Suvro Ghosh

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Welcome To SuvroGhosh.IN
Welcome To SuvroGhosh.IN
Personal Essay
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal
This Blog's History
This Blog's History
Personal Reflections
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
Personal Essay
Fish Market Merit and the Small Republic of Honesty
Fish Market Merit and the Small Republic of Honesty
Personal Essay
The Bengali Baby
The Bengali Baby
Personal Essay
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Memoir
Driving the Accord
Driving the Accord
personal
America and Calcutta
America and Calcutta
personal
AQI 420 and the Great Indian Snot Mine
AQI 420 and the Great Indian Snot Mine
personal
Mindfulness?
Mindfulness?
Calcutta
The Aromatics of Stagnation
The Aromatics of Stagnation
Calcutta
AI in Healthcare: Beware
AI in Healthcare: Beware
healthcare ai
Cicada, BA.3.2
Cicada, BA.3.2
public-health
Trigonometric  Colonization
Trigonometric Colonization
history-of-science
HIE from First Principles
HIE from First Principles
healthcare it
Homeopathy
Homeopathy
healthcare-systems
Hormuz, Day 52
Hormuz, Day 52
geopolitics
Costume Ambition
Costume Ambition
society
Why EHR and HIE Struggle in India but AI Diagnostics might not
Why EHR and HIE Struggle in India but AI Diagnostics might not
healthcare it
The Questions You Ask
The Questions You Ask
healthcare it
The Fish Bengalis Eat
The Fish Bengalis Eat
food
Confounding Factors
Confounding Factors
healthcare-it
Dogs Detect Violations.
Dogs Detect Violations.
science
India’s White-Collar Issue
India’s White-Collar Issue
india
Intro
Intro
career
The Missing Scientists
The Missing Scientists
healthcare-it
Pohela Baisakh
Pohela Baisakh
history
Propofol, Nightmares
Propofol, Nightmares
healthcare
The Pufferfish Economy
The Pufferfish Economy
society
AI and Denial
AI and Denial
Artificial Intelligence
Databases and Data Warehouses
Databases and Data Warehouses
healthcare-it
FHIR
FHIR
healthcare it
India’s AI Moat
India’s AI Moat
healthcare-it
The Last Economy
The Last Economy
technology
The History of the Shape of Atoms
The History of the Shape of Atoms
science
Building VA Data Warehouses
Building VA Data Warehouses
healthcare-it
Vector Databases
Vector Databases
healthcare it
What the Ukraine and Iran Wars May Leave Behind in Civilian Technology
What the Ukraine and Iran Wars May Leave Behind in Civilian Technology
technology
AI Health Insurance and Cruelty
AI Health Insurance and Cruelty
healthcare ai
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
AI Security
LPG debacle
LPG debacle
energy
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
society
The Invasive Human Weed Species
The Invasive Human Weed Species
society
Pests we love
Pests we love
natural history
Latent Space in Healthcare Data, From the Beginning
Latent Space in Healthcare Data, From the Beginning
Healthcare IT
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
work, migration, India
Tea
Tea
food-and-culture
The Epistemic Iceberg Effect
The Epistemic Iceberg Effect
knowledge
The Shadow Architecture: Lessons from a Decade Bootstrapping Healthcare Data Systems
The Shadow Architecture: Lessons from a Decade Bootstrapping Healthcare Data Systems
Healthcare IT
The Four Fundamental Subspaces of Linear Algebra
The Four Fundamental Subspaces of Linear Algebra
mathematics
HL7 vs FHIR, Explained Simply
HL7 vs FHIR, Explained Simply
Healthcare IT
Mind Is What the Brain Does, Not a Ghost in the Attic
Mind Is What the Brain Does, Not a Ghost in the Attic
Neuroscience
The Ghost as Perception
The Ghost as Perception
philosophy
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
political economy
How VA Healthcare Data Systems Work: From MUMPS to SQL
How VA Healthcare Data Systems Work: From MUMPS to SQL
Healthcare IT
The Negative Infinity Before the Singularity
The Negative Infinity Before the Singularity
Healthcare AI
The Mental Health System Will Meet the AI Wave at Its Weakest Joint
The Mental Health System Will Meet the AI Wave at Its Weakest Joint
Artificial Intelligence
