Back To The Future
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Why Netflix series Leila’s vision of a dystopic future is unconvincing
The timely themes of the adaptation of Prayaag Akbar’s novel are backed up neither by visual effects nor the production design.
Nandini Ramnath
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From self-driving cars to robots: How artists in the 20th century visualised the future
Looking through the wild array of predictions, it’s easy to spot recognisable elements.
Darren Garrett
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Scientists have designed a flux capacitator – but it won’t take us ‘Back to the Future’
Physicists have designed an electrical component that breaks time-reversal symmetry. Not quite the time machine from Hollywood, but it could have vital uses.
Thomas Stace, The Conversation & Clemens Müller, The Conversation
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Postcards from the future: Buses pulled by whales and rooms heated with radium
A group of artists working in France in 1899 set out to depict what they thought the future would look like a century later.
Scroll Staff
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This video shows two visions of what the Earth may look like in the year 2045
Shubhra Dixit
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Why the Konkan belt has become a hotspot for archaeologists
Over the past decade, archaeologists have uncovered a host of medieval Shilahara sites that present evidence of a long history of international trade on the Konkan.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes