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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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Topic: The Conversation

Love your aesthetic candles? They’re polluting the air you breathe

Ultrafine particles are of particular concern from a health perspective. They are easily inhaled into our lungs, but research has found they are excreted from the body very slowly.

Ozempic may lower risk of addiction, new study shows

Interest in GLP-1s for addiction has grown in the past decade, as some people prescribed them for diabetes or weight loss noticed they were drinking less alcohol or smoking less.

Autistic people don’t lack emotions. They feel joy differently

The majority of autistic people have sensory processing differences, compared to non-autistic people. This includes finding many of the spaces of modern living painfully loud, bright, and overly populated.

Would you sign up for an ‘AI afterlife’? Deathbots and ‘grief tech’ raise key legal questions

As AI is usually probabilistic and based on algorithms, there may be a risk of creep or distortion. The deathbot could lose its resemblance to the original person.

Beyond the Trojan war — the long peace that sustained Troy

Troy thrived for centuries through trade, craft and everyday cooperation before its dramatic end.

How reels, shorts & TikTok clips can reduce focus

Research links fast-paced short-form video use with weaker attention, poor sleep and higher anxiety in young users.

Why the real weight gain struggle begins before menopause

Most women expect the weight struggle to begin after menopause. But research suggests the real metabolic shift happens years earlier.

Our ancestors never needed dental braces. Here is why

The image of ancient people sporting gold and catgut braces is certainly appealing and dramatic, but it doesn’t match the evidence.

Why the deepfake menace is likely to get worse in 2026

The combination of surging quantity and personas that are nearly indistinguishable from real humans creates serious challenges for detecting deepfakes.

Why Spotify Wrapped is genius marketing—it’s connected to fundamental human needs

Spotify Wrapped works because it nails the balance between competing human needs—the desire to belong and the desire to stand out.

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RBI delays stricter trading loan rules as volatility climbs amid Iran conflict

The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.