Your guide to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship
A recipient of the 2022 Erasmus Mundus scholarship walks you through the process.
11m ago
How to read a nutrition label (without being tricked)
Try spending a few minutes reading the underappreciated label at the back.
2y ago
How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
It could take weeks before we can understand its impact.
2y ago
COP26 concludes today, here's what happened so far
The climate summit in Glasgow enters its final day.
3y ago
Is it too late to save the planet?
Climate troubles will only get more pronounced and disastrous.
3y ago
April 23, 2020
A New Ramadan
Covid-19 continues to haunt our daily lives. Different events and mass gatherings are either cancelled or have been postponed indefinitely due to the high risk posed by the coronavirus.
March 12, 2020
Why can’t women have pockets?
It’s 2020 and what do we still not have yet? Flying cars, cyborgs, space trips, and pocket equality.
February 20, 2020
New Market to Nimiso
There is a deep-rooted charm to this part of Dhaka, at New Market, a bustling zone of hawkers, shops and people, of all sorts. It is here where “fixed price” is a fallacy, the world is your oyster and you can get your hands on virtually everything as long as you can bargain.
February 20, 2020
The Pink tax: Why women pay more for everything
Pink tax lurks in the corners of every supermarket and affects half of the global consumers, with the vast majority being grossly unaware.
January 30, 2020
New Kid in Town
People who don’t add sugar in their tea or coffee always seem to come off a bit proud about it, don’t they? There is a certain aura to when they say “sugar-free” or “Oh... No sugar, please” as they order away.
January 23, 2020
RESEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
The thought of embarking on a journey towards innovation, discovery, and rediscovery is somewhat daunting. Interconnected to this is the idea that you will get out of your head and extend the boundaries of existing knowledge.
January 9, 2020
Do shaved legs make you a better cyclist?
Being a pro-cyclist and getting to the top of your game means intense workout sessions and countless hours of practice.
December 12, 2019
What saves you from bad decisions?
Decisions are a trap – a bonus ruse you get for living life. From the moment we wake up, we make countless choices to go about the day.
November 28, 2019
Weird animals with even weirder names
We are sharing our world with 8.7 million species. The vast majority, almost 86 percent is yet to be discovered, studied and ultimately, catalogued.
November 7, 2019
Living with a Turtle
In the first week after bringing her home, Missy was lost. It took a family of four to hunt down a two-and-half-inch-long, walking dust bunny from under the study table.
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