A list of good reads
- The Economist has done a massive six-chapter spread on the Indian economy. The first is this piece (login required) that argues we can be an economic powerhouse with a new reform agenda.
- Bruno Maçães in New Statesman warns global order is breaking down as great powers array on opposite sides in wars around the world.
- IEEE Spectrum reports on AI startups training self-driving cars on the most complicated terrain possible: Indian roads.
- Speaking of startups, CNN looks at an Indian startup that is spearheading the commercialisation of the Indian space industry.
- MIT Press Reader has an excerpt from neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey’s book, ‘Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness’—exploring the role of warm-bloodedness as the pathway to sentience.
- Laura Snapes in The Guardian calls out TMI songs with way too much biography, by pop stars like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. By the way, there is a sudden spate of Swift critiques—suggesting that the era of Taylor worship is over.
- The Hindu reports on the thriving underground metal scene in Chennai.
- National Geographic (login required) has a fascinating report on what your inner monologue reveals about you.
- Edward Zitron over at Where's Your Ed At has a must-read titled ‘The Man That Destroyed Google Search’—which offers a fascinating look at how bad tech decisions are made. FYI: one of the villains here is Prabhakar Raghavan, “a management consultant wearing an engineer costume.”
- New York Times (splainer gift link) challenges five widely held beliefs about pasta —including the claim that the damn thing has to be al dente (or what we call ‘uncooked’).
- TIME Magazine has an excellent article on the science of rest and what getting real rest actually looks like.