Culture And Technology
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Why scientists and engineers should study social science
The processes of innovation and technological development are deeply embedded in social, economic and cultural contexts.
Sachin Tiwale
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Are people lying more in the age of social media and smartphones?
Communication scholars have long wondered not just who lies the most, but also whether people tend to lie more online, in person or over the phone.
David Markowitz, The Conversation
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How an obscure 1909 novella predicted the use of a Zoom-like global machine for video communication
‘The Machine Stops’ is a reminder of the value of finding a point of escape and enjoyment of the natural world.
Dan Taylor, The Conversation
Trending
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Cell phones connect us to people far away – but distance us from the ones right in front of us
Even in a rapidly digitsed world, face-to-face interactions remain the most intimate ones.
Genavee Brown, The Conversation
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Why (and how) podcasts are fast becoming the most popular medium of story-telling
Audible, BBC Radio and social media, among others, have fuelled the rise of this form.
Richard Brooks, The Conversation
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How youngsters are negotiating the thrills and threats of online dating
What safe sex, consent and mental health look like in the age of Tinder and Bumble.
Anthony McCosker, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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In Ghana, mosques have been asked to use text or WhatsApp messages for call to prayer
The Muslim community in Accra is not entirely comfortable with the move, a bid to curb noise pollution.
Isaac Kaledzi, Deutsche Welle
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Video: Meet the two Indian engineers who helped Stephen Hawking talk
After Arun Mehta and Vickram Crishna met the scientist, they developed eLocutor, a single-button typing and speaking software.
Astha Rawat
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AR Rahman, Apple tie up to set up music labs in Chennai and Mumbai
The Mac Labs will teach students how to create music using Apple’s Logic Pro X, a music composing app.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Let’s do polygamy’: A new dating app stirs debate in Indonesia
AyoPoligami aims to ‘bring together male users with women who are willing to make ‘big families’’.
Zahra Matarani
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Forget all you’ve heard about technology-challenged grandparents – this nani makes her own podcasts
Kahaniwali Nani, Sarla Minni’s audio storytelling service, has over 10,000 subscribers.
Shakti Swaminathan
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Video: How Twitter cashed in on the hashtag created by an outsider
Chris Messina, a Silicon Valley engineer, came up with the concept in 2007.
Ramakrishnan M & Sanjeev Nair
The Field
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen, Minakshi secure gold medals for India