A new study shows that climate change will lead to altered migration patterns for thousands of animals, resulting in close to 15,000 new interspecies viral transmission events by the …
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What’s a Bear Market? An Economist Explains
US stocks recently entered a bear market as investors grow pessimistic the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation while avoiding a recession.
Dispatch From Kashmir: A Letter to My Newborn Daughter
'Life here is hung in uncertainty between two extremes. I don’t exactly know where I belong and whether what I have chosen is right or wrong.'
Only Time Will Tell
Almost everyone is carrying a little suitcase of sadness as they have lost someone close to them too soon. How will history remember this?
Notes from Jaipur on How School Closures Impacted Children from Marginalised Communities
A survey carried out in Jaipur's Kathputli Nagar Basti and Hathroi areas has revealed that several children completely forgot what they had learnt before the lockdown was imposed due …
The Rise of COVID ‘Snowclones’ – The Mother of All Linguistic Phrases
More than cliches for lazy journalists, ‘snowclones’ are creative devices that have helped people digest the shock of the pandemic a little better.
I Studied People Who Think Leisure is a Waste of Time – Here’s What I Found
‘Hustle culture’ is so pervasive in US society that not even the coronavirus pandemic could shake the urge to prioritise productivity.
A Meditation on a Sense of Self
A hard-won sense of self, hewn out of years of working on myself, cannot be abandoned at the threshold of the possibility of a relationship with a man I …
A Letter to My Students: Reflections on a Dehumanising Education System
In this moment of collective trauma and grief, your resilience is our hope.
What Profound Poetry Can I Offer You?
A political poem detailing the many ways to respond to these desperate times.