Nigeria at 66: How complexity opens up the space for originality, By Adéwálè Àjàdí
Premium Timesby Adewale Ajadi7d ago
Nigerians are some of the most adaptive and resilient people. This is the hallmark of human evolution: their intuitive habit.
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top 60%Eric Sadin: ‘AI reeks of death’
El País Englishby Daniel Verdú7d ago
Éric Sadin gets up and paces around the living room of his Paris apartment when an argument excites him. His own voice urges him to do so.
Gandhiji’s many ways of understanding ‘genius’
The Hinduby Gopalkrishna Gandhi7d ago
This column is not about Gandhi as a genius (which, with a laugh, he would say he certainly was not) or about the spectacularly original man I believe him to have been.
Gandhiji’s unfinished work on the world stage
The Hinduby M Kalyanaraman7d ago
Writing about Gandhiji’s death on his birthday may not be an entirely odd thing, given how he died and how that conflicted with what he stood for.
A reflection on two songs and their nationalisms
The Hinduby Sanjay Hegde7d ago
While it is customary to garland Gandhiji on his birthday, this year, let us listen to him instead and to the song he lived by.
Archaeologists Found 4 Nazca Mummies in the Wrong Place. It Could Turn the Story of an Ancient Empire 'Upside Down'
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan7d ago
Peru’s archaeological record is arguably one of the most pillaged in the world. For centuries, thousands of its pre-Columbian artifacts have been looted, first by Old World conquistadors, then by...
The Overlooked Black Architect Who Shaped a Landmark Smithsonian Museum
Hyperallergicby Brian Goldstein7d ago
On the concourse level of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is a small exhibition, easily missed if you are focused on the elevator that takes...
20 Years Later, The Departed's Best Line Is Still One Of The Greatest Quotes In Gangster Movie History
Polygon.comby Ryan Epps7d ago
In crime cinema, a lethal line carries as much weight as a loaded gun. Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas hooks audiences with Henry Hill's seductive declaration, “As far back as I can remember, I always...
From campus to global markets: Why students should learn to export, By Kabir Abdulsalam
Premium Timesby Premium Times7d ago
A food science student can develop export-ready food products. A fashion designer can build internationally recognised clothing and leather brands.
Power of two, shadow of three, an order in flux
New Indian Expressby Manish Tewari7d ago
Upon Xi Jinping’s arrival for a State visit to the United States on September 23, 2026, US President Donald Trump personally went to Joint Base Andrews to receive the Chinese President.
Where campuses think aloud
New Indian Expressby John J Kennedy7d ago
Indian universities have always been expected to produce and transmit knowledge. Increasingly, they are also expected to build skills and employability.
Tinubu and his incredible ministers, By Azu Ishiekwene
Premium Timesby Azu Ishiekwene7d ago
Tegbe is nesting in a strait of imagination, oblivious to the continuous power outages and grid collapses that have forced many homes and businesses to emulate Aso Rock by investing in alternative...
Are right-brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us
The Conversation Australiaby Sarah Hellewell, Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University7d ago
Are you logical, detail-oriented or good with numbers? You must be “left-brained”. Creative, artistic and intuitive? You must be “right-brained”.
€23bn, 23% and 3 VAT rates: The brutal maths blocking cheaper fuel
TheJournal.ieby Gavan Reilly7d ago
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Friday essay: The Catcher in the Rye is 75 – and every time I meet Holden Caulfield, I see him anew
The Conversation Australiaby Sascha Morrell, Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University7d ago
Reading The Catcher in the Rye in high school once carried a certain edgy credibility. Holden Caulfield was the embodiment of youthful alienation for generations of readers and critics.
True identity emerges from lived experience, not hidden essence, research finds
Phys.orgby Zaid Elayyan7d ago
True identity emerges from lived experience, not hidden essence, research finds So, you're a people pleaser? A social chameleon? Perhaps you're an introvert or an extrovert.
Cornel West and Sean Hannity find unlikely common ground despite deep political divide
FOX Newsby Taylor Penley7d ago
Cornel West says he doesn't live to meet others' expectations, a philosophy he displayed by sitting down with Fox News host Sean Hannity despite their deep political differences.
The Witcher 3 Beats Most Fantasy Adaptations in Nearly Every Way
Polygon.comby Francesco Cacciatore7d ago
For decades, scholars have been warning us about the dangers of nostalgia as a political tool. But scholars be damned, I’m having a lot of fun playing The Witcher 3 in 2026, and I’m not ashamed of...
400 colleges, 31 districts: PE teacher’s mission to take Gandhiji to Karnataka’s youth
The Hinduby Rashmi Patil7d ago
Meet Abida Begum, a senior physical education teacher at Government First Grade College in T. Dasarahalli, Bengaluru, who has been visiting government and private colleges across Karnataka to...
Rafael Jodar suffers another shock defeat in Japan and it’s clear what his problem was
sports.yahoo.comby Max Kilham7d ago
Paraguayan youngster Adolfo Daniel Vallejo stunned prodigal talent Rafael Jodar on Thursday. Vallejo, the world number 56, comfortably defeated Jodar 6-1, 6-3 in the Japan Open first round.