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Dutch psychologist Merel Kindt found that propranolol, given after a fear memory is reactivated, can blunt the anxiety attached to it — a possible future

February 10, 2016 · 1 min read

Azim Premji flies economy. Warren Buffett eats at Burger King. Carlos Slim keeps paper ledgers. Five billionaires who chose to live frugally — and the

February 9, 2016 · 2 min read

Loneliness now rivals smoking and obesity as a mortality risk. The biology — from gene expression to inflammation — and what actually helps.

February 1, 2016 · 3 min read

Monika Prasad is a communications professional having over eight year experience in Public relations and Corporate Communications. She started her career…

December 7, 2015 · 3 min read

A 17-year-old girl was abducted and gang-raped in Outer Delhi's Aman Vihar. Irate locals thrashed the two accused and tonsured their heads before police

September 15, 2015 · 1 min read

They just see the notes. In Sam Smith’s hit single, his melody is repeated over and over again. It hasn’t become iconic yet, (and I’m not sure it will ever…

September 7, 2015 · 3 min read

Some people say Wi-Fi makes them sick. The WHO says their symptoms are real — but there is no scientific basis linking them to electromagnetic exposure.

May 21, 2015 · 2 min read

In May 2015 the world was told a Nigerian restaurant served human flesh. Days later the Anambra police debunked it and the BBC retracted the story.

May 18, 2015 · 1 min read

A popular Quora thread asked what Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others did between ages 10 and 22. The answers share a striking pattern.

May 13, 2015 · 1 min read

A Philadelphia dad took his kids to the Boston Marathon, got a warning letter from the school, and wrote back a reply that went viral worldwide.

May 11, 2015 · 3 min read

When her young niece asked to borrow $25 for a dress, Ayn Rand replied with a famously severe lesson in responsibility — a 1949 letter that went viral in 2015.

January 14, 2015 · 2 min read

Pamela Druckerman's delightful reflection on the small, hard-won lessons of middle age — from spotting narcissists to the joy of unmedicated sleep.

December 18, 2014 · 1 min read

A simple five-step wake-up routine — set intentions at night, move the alarm across the room, hydrate, and get dressed to move — that makes early mornings

December 8, 2014 · 2 min read

Germany's CSU party proposed that immigrants 'should be obliged' to speak German at home — then, after nationwide mockery, rewrote the demand within days.

December 8, 2014 · 1 min read

Indian singer-songwriter Surjo released his debut album 'The Key Has Turned' in November 2014 — twelve acoustic songs written over three months.

December 6, 2014 · 1 min read

Pope Francis joined Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Anglican and Orthodox leaders in a December 2014 Vatican declaration to end modern slavery by 2020.

December 2, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, Imperial professor Chris Toumazou launched Geneu — skincare matched to your DNA via a 30-minute cheek-swab test.

December 1, 2014 · 1 min read

Staged harassment videos flooded Indian social media after 2012. They showed the bystander effect in action — but cameras, editing, and spectacle shape what

November 24, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 study found ATCV-1 — an algae virus thought unable to infect humans — in the throats of 40 of 92 healthy people, who scored modestly lower on

November 10, 2014 · 1 min read

In Jaipur, Kanhaiya Lal begged for help for 40 minutes after a truck rammed his motorcycle, killing his wife Guddi and their infant daughter.

April 17, 2013 · 2 min read

Four NALSAR students say Hyderabad TV crews filmed them against their will, then aired edited ‘anti-pub culture’ stories painting them as drunk.

April 16, 2013 · 4 min read

A University of Winnipeg study of 2,300 students linked heavy texting to shallower moral reasoning — the brevity of the medium may be to blame.

April 13, 2013 · 1 min read

Cornell's Terry Acree on how sight and smell shape flavor: tint Sauvignon Blanc red and tasters taste merlot — a sniff can even sweeten water.

April 12, 2013 · 3 min read

A Christmas story written by eight-year-old Nyssa Aftab: when Santa runs out of time, he's replaced by the villainous Mr.

March 6, 2013 · 4 min read

Forgetting names isn't a memory defect, says Kansas State psychologist Richard Harris — it's an interest defect. Care more about people and the names stick.

February 14, 2013 · 2 min read

A 2013 University of Miami study found people shown messages about tough times ate 40% more food — and reached for the high-calorie options first.

January 29, 2013 · 1 min read

A University of Utah study found the people most convinced they can multitask are actually the worst at it — the most skilled multitaskers are the ones who

January 28, 2013 · 2 min read

A 2012 University of Wisconsin study found men report more attraction to their female friends than women feel in return — and it can strain both friendships

January 28, 2013 · 2 min read

The American groom was once the top prize in India's marriage market. Brides' families are looking twice — and often looking away.

