and isolate it on the world stage, Iran’s behaviour would be tacitly normalised, in which case...
Writer's block: Salman Rushdie is literary Manhattan’s toast, again
The episode temporarily placed Rushdie on a ventilator and left him blind in his right eye
Neighbourhood affairs: China now a thorn in Modi’s side
As Narendra Modi seeks a third term as Prime Minister, India’s rupture with China looms over a pillar of his campaign, making his country a major...
Now hiring: Sophisticated (part-time) chatbot tutors
There are usually two types of work for these trainers: supervised learning, where the AI learns from human-generated writing, and reinforcement...