The government of India is blocking my posts on Instagram that criticizes Homeopathy based on a directive from the Homeopathy Council. This is very shameful of the government...protecting pseudoscience and it's practitioners from scientific scrutiny.
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The absolute pits of Tantrum Journalism. Making a journalist with just five years of experience look miles ahead professionally, attacking her for nothing that is under her control. Indians question journalists the way they should question the govt, and it shows pathetically.
"The Mark Lynton Prize for History, a $10,000 award for combining “literary grace, commitment to serious research & social concern,” administered by the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, was given to William Dalrymple's “The Golden Road.”
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This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics is a farce.
There’s an entire field of innovation studies — building on Schumpeter’s insights — that *actually* explains innovation-driven economic growth.
This field is full of brilliant economists. But apparently, they’re considered too ‘heterodox’ to be eligible for a Nobel Prize.
I can’t say I’m surprised to see this, though. This is what mainstream economics does: appropriate other schools of thought, repackage their ideas unsatisfactorily, and then hand itself a Nobel Prize for it.
“This landscape of destruction looks otherworldly. Yet it’s not. It is this world. And what is happening may yet come to define one of its darkest eras. One that casts a stain on humanity that will endure for generations.”
For all those criticizing @theliverdoc , fr his contributions to fighting pseudoscience/ recent skirmish with the great Chess Player Vidit, let me tell u that his life is not easy. Besides his busy medical practice, the great Dr fights pseudoscience, not fr his benefit , but to save precious Indian Lives. That is a noble cause.
There is no Dr more abused in Indian Twitter than @theliverdoc . Yet, he continues to do his good work. Sitting in Tamilnadu, I hv heard testimonials of several ppl saved from alcoholism/ potential painful death, just by following him. He has contributed to improving the general health of Indians by his rational, intelligent tweets replete with immense, life-saving wisdom.
Bringing his family into ur quarrel with him, tarnishing their image is revolting. Nobody else among the current generation of Indian Drs has done more to improve the health of 1.4 billion Indians, as has Dr.Cyriac Abby Philips, the great hepatologist frm Kerala. He hs a certain style of putting things across, which is his wish.
Whenever/wherever Pseudoscience had the potential to destroy human life/good health, this Dr hs appeared on the scene, to explain in simple terms, what is medically good or bad fr the avg Indian. Fr that alone, he shd be awarded the B.C.Roy award fr the best Indian Dr. & don't bring in religion. Not in a single tweet, hs he remotely been critical of ANY religion.
Raise a toast to Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, lovingly called The Liver Doctor. A one-man-army that has saved thousands of lives.
The Greatest Empire You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Gupta Empire is often extolled as the 'Golden Age' of Ancient India, but it was arguably their predecessors who did more to put India on the world map.
Indian journalist Palki Sharma’s confession sheds light on the reasons behind the spread of disinformation in Indian media. She is one of the top spreaders of this misinformation.
Fauvism, with its expressive colors lets your imagination wander.
“Chestnut Trees in Bloom”
Maurice de Vlaminck
French, 1876 - 1958
c. 1905/1906
oil on canvas
NGA
I agree with freedom, but freedom should include fair pay, labor rights, environmental standards, and healthcare so people can live. Amazon sells $65 dresses from a company known to use sweatshops. One Los Angeles worker told me she gets paid 15 cents to make these dresses.
The Resting Place of Ashokas Son
Rajagala Hill is remarkably unknown. Although recently nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status, it has yet to find space in either the Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide to Sri Lanka.
Yet it might just be my favourite place in the country.