August 28, 2012 · 2 min read

Facebook has killed the mystery of school reunions — so why do people still go? On nostalgia, comparison anxiety, and the ones worth attending.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

Handwritten posters by Jharkhand Mukti Sangh in Ranchi threatened acid attacks on girls wearing jeans or without a dupatta from Aug 20, 2012.

August 7, 2012 · 1 min read

The Supreme Court refused to enhance Sanjeev Nanda's two-year BMW hit-and-run sentence but convicted him under IPC 304 Part II and ordered two years of

August 3, 2012 · 2 min read

After the July 18, 2012 Manesar violence that killed HR manager Awanish Kumar, Maruti Suzuki reportedly sought vaastu expert Daivajna K N Somayaji's advice.

July 31, 2012 · 2 min read

Grids supplying half of India collapsed on July 31, 2012 — the world's biggest blackout — even as Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was promoted to Home

July 31, 2012 · 4 min read

Five things known about James Holmes after his first court appearance: his past, his dating profiles, and how he spent months preparing the attack.

July 24, 2012 · 3 min read

Jittery after Aurora, 100 moviegoers in Edgewater, NJ were evacuated from a Dark Knight Rises showing when a man opened the emergency exit mid-film.

July 24, 2012 · 1 min read

Savannah Dietrich, 17, faced contempt charges for tweeting her attackers' names in defiance of a court order. On July 23, 2012, the charges were dropped.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

In the Aurora theater massacre, James Holmes' 100-round drum magazine jammed mid-attack — a malfunction officials said likely prevented an even worse toll.

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Oprah's 2012 India episode of Oprah's Next Chapter drew fierce backlash from Indian viewers over its 'still eat with their hands' moment and stereotyped gaze.

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Crash diets promise magic, but lasting weight loss comes from food as daily medicine: whole foods, gradual habits, and the wisdom of traditional eating.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Amar Jyoti Kalita, the main accused in the Guwahati molestation case, surrendered to police in Varanasi after his photos went viral across social media.

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

The foraging movement went mainstream: many plants dismissed as weeds — dandelion greens first among them — are edible, nutritious, and genuinely delicious.

June 7, 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

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi once played serious cricket for an all-girls team in Chennai. Her career cost her the sport — and she has named what achievement took.

May 25, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012 Gina Rinehart became the world's richest woman on iron ore wealth — polarizing Australia with her wages politics, media stakes, and a bitter family

May 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Denmark tried a fat tax in 2011 and repealed it in 2012; Mexico's sugary-drink tax worked better. The economics and the liberty debate behind taxing

May 19, 2012 · 1 min read

No living writer knows censorship like Salman Rushdie. His decades-long argument: censorship protects the powerful, never the weak — and it has only

May 15, 2012 · 1 min read

Satyamev Jayate aired in 2012 without commercial breaks — a deliberate choice that changed how India watched television tackle female foeticide and child abuse.

May 14, 2012 · 1 min read

The Washington Post's May 2012 report on Mitt Romney's Cranbrook hair-cutting incident raised questions about memory, cruelty, and what adolescence tells us

May 11, 2012 · 1 min read

Raise taxes and the rich will flee? The evidence on millionaire tax migration says the exodus is mostly myth — here is what the research actually found.

May 8, 2012 · 1 min read

When audience members fainted at Barack Obama's rallies, his response was unglamorous and dad-like: eat and drink before you come. Why the small moments worked.

March 16, 2012 · 1 min read

Dr. Ken Murray’s viral 2011 essay observed that doctors facing death often choose comfort care over aggressive treatment.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

One DMV clerk, one refused donor box, and the real arithmetic of giving: a single donor’s organs reach several people on the waiting list.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

Friday cooking column Vol 5: a slow rajma in tomato-onion gravy, jeera rice, and cucumber raita — the weeknight reward meal.

March 9, 2012 · 1 min read

When an apple fell on Newton’s head , he did not just eat it to satisfy his hunger , au contraire he used it as an excuse to get into the depth of the…

January 30, 2012 · 4 min read

The party was in full swing , everybody seemed to be enjoying the music , some swayed with their cocktails and others enjoyed delicious looking appetizers .…

August 9, 2011 · 4 min read

Why is this happening? This is because of our inherent nature to compete and beat the competition. Maslow’s work on Hierarchy of Needs proved this point. We…

April 8, 2011 · 7 min read

Why did India rank 134th of 153 countries on the 2010 World Giving Index? An essay on survey bias, informal giving, and the culture of Indian philanthropy.

January 22, 2011 · 7 min read