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In Herat, Afghanistan, farmers swapped opium poppies for saffron — the world's priciest spice — at the cost of Taliban threats and kidnappings.

June 18, 2012 · 2 min read

Research keeps finding the same thing: kids of emotionally engaged dads do better on nearly every measure. Being present isn't enough — being there is.

June 15, 2012 · 1 min read

From McKinsey chief to convicted insider trader: how Rajat Gupta's tips to Raj Rajaratnam ended an exemplary career — and a two-year prison sentence.

June 15, 2012 · 1 min read

Cottage cheese packs ~28g protein per cup at ~163 calories. Here are sweet and savory ways to eat it — from breakfast bowls to lasagna swaps.

June 13, 2012 · 1 min read

When nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2012, Sachin Tendulkar declined his entitled government bungalow — a quiet statement on public privilege.

June 12, 2012 · 2 min read

IIT Delhi's plan for a new Sonipat campus reopened a national question: can the IITs scale up access without diluting the excellence that made them elite?

June 12, 2012 · 1 min read

Dawn Loggins was homeless and working as her high school's janitor when Harvard admitted her to the class of 2016 — with a full ride.

June 9, 2012 · 3 min read

Once a lovers' paradise, Bengaluru's Cubbon Park lost its quiet corners to traffic and Metro works — now a plan for 92 acres of fragrant gardens may win

June 9, 2012 · 2 min read

How CDC investigators traced a 2012 E. coli outbreak across six states — from patient interviews to supply-chain sampling — and why leafy greens keep recurring.

June 8, 2012 · 1 min read

NYC subway workers bent the rules and delayed a train to retrieve a little girl's dropped stuffed animal — a small kindness that went viral.

June 7, 2012 · 1 min read

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won the 2012 French Open mixed doubles title 7-6, 6-1 over Santiago Gonzalez and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik — their second Grand

June 7, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 Kaspersky exposed Flame — a massive cyberespionage toolkit aimed at Iran, with 86 fake-identity domains and all the hallmarks of a state operation.

June 4, 2012 · 1 min read

While America fought over Obamacare in 2012, Indian hospitals were delivering world-class surgery at a fraction of US prices.

June 4, 2012 · 1 min read

In June 2012 Sachin Tendulkar took oath as a Rajya Sabha member — the first active cricketer nominated to India's Upper House, and a political lightning rod.

June 3, 2012 · 1 min read

The '1%' was really a 0.1% problem: the elite whose wealth buys the rules themselves. On inequality, Occupy, and why the policy answers differ.

June 2, 2012 · 1 min read

The feeling of certainty is one of the brain's favorite traps. From Kahneman's System 1 to the .10 bat-and-ball problem — why confident answers deserve a

June 2, 2012 · 1 min read

The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of Ramkishan Harijan for assaulting a 10-month-old but cut his sentence from ten years to seven, sparking outrage.

May 31, 2012 · 1 min read

After the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down the 4.5% minority sub-quota within OBC reservation in May 2012, the IITs decided to ignore it for JEE

May 31, 2012 · 1 min read

Thomas Langenbach had a $2 million home and a prestigious SAP job — and, police said, a second career stealing Lego sets to resell on eBay.

May 28, 2012 · 1 min read

India's Supreme Court ruled that sex obtained through a false promise of marriage constitutes rape under the IPC — a major statement on consent in Indian law.

May 28, 2012 · 1 min read