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Reflective thinking, self-awareness and satire: How to tackle irrational beliefs
When individuals recognise their cognitive biases, they are more willing to understand their own behaviour and can be encouraged to examine such biases.
Manfred Kets de Vries, The Conversation
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Nepal releases 25 gharials into the wild, but concerns emerge about timing and survival of species
The country is aiming to reintroduce the crocodiles into rivers where they were found historically.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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‘The Three-Body Problem’: Liu Cixin’s novel is a heady blend of ethics, physics and Chinese history
Translator Ken Liu rearranged the chapter order, reversing an earlier precaution taken by the author to limit Chinese censors’ interest in the original.
Josh Stenberg, The Conversation
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Readers’ comments: Good investigation, revoke licence of pharma companies that failed drug tests
Responses to articles in Scroll.in.
Scroll
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International Booker Prize 2024: A reader’s guide to the 13 translated books on the longlist
The longlisted books have been translated from Albanian, Dutch, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Scroll Staff
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‘To Break and To Branch’: A gentle guide to Gieve Patel’s art, for first-timers and old admirers
Ranjit Hoskote’s book provides detailed descriptions and contextualisation of Patel’s art.
Rituparna Roy
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Why did Narendra Modi share a letter by 600 lawyers about alleged pressure on the Supreme Court?
The letter triggered a war of words between the BJP and the Congress over judicial independence.
Vineet Bhalla
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Irshad Kamil on Imtiaz Ali and film lyrics: ‘You don’t need heavy words to save you’
The celebrated wordsmith speaks to ‘Scroll’ about his collaboration with Imtiaz Ali, the upcoming ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ and his approach to songwriting.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Writer Sandhya Mary and translator Jayasree Kalathil on how their new book dissects ‘madness’
An interview with the author and translator of ‘Maria, Just Maria’.
Mahika Dhar
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Harsh Mander: It happened, so it can happen again – a journey through Auschwitz
We must firmly block – with our bodies and our souls and the ways that we lead our lives – the pathways of accumulative radicalisation that lead to Auschwitz.
Harsh Mander
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How true is the belief that moderate drinking can be beneficial for health?
Many studies exaggerate the benefits of moderate drinking due to methodological flaws.
James M Clay, The Conversation & Tim Stockwell Scientist, The Conversation
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How an Argentinean sociologist is using chess to support, reach out to vulnerable children
Agustín Teglia has found that the game encourages active attention , fosters socialisation and even helps some work through their traumas.
Eva Marabotto, The Human Journalism Network
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Fiction: A middle-aged Nepali man comes to terms with his sexuality in an orthodox social system
An excerpt from ‘Leech and Other Stories’, by Ranjan Adiga.
Ranjan Adiga
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll.in.
Shoaib Daniyal
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A new book talks about the rich legacy of Zoroastrian fire temples in Udwada, Gujarat
An excerpt from ‘Iranshah: A Legacy Restored’, by Zarin Amrolia.
Zarin Amrolia
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Podcast: The myths of Jawaharlal Nehru’s India
The author of ‘Nehru’s India: A History in Seven Myths’, picks apart and explodes several common presumptions of India’s first 17 years of independence.
Dinyar Patel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
Vivek Budakoti’s film for Disney+ Hotstar is led by Raveena Tandon.
Nandini Ramnath
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
Nandini JS’s Tamil series is out on Prime Video.
Nandini Ramnath