[ad_1] Shubhda Bhosle Gaikwad is a realist. It’s a quality that helps her in the field. At 30, she is one of India’s youngest umpires, a rare woman umpire, and […]
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And the Oscar may go to… Bhutan, says Anupama Chopra
[ad_1] An Oscar-nominated film with a Yak in a starring role: Who could have imagined those words in the same sentence? Pawo Choyning Dorji’s gorgeous, tender and wise feature debut, […]
Kaws for cheer: This art show took place in the metaverse
[ad_1] It starts off like a visit to any art gallery: A walk past manicured lawns, up a bank of stairs, past imposing pillars and into a large hall. A […]
Empathy Machines: Can virtual reality prevent domestic abuse?
[ad_1] Can tech help prevent a repeat offence? In France and Spain, virtual reality is being experimented with in cases of domestic violence. Headsets offer a “total immersion” experience where […]
Putting life on the record: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi
[ad_1] Reality doesn’t care what we think. It just happens. So, how does one deal with that mismatch in what one expects and what unfolds? The evolution of safety standards […]
At a boiling point: Meet the IIT Patna professor who is a bubble whisperer
[ad_1] It’s one of the most common scientific processes in the world — put a liquid in a heated vessel and it generates vapour bubbles as it evaporates. Boiling forms […]
Drone power: Research suggests that some BS might contain flecks of gold
[ad_1] How often have you been listening to someone drone on and on, and been tempted to say: What a load of crap? At the University of Waterloo’s department of […]
Spies in disguise: Can AI really predict and prevent crimes?
[ad_1] In Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002), based on a dystopian 1956 novella by Philip K Dick, it’s 2054 and the world has advanced to self-driving cars (no such luck […]
Barkha Dutt: The stories behind the numbers
[ad_1] There are now an estimated 1.3 billion pandemic stories in India. About 500,000 of them involve the loss of a loved one. Another 40 million involve a Covid-positive report. […]