Quote of the day by famous mathematician, Bertrand Russell: 'To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead'Bertrand Russell, a towering 20th-century philosopher, logician, and mathematician, reshaped modern thought through analytic philosophy and...
10 Feb, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric'Bertrand Russell was a towering intellectual figure. He championed independent thought and intellectual courage throughout his life. Russel...
28 Jan, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner debuts as Lara Croft in prime video’s ‘Tomb Raider’ seriesAmazon Prime Video has revealed a first look at Sophie Turner as the iconic archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft in the forthcoming Tomb...
15 Jan, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
What's the biggest nerd con? The truth about India’s quiz obsessionA witty takedown of India’s quizzing culture, this piece humorously exposes the ego, drama, and smugness behind quiz contests — where knowi...
04 Oct, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Berlin ER: German medical drama’s premiere date, trailer, cast, plot and release scheduleApple TV+ will premiere Berlin ER, a German-language medical drama, on February 26. The show follows Dr. Parker, a young doctor managing a ...
19 Feb, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
Fredric Jameson (1934-2024): Philosopher, cultural critic, and America's pre-eminent Marxist cultural thinkerFredric Jameson, a renowned cultural critic, passed away at 90. Known for his extensive work across various humanities disciplines, he taug...
30 Sep, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Why mankind keeps returning to its old bloodthirsty ways and new battlefieldsHumans didn’t get to be at the top of the species ladder by reason or love. We got here through incessant bloodlust and an insatiable desir...
21 Sep, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
You think, therefore you think you are...It is a Catch-22 situation. Or even a compounded Catch-44 one. But where did the problem start? What was the thin edge of the wedge, the be...
25 Nov, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
- What do I know?
We often say in Latin, ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ --skillfulness takes time and life is short. Mystics and ancient Greek gymnosophists believ...
06 Feb, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Do mind your language, and of others tooHe summed up his mistrust of the verbal in the famous conclusion to his 1921 magnum opus, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus, 'Whereof we canno...
26 Jun, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
View: New agriculture laws need reformatting to win back farmersGoI’s proposal to supplement the state-run mandis with a two-tier system by which farmers can opt for any buyer of their choice, or continu...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
Investors should ignore 'useless' risk calculations. Here's whyWhen reality does not fit an estimate or prediction, it is not difficult to guess where the root of the problem lies.
19 Aug, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
Will Stephen Hawking be buried in UK's brainiest cemetery?Rumours suggest that the astrophysicist will be buried alongside many greats of Cambridge University.
16 Mar, 2018, 01.11 PM IST
Democracy’s last mileTuring was not only the first to design the computer, which is everybody's crutch today; he also saved democracy , which is every modern na...
31 Jan, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
- Arun Shourie digs deep into pain in his new book, 'Does He Know a Mother's Heart?'
This time around, Arun Shourie could be forgiven for repeatedly digressing before he returns to the heart of his argument or observation.
19 Jul, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- Future of Internet search: The mind readers
In 10 years, search engines will 'read your mind' to deliver what you are looking for.
09 Sep, 2010, 08.13 AM IST
- Dilip Chitre's works radiate lyricality of poem
Well-known Marathi poet Dilip Chitre's works on paper, now on show in Mumbai, radiates the lyricality of a good poem.
01 Jun, 2009, 01.08 AM IST