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Wicked little letters: Some of the world's worst, and best, typos are now on display

India, June 20 -- Million-dollar lawsuits have been lost because of a missing comma, so we know how expensive a typo can be. A missing Oxford comma, in a 2017 suit against Oakhurst Dairy in Maine, ca... Read More


Revolt aboard a floating brothel?: Tahmima Anam discusses her new book

India, June 12 -- What forms can rebellion take on a fast-sinking desolate island? Inspired by Banishanta, a real-life "floating" brothel settlement in Bangladesh, Tahmima Anam's new novel, Uprising ... Read More


Continuity error: Welcome to the age of the anti-romcom

India, June 5 -- "I want to say this thing about her laugh. You know how it's... very cute, but it's also kind of... repulsive, even?" It's not the kind of thing one expects to hear from a groom draf... Read More


'Tell me where it hurts'

India, May 17 -- When players tell Priya Goswami they find her game exhausting, "it makes me happy," she says. "That's exactly what I'm aiming for." Super Asha, about a day in the life of an Indian he... Read More


'Tell me where it hurts': Inside a videogame about life as a health worker

India, May 16 -- When players tell Priya Goswami they find her game exhausting, "it makes me oddly happy," she says. "That's exactly what I'm aiming for." Super Asha, about a day in the life of an In... Read More


In an alternate universe

India, April 26 -- For decades, entire groups of people have misremembered the same specific things. This unsettling glitch-in-the-matrix-style phenomenon is called the Mandela Effect, from the fact t... Read More


In an alternate universe: How will the Mandela Effect evolve, in the age of AI?

India, April 25 -- * The evil stepmother never said, "Mirror, mirror on the wall.". (The line from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is "Magic Mirror on the wall") * Darth Vader didn't say, "L... Read More


H2...Whoa:Where we stand on water

India, April 19 -- It feels like one of our best-kept secrets. The water is running out. And yet we don't seem very worried. Perhaps one reason is that there seems to be so much of it. To put that in ... Read More


H2...Whoa:Where we stand on water

India, April 19 -- It feels like one of our best-kept secrets. The water is running out. And yet we don't seem very worried. Perhaps one reason is that there seems to be so much of it. To put that in ... Read More


Closing the loop: See how Singapore is pushing for water self-sufficiency

India, April 17 -- At over 8,000 people per sq km, Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. About 30% of the island nation lies less than 5 metres above sea level, makin... Read More