R.P. Aditya

The model is expanding rapidly. Is it a fad, or the future?

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, South Asia’s biggest art show, uses interactive exhibits and live performances to help Indians connect with contemporary art.

In Australia, China and elsewhere, scientists are fighting disease-carrying mosquitoes by introducing another type, carrying just a harmless form of bacteria.

Nina Clemente cooks her own version of a hearty Indian dal — instead of pasta or pizza — when she’s feeling run down.

Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our phones aside for a year.

Polling suggests that Kauniainen, a small suburb of the Finnish capital, is the most satisfied town in the world’s happiest country. The secret may be the wealth of state-funded services.

Cruising into the new year in style.

A study of modern hunter-gatherer groups found that they exhibit generally excellent metabolic health while consuming a wide range of diets.

Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.”

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/donald-knuth-computers-algorithms-programming.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18698651

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Even small amounts of processed meat increase the risk of colorectal cancer.

Officials in several countries are getting the message: Cities are about people, not cars.

In India and other countries, the majority of living organ donors are women.

Everyday Sri Lankans — a retired banker, a former nurse, a marriage counselor — volunteer at a phone counseling line to ease burdens in a war-traumatized country.

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/rich-people-happy-money/577231/

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Addis Foto Fest, founded by photographer Aida Muluneh, aims to give photographers from Africa a platform to capture the cultural complexities and diverse histories of the countries they call home.

The new building in the Finnish capital is intended to be a co-working space and a town square, as well as a traditional reading room.

More fat? More carbs? How should we eat for peak athletic performance?

What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?

In the 1920s, Rice brought her design aesthetic to a small village north of San Diego. Those who live there continue to respect her vision.

Forty-five-year-old women need a version of “the talk,” because our bodies are changing in ways that are both really weird and really uncomfortable.

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/samin-nosrat-salt-fat-acid-heat-netflix/572731/

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Article URL: http://paralleltext.io/

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Here's a crazy story from the UK. Basically, someone sees a man and a little girl leaving a shopping center. Instead of thinking "it must be a father and daughter, which happens millions of times a day and is perfectly normal," he thinks "this is obviously a case of child abduction and I must alert the authorities immediately." And the police, instead of thinking "why in the world would this be a kidnapping and not a normal parental activity," thinks "oh my god, we must all panic immediately." And they do, scrambling helicopters, searching cars leaving the shopping center, and going door-to-door looking for clues. Seven hours later, the police eventually came to realize that she was safe asleep in bed.

Lenore Skenazy writes further:

Can we agree that something is wrong when we leap to the worst possible conclusion upon seeing something that is actually nice? In an email Furedi added that now, "Some fathers told me that they think and look around before they kiss their kids in public. Society is all too ready to interpret the most innocent of gestures as a prelude to abusing a child."

So our job is to try to push the re-set button.

If you see an adult with a child in plain daylight, it is not irresponsible to assume they are caregiver and child. Remember the stat from David Finkelhor, head of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. He has heard of NO CASE of a child kidnapped from its parents in public and sold into sex trafficking.

We are wired to see "Taken" when we're actually witnessing something far less exciting called Everyday Life. Let's tune in to reality.

This is the problem with the "see something, say something" mentality. As I wrote back in 2007:

If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn't be surprised when you get amateur security.

And the police need to understand the base-rate fallacy better.

Article URL: http://www.npl.co.uk/news/international-system-of-units-overhauled-in-historic-vote

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18469905

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The skills needed for cybersecurity jobs aren’t easy to learn in the classroom.

In Germany, my daughter’s school offered circus lessons. Now I'll have to sell wrapping paper to keep the gym lights on.

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/magazine/placebo-effect-medicine.html

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Article URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6412/eaas9899

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Neither Democrats nor Republicans will like it. But it would be humane, it would adhere to the rule of law, and it would work.