Kenneth Arrow, Medical Uncertainty, and the False Dream of Healthcare as a Normal Market
Kenneth Arrow, Medical Uncertainty, and the False Dream of Healthcare as a Normal Market
Healthcare IT
First Principles Thinking in Calcutta, Healthcare, and the Machinery of Reality
First Principles Thinking in Calcutta, Healthcare, and the Machinery of Reality
Useful Mental Models
Healthcare AI and the Wrong Objective
Healthcare AI and the Wrong Objective
Healthcare AI
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
India
Mental Health Polypharmacy Needs Real Decision Support, Not Another Checkbox
Mental Health Polypharmacy Needs Real Decision Support, Not Another Checkbox
Healthcare IT
Natural Selection Is Not Just About Animals
Natural Selection Is Not Just About Animals
Systems Thinking
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Mental Models
Maa Sitala, Maa Manasa, and the Bad Public Health Architecture of Fear
Maa Sitala, Maa Manasa, and the Bad Public Health Architecture of Fear
Public Health
Bengali AI Songs
Bengali AI Songs
AI Music Song
English AI Songs
English AI Songs
AI Music Song
AI Music
AI Music
AI Music Song
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Culture
Hindi AI Songs
Hindi AI Songs
AI Music Song
India’s Semiconductor Problem Is Not a Missing Slogan
India’s Semiconductor Problem Is Not a Missing Slogan
Technology
OpenClaw and the Uneasy Arrival of Agents That Actually Do Things
OpenClaw and the Uneasy Arrival of Agents That Actually Do Things
Artificial Intelligence
Why Scrolling Beats Reading, Until It Ruins the Reader
Why Scrolling Beats Reading, Until It Ruins the Reader
Technology
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
Personal
The Country That Built Rockets but Still Consults the Stars
The Country That Built Rockets but Still Consults the Stars
Society
Politics Is a Machine for Spoiling Ordinary People
Politics Is a Machine for Spoiling Ordinary People
Politics
When Structure Loses Its Map
When Structure Loses Its Map
Society
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Health & Society
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
Society
When Nothing Beats Something
When Nothing Beats Something
Technology
The City That Begs at the Window
The City That Begs at the Window
Society
When the Office Learns to Beg
When the Office Learns to Beg
Society
The Range Limit of Kinship
The Range Limit of Kinship
Society
The Genie Is Out of the Bottle
The Genie Is Out of the Bottle
Artificial Intelligence
Failing Well Without Looking Successful
Failing Well Without Looking Successful
Society
AI Agents Will Not Democratize Power Neatly
AI Agents Will Not Democratize Power Neatly
Artificial Intelligence
The English Medium Urine Stain
The English Medium Urine Stain
Memoir
The Painful Tooth Fairy
The Painful Tooth Fairy
Personal Essay
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Politics
The Prognosis Is Clarity
The Prognosis Is Clarity
Philosophy
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
Personal Essay
Why I Write What I Write
Why I Write What I Write
Personal Essay
LinkedIn, Unemployment, and the National X-Ray
LinkedIn, Unemployment, and the National X-Ray
Society
Self-Gaslit Minds in the Age of AI
Self-Gaslit Minds in the Age of AI
Technology
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Personal Essay
The Kolkata Bat Waiting for a Bus
The Kolkata Bat Waiting for a Bus
Personal Essay
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Personal Essay
Science Is Not a Solitary Organ
Science Is Not a Solitary Organ
Science
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
Personal Essay
Bangalore and the Plumbing of Pretension
Bangalore and the Plumbing of Pretension
Society
Calcutta Smog and the Coming Winter
Calcutta Smog and the Coming Winter
Satire
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Healthcare IT
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
Society
Anthropic Is Coming for Wall Street
Anthropic Is Coming for Wall Street
Artificial Intelligence
A Calcutta Bengali’s Guide to the Various Schools of AI
