Growing scholarships offered by the Indian Women Scientists Association.
Good to see their scholarships for “girl students” in science (;-)) keeps growing. I gave one in my parent’s name
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Speculations and Near Certainties about Covid’s consequences
Trimmed and anonymized talk given to a group in London (whose identity has been edited out). Ive also removed the
Read MoreConfronting our inhumanity
I regard death from disease, storms, earthquakes, accidents, and misadventures as an integral part of the natural order. Certainly sad
Read MoreImpossible Shoes, difficult timing
From the May 14 2020 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Board announcement: “Professor John Kay has decided not to stand for
Read MoreHustling to beat the Coronavirus (with Leif Pagrotsky)
Our article (full text below) highlights the crucial role of local knowledge and action in global pandemics. While regretting the
Read MoreFearless forecast the next wave (of Covid controversy)
In a couple of years or so when the dust settles on covid attributed deaths — and yes they are
Read MoreHindu/Vedantic views on life and death (rather personal!)
An oped in today’s WSJ about “Rage[ing] Against the ‘Bioethicists’ and the Dying of the Light” reminded me how different
Read MoreVentilators: where’s the bottleneck?
In the scramble to build/acquire/commandeer ventilators the question arises: is the equipment the bottleneck or are other complementary facilities and
Read MoreWhat South Korean/Taiwanese “successes” dont resolve.
Much is being made of the “success” of covid containment in South Korea and Taiwan. This seems based on rather
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