Friends no more
Growing up, watching Friends was a source of much amusement and happiness. Now, as a grownup, I can't watch a single episode without deeply resenting how the show caricatures all science as avoida…
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The blog and the social media
Because The Wire had signed up to be some kind of A-listed publisher with Facebook, The Wire's staff was required to create Facebook Pages under each writer/editor's name. So I created the …
Ethics in the metadata
There is a difficult choice that those seeking to popularise articles disagreeing with a certain use of language on ethical grounds can't escape.…
Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Don't judge the best science journalists in India after having read only the worst science journalism.…
How infographics can lose the plot
if you don't force designers to follow best practices when making an infographic, you'll be setting a lower bar that will soon turn around and assault you with all kinds of charts conceived to hide what the numbers are really saying.…
The metaphorical transparency of responsible media
We in India often complain about how the media doesn't care enough to cover science stories. But when we're looking back and forward in time, we become blind to the media's efforts.…
Twitter isn't impressed with what we're doing about climate change
The Wire May 26, 2015 English is a happy language. At least the 10,000 most used English words are positively biased, according to a 2012 study conducted by mathematicians from the University of Verm…
Hey, is anybody watching Facebook?
The Boston Marathon bombings in April 2013 kicked off a flurry of social media activity that was equal parts well-meaning and counterproductive. Users on Facebook and Twitter shared reports, updates a…
Yes, I had $50.
Last week, I paid $50 to sign up for entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell's new start-up App.net. I wouldn't have found the service by myself until it'd have been too late for me to get on their b…