A Calcutta Bengali’s Guide to the Various Schools of AI
Artificial Intelligence
Depression as Mathematics: States, Switches, Attractors, and the Treacherous Algebra of Mood
Depression as Mathematics: States, Switches, Attractors, and the Treacherous Algebra of Mood
Mental Health Systems
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
Personal Satire
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
Artificial Intelligence
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Statistics
SludgeGPT and the Mirage of Machine Understanding
SludgeGPT and the Mirage of Machine Understanding
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Layoff Trap: How Companies Can Fire Their Own Customers
The AI Layoff Trap: How Companies Can Fire Their Own Customers
AI Economics
Bengal Changed Color, Not Yet Character
Bengal Changed Color, Not Yet Character
Politics and Society
The Magnet, the Bulb, and the Battery
The Magnet, the Bulb, and the Battery
Personal
Coding After the Keyboard: How AI Agents Learned to Roam the Codebase
Coding After the Keyboard: How AI Agents Learned to Roam the Codebase
Artificial Intelligence
Fog Machines in the Temple: Mandukya, AI, and the Dangerous Answer to Who Am I?
Fog Machines in the Temple: Mandukya, AI, and the Dangerous Answer to Who Am I?
Philosophy and AI
Pixels That Make Us Feel Present
Pixels That Make Us Feel Present
Society
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
AI and Society
Dead Body in Stagnant Water
Dead Body in Stagnant Water
Personal
Existential Arithmetic at Bread Level
Existential Arithmetic at Bread Level
Personal
The Boy Inside the Broken House
The Boy Inside the Broken House
Personal
The Thin-Fat Bengali and the Treacherous Little Belly
The Thin-Fat Bengali and the Treacherous Little Belly
Health
When Diabetes Started Asking About Its Ancestors
When Diabetes Started Asking About Its Ancestors
Healthcare Science
Why India Produces So Many Different Species of Goons
Why India Produces So Many Different Species of Goons
Society
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
Healthcare
The Chatbot Arrived Before the Seatbelt
The Chatbot Arrived Before the Seatbelt
AI Safety
The Rotten Sack Theory of Indian Politics
The Rotten Sack Theory of Indian Politics
Politics
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
Personal
Why I am Misunderstood as a Blogger
Why I am Misunderstood as a Blogger
Personal
If AI Ever Gets Depressed, We Are Probably in Trouble
If AI Ever Gets Depressed, We Are Probably in Trouble
Artificial Intelligence
If Asimov Never Put the Leash on the Robots
If Asimov Never Put the Leash on the Robots
Artificial Intelligence
The Bengali Hikikomori and the Shrinking Map of His Life
The Bengali Hikikomori and the Shrinking Map of His Life
Personal
I Am Probably the Least Motivational Blogger in India
I Am Probably the Least Motivational Blogger in India
Society
CRISPR: The Tiny Bacterial Trick That May Change Human Destiny
CRISPR: The Tiny Bacterial Trick That May Change Human Destiny
Science
The Lake That Lit Up Genes: Maracaibo, Memory, and Huntington’s Disease
The Lake That Lit Up Genes: Maracaibo, Memory, and Huntington’s Disease
Science & Healthcare IT
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Healthcare IT
When Brains Are Bright but Systems Are Blind
When Brains Are Bright but Systems Are Blind
Artificial Intelligence
Why 2026 Is Still the 21st Century
Why 2026 Is Still the 21st Century
Personal Essay
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Calcutta
One More Bhaar Cha Before Night Falls
One More Bhaar Cha Before Night Falls
Calcutta
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Politics
Falling Through the Southern Edge at 3 AM
Falling Through the Southern Edge at 3 AM
Personal Essay
The Machine That Cannot Take a Shit
The Machine That Cannot Take a Shit
Artificial Intelligence
Woke: How a Tiny American Word Became a Full-Time Street Fight
Woke: How a Tiny American Word Became a Full-Time Street Fight
Culture
The AI Cloud Will Also Need a Pump, a Plug, and a Tanker
The AI Cloud Will Also Need a Pump, a Plug, and a Tanker
