A list of good reads
- Professor Mark Lorch in The Conversation decodes the exact science behind fire-breathing dragons, inspired by the HBO show, ‘House of the Dragon’.
- TechCrunch has a report on why Indian consumers are still choosing feature phones over smartphones.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) decodes the latest corporate buzzword that’s making people cringe: ‘Double-Click’.
- Anita Chaudhuri in The Guardian explores whether waking up at the crack of dawn is really the key to happiness and success.
- BBC News has a fascinating essay on the origin of random number generators, and how they really work.
- Also in BBC News: a report on the epidemic of car theft that’s taking over Canada.
- Esquire has a deep-dive into what’s wrong with celebrity book clubs—like those run by Oprah Winfrey or Reese Witherspoon.
- Science has a feature on ErythroMer—a newly-developed blood substitute, which could be a game-changing substance.
- Smithsonian Magazine has a delightful feature on Vivian Maier—a nanny who became one of the icons of street photography in the 20th century.
- Not everyone has an inner voice—and it has a huge impact on how our brains work. Scientific American looks at the research.
