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A Primer for Scientists: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Grobalization
February 25, 2017

A Primer for Scientists: How to Win Friends and Influence People

Is it even possible to spread a set of norms widely, but still maintain your status as the arbiter of those norms?

The Scientific Indian
Immaterial Culture
November 5, 2016

The Scientific Indian

In the year 1887, Srinivas Ramanujan was born in the temple town of Kumbakonam, the last redoubt of orthodox Brahminism against the onslaught of…

Why Don’t We Teach Our Kids How to Beg Anymore?
Immaterial Culture
October 3, 2015

Why Don’t We Teach Our Kids How to Beg Anymore?

After all, success today demands an almost monastic discipline.

A Myth for the Ages: Work-Life Balance
The True Cost of Things
December 4, 2014

A Myth for the Ages: Work-Life Balance

A 12th century Chola bronze reveals the secret to having it all.

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