Technology
Gold Karigars, Fertiliser Slogans, and the Knife Hidden Inside a Political Sentence
Gold Karigars, Fertiliser Slogans, and the Knife Hidden Inside a Political Sentence
Political Economy
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Calcutta Life
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
AI Education
If Lies Had Noses Again
If Lies Had Noses Again
Satire
Predepression Tea
Predepression Tea
Personal Essay
The Second Mouth
The Second Mouth
Short Fiction
Storm in a Bhar
Storm in a Bhar
Short Fiction
The Morning of the Cutouts
The Morning of the Cutouts
Short Fiction
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
Personal Essay
Bipolar Mood and Calcutta Calculus
Bipolar Mood and Calcutta Calculus
Personal Essay
Happiness After Quicksand
Happiness After Quicksand
Personal Essay
Mood Bellwethers Before a Low
Mood Bellwethers Before a Low
Personal Essay
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Personal Essay
The Coming Unemployment
The Coming Unemployment
AI
The Fat Animal in the Mirror
The Fat Animal in the Mirror
Essay
The Geography of Contentment
The Geography of Contentment
Life
The Terrace Republic
The Terrace Republic
Personal Essay
The Visible Work of Imaginary Things
The Visible Work of Imaginary Things
Personal Essay
The Zeitgeist of Calcutta Has Changed
The Zeitgeist of Calcutta Has Changed
Calcutta
Obama, HITECH, and the Day the American Medical Chart Was Dragged Into Electricity
Obama, HITECH, and the Day the American Medical Chart Was Dragged Into Electricity
Healthcare IT
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Personal
The Smorgasbord of Impotence
The Smorgasbord of Impotence
Personal Essay
Tea with George Orwell
Tea with George Orwell
Essay
The Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
The Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
Personal
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
Economy
The AI Business Model Makes a Broke Bengali Nervous
The AI Business Model Makes a Broke Bengali Nervous
Technology
Falling Through the Crack
Falling Through the Crack
Personal Essay
Fellow Passengers and the Broken Record
Fellow Passengers and the Broken Record
Life
Nicotine, Biri, and the Great Bengali Bargain
Nicotine, Biri, and the Great Bengali Bargain
Public Health
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
Science and Society
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Essay
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Essay
The Desperation Premium
The Desperation Premium
Technology and Society
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
Artificial Intelligence
The Thucydides Trap, Two Superpowers, and a Very Old Greek Headache
The Thucydides Trap, Two Superpowers, and a Very Old Greek Headache
Geopolitics
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Society
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
Climate
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
Calcutta
India Slept Through the AI Alarm, and the Market Has Started Packing Its Bags
India Slept Through the AI Alarm, and the Market Has Started Packing Its Bags
AI Economy
One Life, No Rehearsal, No Refund Counter
One Life, No Rehearsal, No Refund Counter
Personal Essay
Drake’s Equation, Alien Arithmetic, and the Bengali Who Refuses to Be Fooled by the Sky
Drake’s Equation, Alien Arithmetic, and the Bengali Who Refuses to Be Fooled by the Sky
Science
Ebola From First Principles: The Small Thread That Can Frighten a Planet
Ebola From First Principles: The Small Thread That Can Frighten a Planet
Public Health
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
Society
Waking Up Depressed in Calcutta
Waking Up Depressed in Calcutta
Personal Essay
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Technology and Society
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Healthcare IT
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Personal Essay
The Pharmacy Bandh Is Not About Apps. It Is About Trust Being Sold by the Strip.
The Pharmacy Bandh Is Not About Apps. It Is About Trust Being Sold by the Strip.
Healthcare IT
The Low Market Value of Reality
The Low Market Value of Reality
Personal Essay
The Man Held by the Neck
The Man Held by the Neck
Politics
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
Short Fiction
Writing Nothing From the Edge of Calcutta
Writing Nothing From the Edge of Calcutta
Personal Essay
The First Door That Opens
The First Door That Opens
Science
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
Politics
Poisson Distribution: Counting Rare Trouble Before It Becomes a Queue, a Claim, or a Crisis
Poisson Distribution: Counting Rare Trouble Before It Becomes a Queue, a Claim, or a Crisis
Healthcare IT
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Personal Essay
The Room, the Light, and the Brittle Brain
The Room, the Light, and the Brittle Brain
Personal
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
Politics
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Society
Milk Cha and the Small Engine of Attention
Milk Cha and the Small Engine of Attention
Personal Essay
Why Physics Keeps Sneaking Into Deep Learning
Why Physics Keeps Sneaking Into Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
AI and Society
The Body Becomes a Small Oven
The Body Becomes a Small Oven
Public Health
The Toolbox Theory of Thinking: Why Simple Models Help Us Survive a Complicated World
The Toolbox Theory of Thinking: Why Simple Models Help Us Survive a Complicated World
Thinking
The Last Notification
The Last Notification
Short Fiction
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
Geopolitics
Hi-Fi Sound Without the Perfume: Mono, Stereo, 5.1, Dolby, DTS, Atmos, and the Great Audio Bazaar
Hi-Fi Sound Without the Perfume: Mono, Stereo, 5.1, Dolby, DTS, Atmos, and the Great Audio Bazaar
Audio Technology
Hardy’s Law in Genetics for the Callow Calcuttan
Hardy’s Law in Genetics for the Callow Calcuttan
Science
MYCIN: The 1970s Medical AI That Knew How to Explain Itself
MYCIN: The 1970s Medical AI That Knew How to Explain Itself
Healthcare IT
Bengali Tintin In The Republic Of Garbage
Bengali Tintin In The Republic Of Garbage
Satire
When the Mind Refuses to Stay in One Place
When the Mind Refuses to Stay in One Place
Mental Health
The Vitruvian Man: A Naked Man, Two Shapes, and Our Old Hunger for Order
The Vitruvian Man: A Naked Man, Two Shapes, and Our Old Hunger for Order
Art History
The Dawn Is Still Open
The Dawn Is Still Open
Personal Essay
Square Peg, Round Hole, Bad Weather
Square Peg, Round Hole, Bad Weather
Mental Health
The Morlocks in White Kurta
The Morlocks in White Kurta
Society
When Suffering Refuses to Leave the Room
When Suffering Refuses to Leave the Room
Mental Health
Wet-Bulb, Dry-Bulb, and Feels Like: Why Kolkata Heat Is Not Just Heat
Wet-Bulb, Dry-Bulb, and Feels Like: Why Kolkata Heat Is Not Just Heat
Science
The Antibiotic That Came Back With a Stick
The Antibiotic That Came Back With a Stick
Healthcare
The Protein Man
The Protein Man
Short Fiction
The Dark Matter Man of Kalighat
The Dark Matter Man of Kalighat
Short Fiction
The Trolley Problem Is Already Hiding in Healthcare
The Trolley Problem Is Already Hiding in Healthcare
Healthcare IT
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
Technology
Will Darjeeling Stay Alive Like This?
Will Darjeeling Stay Alive Like This?
Personal Essay
Hope Dies at Different Rates
Hope Dies at Different Rates
Personal Essay
Poison Often Wears a Clean Shirt
Poison Often Wears a Clean Shirt
Personal Essay
Rain, Power Cuts, and India Standing on Quicksand
Rain, Power Cuts, and India Standing on Quicksand
Personal Essay
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Social Commentary
Trapped by the Room, the Mirror, and the Feed
Trapped by the Room, the Mirror, and the Feed
Mental Health

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