Culture And Technology
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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
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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
Trending
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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Fitness watch: How muscle memory helps you get back into shape after a break
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Odisha train accident: Railways got two warnings in 6 months on faulty signalling, poor track repair
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Why United States’ opposition to Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has put India in a tricky situation
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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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
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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
Video
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Odisha train crash: From residents to NCC cadets, blood donors line up to help victims
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‘This is a safe, celebratory space for you’: Taylor Swift’s Pride month message during US concert
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Watch: Aerial view of restoration work underway at site of Odisha train accident
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Eco India: Why is India struggling to get rid of its thermocol waste
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari proposes awards for diverse responses to the wrestlers’ protest
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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
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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
The Reel
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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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
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Watch: How the mobile phone, the smartwatch and Uber were inspired by works of fiction
Some of the coolest technological inventions in history had their roots in pop culture.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Wrestling: Ravi Kumar Dahiya pulls out of Bishkek Ranking series with knee injury
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Sainyam wins gold in women’s 10m air pistol event in Suhl
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Sports world daily: Barcelona clinch women’s Champions League title; Manchester City win FA Cup
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Fitness watch: How muscle memory helps you get back into shape after a break
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs GB as it happened: India win shootout bonus after thrilling draw