Music for tonight: L Subramaniam plays an alapana in Raga Mohanam, followed by a Ragam-Taanam-Pallavi in Raga Kirvani

https://youtu.be/6YnYr4BlGgs

Is this what happens when men don't get timely psychological help?

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This is spot on. @merz.bsky.social

In India, the same playbook is being used to attack Science, and education is equated with preparing students for exams to get into engineering/medical college.

Not to develop reason, critical thinking or truly understand Science.

I'm livid that our politicians are completely in thrall to this nonsense. Millions & millions without education, jobs and a decent standard of living, but this is what 'development' is.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-plans-1000-mw-sustainable-data-centre-parks-at-bengaluru-2-other-cities-3986649

Just saw the news of Craig Venter's passing. Genomics and CV's work in the late 90s blew my mind (was a college student then).

What struck me more was his push to patent DNA sequences. I began to suspect that the 'developed world' was not all that it was made out to be.

Yesterday's rains were disastrous for my local bookstore ☹️

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/when-the-hailstorm-hit-bengalurus-church-street-a-bookstore-paid-the-price-3985837

I'm sure that having a Tamil PI had nothing at all to do with the acronym choice here...

Dose, vada, pongal, upma etc. all up for grabs folks 😁

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10418-6