Jan., 2014 - Interesting Articles & Links

Nayak-2: Kejriwal Spoof with Alok Nath -- http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aib-recreates-nayak-with-arvind-kejriwal-and-alok-nath/448308-79.html

Using RNAi for pest control - Pollack, NYT - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/business/energy-environment/genetic-weapon-against-insects-raises-hope-and-fear-in-farming.html?_r=0

Dhonti, Praveen (2014): THE ROAD TO GURGAON -- http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/road-gurgaon?page=0,1

In pictures - Kejriwal doing things -- http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2014/01/23/in-pictures-arvind-kejriwal-doing-things/

A conference call in real life -- http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2014/01/a-conference-call-in-real-life.html

Derrick Coleman’s amazing letter to a hearing impaired girl -- http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/derrick-coleman-writes-amazing-letter-hearing-impaired-girl-who-liked-his-ad-155144

The Illustrated Guide to a PhD -- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-illustrated-guide-to-a-phd-2012-3

Indian Memory Project - http://www.indianmemoryproject.com/

Fibonacci in Apple logo -- http://corealiscreative.tumblr.com/post/7897162852/apple-logo-rob-janoff-i-hadnt-realized

A Violinist in the Metro -- http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/music/a/violinist_metro.htm

- Joshua Bell’s experiment, 2007

-  "If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?"

Battle for severe institutional changes...has begun -- http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/changing-the-rules-of-the-game/article5602599.ece

Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits - US Civil War -- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/science/broken-bodies-suffering-spirits-at-the-mutter-museum.html?rref=science&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Science&pgtype=article&_r=0

Mysteries of the X-chromosome - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/science/seeing-x-chromosomes-in-a-new-light.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Singapore letter -- http://blankanvas.bypatlaw.com/lead-story/dear-singapore/2012/12/16/

Hiroo Onnoa - obituary - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/world/asia/hiroo-onoda-imperial-japanese-army-officer-dies-at-91.html

Tharoor on Khobragade Incident -- http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/shashi-tharoor-says-that-us-authorities--arrest-in-december-of-india-s-deputy-consul-general-in-new-york-has-profoundly-damaged-bilateral-relations

- To most Indians, common discourtesy cannot be repackaged as moral virtue.

Tushar Shah says river-linking in India is no longer a viable option -- http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/too-grand-to-work/

Japan’s mediocre rice -- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/business/international/japanese-begin-to-question-rices-sacred-place.html?_r=0

Demand-driven Research in India -- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/demanddriven-research/article5554382.ece

Trade Deficit? Dont worry! -- http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131224190934-38251380-don-t-worry-about-the-trade-deficit-it-s-meaningless?trk=object-title (LinkedIn)

Japanese ghosts & spirits -- http://io9.com/14-terrifying-japanese-monsters-myths-and-spirits-1498740680

Hiding eyesores at home -- http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/genius-ways-to-hide-the-eyesores-in-your-home

Tokyo - 50 Reasons - http://www.timeout.jp/mag/50reasons/

http://www.businessinsider.com/8-things-the-worlds-most-successful-people-all-have-in-common-2013-12?IR=T#!

Project Syndicate - articles of 2013

- http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-moral-shortcomings-of-conspicuous-consumption-by-peter-singer

Kobragade -- http://www.the-american-interest.com/blog/2013/12/31/solving-the-simmering-india-us-diplomat-disagreement/

Mody, Ashoka and Michael Walton (2014) -- LETS NOT WAIT FOR A SAVIOR -- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/let-s-not-wait-for-a-saviour/1214363/0

Hausmann, Ricardo (2013) -- The Specialization Myth -- http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ricardo-hausmann-warns-that-advising-cities--states--and-countries-to-focus-on-their-economies--comparative-advantage-is-both-wrong-and-dangerous

Gandhi, Divya (2014): A CeNSE of THINGS TO COME -- http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/a-cense-of-things-to-come/article5526494.ece

- Nano devices to cut the costs of medical diagnostics