Descent into despotism
America, driven by the monotheistic goal of Manifest Destiny, expanded its territory with brutality. It swallowed what is edible, assimilating immigrants one by one to its conception of what is…
Something wicked this way comes
We live in a world where we are increasingly depending on artificial intelligence (AI) to generate answers to our multiple questions and in some cases to write text for voice…
The whole scoop
ON a few people’s recommendations I watched the Netflix show Scoop about an Indian journalist Jagruti Pathak’s quest for front page stories and how, in that chase, she gets embroiled…
Our striking divide
We often think of our society as a homogeneous unit. This is in many ways far from reality. While the divides that run through the political space have become increasingly…
Language matters
Climate change is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that encompasses a myriad of scientific concepts, policy frameworks and socio-economic implications. Amid the discourse surrounding climate change, people encounter a multitude…
Manipulating consent
The advent of information technology was rightly hailed as a game-changing development. No other scientific intervention in history has revolutionized the manner of human interaction and thought formation the way…
AI for everyone
If you aren’t familiar with what ChatGPT can do, then you’re going to be blindsided by the impending changes that are going to upend our society and economy. The developments…
Rebel with a cause
Those of us who believe in scientific reasoning as a core base of analysis in the development of human society and individuals, would not buy the general beliefs about ‘gifted…
Forman’s legacy
March 3, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles W Forman, founder of Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) in Lahore. Born in the frontier state of…
Crisis of reliability
The credibility of news and the information received by people is important to their sense of their involvement in the affairs of any country. Unless they are aware of happenings…
