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Quote of the Day by Ian Hacking: ‘The social risks that worry us are not random…’Quote of the Day: Philosopher Ian Hacking argued that societal fears are not random but are deliberately structured by cultural, political,...
Quote of the day by George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself” Why “the unreasonable man” matters in modern progressQuote of the day by George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt ...
Word of the Day: DesuetudeWord of the Day: In journalistic reporting, where clarity and neutrality are paramount, desuetude helps distinguish between repeal, reform,...
Operating the perfect cooling center is harder than it looksAjo, Arizona, faced daily temperatures exceeding 100F in June and July, with limited cooling options. The town recently introduced a solar-...
UK man who couldn't read or write till 18 becomes youngest-ever black professor at Cambridge UniversityArday, 37, became the youngest-ever black professor at Cambridge university. He began to read and write in his late teens, supported by his...
Maratha community's reservation demand a political headache for CM Devendra FadnavisThe Maharashtra government may have calmed the Marathas with some sops, but the community’s reservation demand remains a political and lega...
We need to be a certification body, not censors: Vani Tripathi Tikoo, CBFC"The Cinematograph Act needs to be amended. It is redundant and draconian. I&B minister Smriti Irani has shown a steadfast approach in rect...
Facebook can both worsen and improve mental health conditionsAccording to the study by Dr Keelin Howard from Buckinghamshire New University, UK, Facebook users found their paranoid, manic and depressi...
Tattoos may prevent you from getting hiredDr Andrew R Timming from the School of Management at the University of St Andrews found that employers are prone to viewing tattoos negativ...
- Changing jobs frequently can leave you with lower pay cheques
Job-hopping might be a common career strategy for modern day young professionals, but the trend results in lower pay cheques for the worker...
- 'India needs to learn from Czech mistakes'
Indiatimes.com caught up with Czech Ambassador Dr. Hynek Kmonícek in New Delhi on the similarities between the two nations and the way forw...