A list of good reads
- According to popular belief, Yoko Ono destroyed the Beatles. What if it was the other way around? The New Yorker looks at whether her marriage to John Lennon overshadowed—and finally ruined Ono’s career as an up-and-coming artist.
- Priyanka Pulla in The Wire takes an in-depth look at the very different standards for Indian and imported drugs in India. This is an important and eye-opening read.
- Vox offers advice on how to equitably split domestic chores—be it with partners, kids or flatmates.
- A Google engineer became convinced that the company’s AI chatbot generator had developed “consciousness” (See: our fascinating Big Story). Fast Company explains why humans often mistake fluent language for fluent thought.
- Forbes looks at the slumping market for meatless meat—after all the hype over Impossible burgers, nuggets etc.
- Here’s a provocative tech read: Lars Doucet compares Web3 to a multilevel marketing scam—and blockchain believers to Amway members.
- The Atlantic has a good piece on sensory biology—how animals perceive the world around them.
- Looking for something different? Hyperallergic offers a brief history of women’s eyebrows in art.
- Sure, our first instinct is to squash every icky bug that comes our way. BBC Wildlife explains why that’s not a good idea.
- The Hindu has the strange story of how a chance arrest on the northeast border uncovered a sprawling illegal Chinese club in a remote UP village.
- We’ve read plenty of stories warning of the perils of facial recognition. Scientific American reports on how it's helping save pumas in Africa.
- We found this Tasting Table guide to the best way to store cauliflowers very useful.
- Researcher Farah Yameen offers a wonderful first-person account—with so much colour and personality—of her fieldwork in the mandis of Delhi over at Locavore. (h/t founding member Basreena Basheer)
