Sumeet Swarup

[Sumeet Swarup @SwarupSumeet]

Imagine you are living in the 19th century and a fundamental question on biology is being asked - why does a human produce a human, or why a dog a dog, and why a cat does not produce a dog

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Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) transformed biology with binomial nomenclature, the system that gives each species a unique Latin name (Homo sapiens, Canis lupus). His taxonomic hierarchy—Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species—brought structure to nature, shaping modern science. His 1735 work Systema Naturae classified thousands of species, laying the foundation for biodiversity studies. Linnaeus' method is still used today in botany, zoology, and medicine. From field guides to genetics, his impact endures. The father of taxonomy gave order to the natural world! #Linnaeus #Taxonomy #ScienceHistory #thegene

[Sumeet Swarup @SwarupSumeet]

Most of the seemingly chaotic and complex phenomena of the world are the result of highly organized natural laws. Only our intuitions and perceptions allow us to grasp these natural laws #physics #naturallaws

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Christian Doppler (1803–1853) was an Austrian physicist best known for the Doppler Effect—the change in frequency of waves relative to an observer’s motion. In 1842, he used mathematical reasoning to argue that the pitch of sound was not fixed, but depended on the location and velocity of the observer. Sound from a source speeding towards a listerner would become compressed and register at a higher pitch, while sound speeding away would be heard with a drop in its pitch. In 1845, Doppler had loaded a train with a band of trumpet players and asked them to hold a note as the traind sped forward. The audience on the platform heard a distinct higher note from the train as it approached, and a lower note as it sped away #physics #dopplereffect #thegene

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Thinking about online gaming and gambling in India. Wondering what is the history of governments trying to ban any websites. Came across this.

In 2018, Russia tried to ban Telegram for refusing to hand over encryption keys. The result? A total disaster. They blocked 16M+ IPs, accidentally took down banks, food delivery, and even their own government sites—all while Telegram kept running fine.

The Kremlin’s own officials were still secretly using Telegram because, well, it worked. Meanwhile, users easily bypassed the ban with VPNs. After two years of failure, Russia quietly gave up in 2020.
#TechFails #CensorshipGoneWrong

[Sumeet Swarup @SwarupSumeet]

A Roundtable on online gaming. Thank you ⁦@iitdelhi⁩ for inviting me as a guest to deliver an address on this important topic #onlinegaming #policyforindia

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Top 10 countries with the highest % of cancer deaths vs. population:

Japan: 380K deaths | 124M | 0.31%
UK: 182K deaths | 68M | 0.27%
Germany: 210K deaths | 84M | 0.25%
France: 157K deaths | 65M | 0.24%
China: 3M deaths | 1.42B | 0.21%
India: 850K deaths | 1.45B | 0.06%

[Sumeet Swarup @SwarupSumeet]

India, with 22 official languages and thousands of dialects, needs its own AI models. Global AI struggles with linguistic and cultural diversity—time for India-first AI. #AIforIndia

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Data is India’s AI gold. Open datasets on agriculture, healthcare, and education could drive homegrown AI solutions—more accurate, cost-effective, and built for India’s realities. #OpenData #AIInnovation

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Currently the chip industry produces more transistors in a single year than all the combined quantity of all goods produced by all other companies in all other industries in all human history 😲

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In 1961, Fairchild semiconductor introduced Micrologic, a silicon chip with 4 transistors embedded in it. In 2023, advanced silicon chips contain over 100 Billion transistors.

[Alexander Verbeek 🌍 @Alex_Verbeek]

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The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting.

RT when it works for you.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Here's how to make the paper airplane that set the world record for distance

https://t.co/MqWKqh33Ce

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Massive silverback gorilla blocks a road so his family can cross safely.

Credit: BBC Earth

[Sumeet Swarup @SwarupSumeet]

Building a Unicorn with my daughter on this #FathersDay

[The Dialogue @_DialogueIndia]

➡️@kazimriz unpacks the current regulatory landscape, challenges, best practices being followed in other countries, & other macro policy challenges and opportunities, at @CoinSwitchKuber’s #BlockbyBlock initiative that seeks to nurture the nascent web3 ecosystem in India.

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@starindia Congratulations. looking forward to an exciting 5 years @starindia @Aravamudhan1965

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@Sequoia_India Congratulations. this is incredible @RajanAnandan @ShwetaRKohli

[Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) @DataCatalystOrg]

Nice @politico story about a U.S. national data privacy law, "privacy by design" (PbD) and an interview with @AnnCavoukian - good time to resurface the PbD piece she wrote for us in 2018 about the "shake up" in data privacy regulations around the world https://t.co/XAAvefdgow