FF Daily #372: Stephen King on writing simply
May 13, 2021: The (im)morality of patents; Pointers from Shahid Jameel; (Poem) All you who sleep tonight
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May 13, 2021: The (im)morality of patents; Pointers from Shahid Jameel; (Poem) All you who sleep tonight
Hari Pulakkat tells the story of how Homi Bhabha set up TIFR in this extract from his new book, ‘Space. Life. Matter: The Coming of Age of Indian Science’
May 17, 2021: Thich Nhat Hanh on how to quiet the noise; What the media won’t tell you; The story of how Homi Bhabha set up TIFR; (Art) Mother & Child by Gustav Klimt
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can democratize access, amplify an artist’s, especially a woman’s, voice and choice, and promote allyship
May 18, 2021: Why real-world stories help; A geriatric millennial; Aasai mugam by Vidya & Vandana
May 19, 2021: Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Chilean film-maker Miguel Littin; An impending digital art boom?; Mayday signals from Middle India; [Song] Gracias a la Vida
May 20, 2021: Adam Kahane on changing things one person at a time; How Delhi came out of its oxygen crisis; What Bill Gates badly wanted; [Music] Karpur Gauram
May 21, 2021: Dr BJ Miller on learning to live well; Much ado over Shailaja Teacher; Too many billionaires?; [Song] Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
FF Recommends: The right mask and the right way to wear it
The vaccine crisis is yet another proof that principles of capitalism are at variance with the needs of humanity. Instead of top-down policies, focus on profits and economies of scale, local on-the-ground solutions and the economies of scope that they bring, can be the founding fuel for transformative change