Our growing intimacy with machines is rooted in the ancient practice of animism

Animism believes that there are many kinds of persons, only some of whom are humans.

Stephen T Asma, Aeon

· Mar 08, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Chhattisgarh to replace Centre’s health insurance scheme with universal healthcare plans

The newly elected Congress government will gradually phase out the central scheme in the state.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Jan 08, 2019 · 10:13 am

Scientists are listening to mosquitos to find a new way of fighting malaria

New technologies are offering better ways to differentiate between the bugs that help us and the bugs that hurt us.

Daniel A Gross, Mosaic

· Apr 30, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital wants to be self-sustaining (and yet remain affordable)

Asia's leading cancer hospital wants to cross-subsidise treatment between paying and non-paying patients to wean itself off government funding.

Priyanka Vora

· Jan 28, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Want to cure cancer? Research ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy, says minister

At a World Cancer Day symposium, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for AYUSH, asked scientists to look to traditional Indian medicines to treat the disease.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 04, 2015 · 08:01 pm