Retrospective: The Wire Science in 2019
At the start of 2019, The Wire Science decided to focus more on issues of science and society, and this is reflected in the year-end list of our best stories (in terms of traffic and engagement; liste…
The Hindu
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A shorter article about short gamma ray bursts lights up little
* Identify a simple and well-defined question * Describe the question and answer it * Get the fuck out Writing with these three rules in mind makes for a good science article. You stick to the poi…
Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Don't judge the best science journalists in India after having read only the worst science journalism.…
TIFR's superconductor discovery: Where are the reports?
Most news publications in India didn't report on an exciting and significant discovery made by physicists from TIFR, Mumbai. Why not?…
No country for new journalism
Through an oped in Nieman Lab, Ken Doctor makes a timely case for explanatory - or explainer - journalism being far from a passing fad. Across the many factors that he argues contribute to its rise and persistence in western markets, there is evidence that he believes explainer journalism's historic…
Blogging at NYTimes and The Hindu
I'm going to draw some parallels here between the The New York Times and The Hindu in the context of Times's decision to shut or merge up to half of its blogs (Disclosure: I launched The Hindu…
Weekly science quiz
My weekly science quiz debuted in The Hindu today, in its In School edition. Here's the first installment. Questions 1. Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon on July 21, 1969, pass…