Laziness can be productive. You just need to put some work into it

Writers and tech magnets are increasingly using idleness to take a break from work schedules and reorient themselves to being more productive.

Neel Burton, Aeon

· Yesterday · 09:30 pm

Portugal gifted Bombay to Britain in 1661. So why did a Portuguese militia stay behind?

Loyal to the East India Company, the Bombay Portuguese Militia was first raised in 1672 and existed until 1827.

Hedley Sutton

· Yesterday · 08:30 pm

Lost photos of the band Blue Notes capture the time before jazz was exiled from South Africa

A notable addition to a thin archive, Norman Owen-Smith’s photos capture a racially mixed band in passionate play, just before they went into exile.

Lindelwa Dalamba, The Conversation

· Oct 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm

PUBG and Warcraft can’t teach the life lessons that these traditional Indian board games did

A store in Hyderabad is trying to re-popularise South Indian games such as puli-joodam, basavanna-ata, daadi and others.

Mallik Thatipalli

· Oct 16, 2019 · 11:30 am

What nutrition studies like the one supporting red meat fail to consider

Food researchers often pool in data from large populations, failing to calculate variations in health risks and metabolism amongst the populations.

Richard Hoffman, The Conversation

· Oct 13, 2019 · 11:30 pm

How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

In 1821, one man was tasked with transporting the breakable candelabra by sea and on foot.

Lesley Shapland

· Oct 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm

The best home printers that are fast, sharp and durable

Run a home business? Have a student in the house? Depending on your needs, we have a few recommendations for the best printer for you.

Ben Keough

· Oct 12, 2019 · 11:30 am

‘What’s your most useless talent?’ Watch comedian Hasan Minhaj take tough audience questions

He also had an exchange with someone he called ‘uncle’.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2019 · 08:49 pm

What a study of primates says about tolerance and xenophobia in human beings

It’s true we’re genetically coded towards favouring our own kind, but we’re also uniquely tolerant, thanks to our large brains and high reproductive rates.

Christian Jarrett, Aeon

· Oct 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it

The story of Farah Bakhsh Bagh is an example of the importance once accorded to astrology, astronomy and iconography in landscape planning in India.

Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia

· Oct 09, 2019 · 11:30 am

A four-day work week could help save the planet – but only if done right

Net climate benefits depend on how workers use the three-day weekend. Taking a flight, driving a sports car, even watching TV with the AC on, aren’t options.

Anupam Nanda, The Conversation

· Oct 08, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Can you believe Instagram just turned nine? Watch some of the most popular Insta videos

Started with the pictures, now we are here.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 07, 2019 · 03:55 pm