Number of words: 2,130 Harish Chandra Verma wasn’t an excellent student at school. Studies didn’t interest him as he struggled to pass all his subjects. For the Darbhanga native, whose family had endured hard times, adapting to an education system in Bihar that emphasised rote learning, was difficult. His father, who ran a school up … Read more
Number of words: 3,246 When Pete Buttigieg accepted a position at the management consultancy McKinsey & Company, he already had sterling credentials: high-school valedictorian, a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, a Rhodes Scholarship. He could have taken any number of jobs and, moreover, had no obvious interest in business. Nevertheless, he joined the firm. Each weekday … Read more
Number of words: 473 President Trump’s relationship with Russia has factored a good bit into the impeachment trial that’s captivated Washington DC and the national press in recent days. But for everyone loudly decrying the perception that the leader of the free world may be cozying up to Russia — and the effect that may … Read more
Number of words: 1,554 As I finished cutting and gluing the Envelope together to eventually encase my Pixel 3A, I was hopeful. On top of being an average phone user, I’ve been reviewing and reporting on phones for years. To spend time with phones and be paid for it, then turn around and do the … Read more
Number of words: 913 One doesn’t know how the Indian Railways, whose budget was merged with the general budget in 2017 after 92 years of being presented separately, will ever seriously deal with what every long-distance train passenger with a confirmed ticket would admit as the most profound concern: the desire to have the lowest … Read more
Number of words: 588 Cement and concrete haven’t changed much as technology in over a hundred years, but researchers in Colorado are revolutionizing building materials by literally bringing them to life. The method developed, presented January 15 in the journal Matter, combines sand and bacteria to build a living material that has structural load-bearing and … Read more
Number of words: 8,092 The international pharmaceutical industry has made significant efforts towards ensuring compliant and ethical communication and interaction with physicians and patients. This article presents the current status of the worldwide governance of communication practices by pharmaceutical companies, concentrating on prescription-only medicines. It analyzes legislative, regulatory, and code-based compliance control mechanisms and highlights … Read more
Number of words: 1,362 In the developer series, we reach out to developers, practitioners and experts from the machine learning community to gain insights on their journey in data science, and the tools and skills essential for their day-to-day operation. For this week’s column, Analytics India Magazine got in touch with Konstantin Yakovlev, a Kaggle … Read more
Number of words: 1,266 The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review. More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of … Read more
Number of words: 1,844 Meet Jonathan Haidt, a professor of social psychology at the University of Virginia who studies morality and emotion. If social psychology was a sport, Haidt would be a Phil Mickelson or Rodger Federer – likable, fun to watch and one of the best. But what makes Haidt one-of-a-kind in academia is … Read more
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