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Friday, May 3, 2024
TopicThe Conversation

Topic: The Conversation

How remote animal tracking can allow humanity to be better protected from natural disasters

Apart from insights into animal behaviour and physiology, biologging allows scientists to access remote locations that are otherwise difficult to study.

Should children be allowed to vote? Why arguments against it don’t hold much ground

Enfranchisement isn't a silver bullet. But unless the place of children in democracy is deepened, political division and democratic distrust will surely worsen.

Cats were called ‘evil’ in middle ages but manuscripts suggest they were status symbols too

It was common for high-status people to have their portraits completed in the company of a pet, most commonly cats and dogs, to signify their elevated status.

It’s good to avoid weight gain during holidays. But why you shouldn’t fret about it too much

We’ve all had a tough couple of years. The holiday season is not the time to be anxious about weight gain.

Pelé, a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of football

It is testament to his legend that everyone – from Sir Bobby Charlton to Kylian Mbappé to Lula da Silva – has paid tributes to him.

Latin America to Iceland, how ‘Nativity sets’ show each culture’s take on Christmas

Among the most common Christmas traditions are nativity sets—small figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes

Why wealthy Athenians paid tax in ancient Greece — public respect, social standing

The top 1% male property owners supported the saving or salvation of Athens –called soteria– by performing a special kind of public service called leitourgia.

Mourning your pet can be harder than grieving a family member. There’s science to it

Research suggests that when people are in anguish over the loss of a pet, disenfranchised grief makes it more difficult for them to find healing.

Air pollution kills — but indoor purifiers can harm you too, this UK report says

Despite their scientific-sounding names, air-cleaning technologies don't remove all the indoor air pollutants and many even generate undesirable chemicals like ozone.

The world’s largest active volcano is erupting after 40 years. Here’s why

Where does that molten rock come from? We asked Gabi Laske, a geophysicist at the University of California-San Diego who led one of the first...

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.