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Daniel Kahneman, Nobel-winning psychologist who upended economics, dies at 90Working with psychologist Amos Tversky, Kahneman isolated biases that distort decision-making. These include aversion to loss and how the w...
27 Mar, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Shaping Children in A 'New Parents' EraIn a globalised, tech-plugged world, the notion of 'mother tongue' - a language one first picks up from closest influencers - makes little ...
19 Jan, 2024, 10.56 PM IST
Doubling down on double standardsThe university presidents were summoned before Congress for testimony on how their campuses have dealt with antisemitism that has flared up...
18 Dec, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
What the university presidents got right and wrong about antisemitic speechIf Harvard, MIT and Penn had chosen to model their policies after the First Amendment, many of the presidents' controversial answers would ...
11 Dec, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
Decoding Eric Cantona's 'confusing' speech at UEFA ceremonyEric Cantona’s ‘confusing’ speech at the UEFA ceremony was singularly clear: loving something in this messy chaos of a world can provide co...
31 Aug, 2019, 08.23 AM IST
20 books Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should readZuckerberg has made a tradition of dramatic New Year's resolutions, and this year he decided that he'd read a book every two weeks.
26 Oct, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read this book about religionZuckerberg's 2015 New Year's resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community.
13 Aug, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
These 5 podcasts could make you a smart Alec!Philosophy, productivity and success — the conversations here will enrich your life.
19 Sep, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge?If women were empowered as leaders, the conditions of an anarchic world would force them to make the same bellicose decisions that men do.
18 Feb, 2012, 05.26 AM IST
Hardwired to believe in God?Our desire for beauty, what's called Sundaram, is as firmly rooted in biology as language is in Darwinian evolution. Both are a side effect...
17 Feb, 2011, 04.11 AM IST