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The SpudCell and the Border of Life
The SpudCell and the Border of Life
Science
Clinical AI Needs A Shadow Architecture First
Clinical AI Needs A Shadow Architecture First
Healthcare-IT
The Curious Day When the Sun Pauses and Humanity Stretches
The Curious Day When the Sun Pauses and Humanity Stretches
Science and Society
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
Technology
Symmetry in a Calcutta Room
Symmetry in a Calcutta Room
Mathematics
The Many-Body Problem of Indian Life
The Many-Body Problem of Indian Life
Personal Essay
The Human Intake Pipe
The Human Intake Pipe
Science
AI, Erdős, and the Great Dot Mischief
AI, Erdős, and the Great Dot Mischief
Science
What a Diffusion Model Is, and Why Pi Sneaks Into the Hospital
What a Diffusion Model Is, and Why Pi Sneaks Into the Hospital
Science
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
Education
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
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
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Healthcare IT
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
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Essay
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Personal
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
How To Start Machine Learning Without Buying Magic Beans
AI Education
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Calcutta
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
When Diabetes Started Asking About Its Ancestors
When Diabetes Started Asking About Its Ancestors
Healthcare Science
Dead Body in Stagnant Water
Dead Body in Stagnant Water
Personal
SludgeGPT and the Mirage of Machine Understanding
SludgeGPT and the Mirage of Machine Understanding
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
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Healthcare IT
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
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
AI Agents Will Not Democratize Power Neatly
AI Agents Will Not Democratize Power Neatly
Artificial Intelligence
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Health & Society
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
Healthcare AI and the Wrong Objective
Healthcare AI and the Wrong Objective
Healthcare AI
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
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
political economy
AI Health Insurance and Cruelty
AI Health Insurance and Cruelty
healthcare ai
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
Is Claude Mythos, a Myth?
AI Security
The Invasive Human Weed Species
The Invasive Human Weed Species
society
Latent Space in Healthcare Data, From the Beginning
Latent Space in Healthcare Data, From the Beginning
Healthcare IT
AI and Denial
AI and Denial
Artificial Intelligence
Databases and Data Warehouses
Databases and Data Warehouses
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
Vector Databases
Vector Databases
healthcare it
Confounding Factors
Confounding Factors
healthcare-it
Dogs Detect Violations.
Dogs Detect Violations.
science
The Missing Scientists
The Missing Scientists
healthcare-it
Pohela Baisakh
Pohela Baisakh
history
The Pufferfish Economy
The Pufferfish Economy
society
AI in Healthcare: Beware
AI in Healthcare: Beware
healthcare ai
Homeopathy
Homeopathy
healthcare-systems