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Confounding Factors and the Dashboard That Lied Politely
Confounding Factors and the Dashboard That Lied Politely
healthcare-it
Kenneth Arrow in the Waiting Room
Kenneth Arrow in the Waiting Room
Economics
The Churning of the Lesser Fluids
The Churning of the Lesser Fluids
Essay
The Trillionaire Gap: A Bipolar Ramble from South Calcutta
The Trillionaire Gap: A Bipolar Ramble from South Calcutta
Personal Essay
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
Technology
The Bengali Who Knows Too Much to Move
The Bengali Who Knows Too Much to Move
Personal Essay
The Loadshedding Shape
The Loadshedding Shape
Short Fiction
The Man Who Knew Everybody
The Man Who Knew Everybody
Short Fiction
Twaddle Tendency
Twaddle Tendency
Essay
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Essay
Phase Transition at Fifty-One
Phase Transition at Fifty-One
Personal Essay
Jealous of the Stupid
Jealous of the Stupid
Essay
Oxygen in a Box
Oxygen in a Box
Personal Essay
The Good Boy Hunger
The Good Boy Hunger
Short Fiction
The Nationalization of Shame
The Nationalization of Shame
Personal Essay
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
Technology
The Brain Scrap Yard
The Brain Scrap Yard
Personal Essay
Frog in the Robot Century
Frog in the Robot Century
Essay
Tea, Depression, and the Probability of a Blog
Tea, Depression, and the Probability of a Blog
Personal Essay
The Public Mouth
The Public Mouth
Short Fiction
Artisanal Darkness in a Kolkata Room
Artisanal Darkness in a Kolkata Room
Personal Essay
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Personal Essay
The Fourth-Standard Saint
The Fourth-Standard Saint
Short Fiction
The Badly Lit Municipality of Myself
The Badly Lit Municipality of Myself
Personal Essay
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
Society
The Local Disgrace Still Making Noise
The Local Disgrace Still Making Noise
Personal Essay
The Former Bright Boy Problem
The Former Bright Boy Problem
Personal Essay
Vamana and the Three Steps of Bankruptcy
Vamana and the Three Steps of Bankruptcy
Personal Essay
The Dry Drowning
The Dry Drowning
Short Fiction
The Gut of God
The Gut of God
Short Fiction
The Language Under Hatibagan
The Language Under Hatibagan
Short Fiction
The Man Who Looked Too Long
The Man Who Looked Too Long
Short Fiction
The Tea Skin on My Mind
The Tea Skin on My Mind
Personal Essay
Body Rent
Body Rent
Short Fiction
The Ninth Tap
The Ninth Tap
Short Fiction
The Blue Above Chandni
The Blue Above Chandni
Short Fiction
The Polished Ghost of Banamali Lane
The Polished Ghost of Banamali Lane
Short Fiction
The Rice Cooker and the Black Hole
The Rice Cooker and the Black Hole
Personal Essay
The Temperature of Attention
The Temperature of Attention
Short Fiction
The Friendless Blister
The Friendless Blister
Mental Health
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
Short Fiction
Moon Without Skin
Moon Without Skin
Short Fiction
The Smoke Under Howrah
The Smoke Under Howrah
Short Fiction
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
Short Fiction
The K-Shaped Economy Is a Forked Road, and Most of Us Are on the Wrong Fork
The K-Shaped Economy Is a Forked Road, and Most of Us Are on the Wrong Fork
Economy
The Animals That Did Not Know Smiling
The Animals That Did Not Know Smiling
Short Fiction
The Pressure in Sinthee
The Pressure in Sinthee
Short Fiction
The Blister Labels
The Blister Labels
Short Fiction
Hawkers Are Not Rubbish To Be Swept Before Breakfast
Hawkers Are Not Rubbish To Be Swept Before Breakfast
Social Commentary
The Unrecorded Error
The Unrecorded Error
Healthcare IT
Wrong Shelf
Wrong Shelf
Short Fiction
The Invisible Radius
The Invisible Radius
Personal Essay
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
Technology
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
Geopolitics
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
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Technology and Society
The Low Market Value of Reality
The Low Market Value of Reality
Personal Essay
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Society
Falling Through the Crack
Falling Through the Crack
Personal Essay
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Essay
The Desperation Premium
The Desperation Premium
Technology and Society
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
Artificial Intelligence
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Personal Essay
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
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
AI Education
Predepression Tea
Predepression Tea
Personal Essay
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
Healthcare
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
Personal
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Personal Essay
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Personal Essay
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 Contender Who Would Not Compete
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
Personal Essay
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
The Range Limit of Kinship
The Range Limit of Kinship
Society
When the Office Learns to Beg
When the Office Learns to Beg
Society
When Structure Loses Its Map
When Structure Loses Its Map
Society
India’s Semiconductor Problem Is Not a Missing Slogan
India’s Semiconductor Problem Is Not a Missing Slogan
Technology
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
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Mental Models
The Epistemic Iceberg Effect
The Epistemic Iceberg Effect
knowledge
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
political economy
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
AI Security
Pests we love
Pests we love
natural history
Latent Space and the Hidden Map of Healthcare Data
Latent Space and the Hidden Map of Healthcare Data
Healthcare-IT
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
work, migration, India
The Last Economy
The Last Economy
technology
Confounding Factors
Confounding Factors
healthcare-it
Intro
Intro
career
The Bengali Baby
The Bengali Baby
Personal Essay
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
Personal Essay
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal