Clean-energy investments in the developing world plummeted last year while coal use reached a record high. Those are very bad signs for the climate. Most of the world’s economic expansion in the coming decades will be in nations like China, India, and …Continue reading
Successful athletes such as Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis-Hill are known for using ice baths after exercise, however, a new study has thrown cold water on this strategy. The research published recently in the Journal of Physiology suggests that ice baths aren’t …Continue reading
German publication Netzpolitik has posted an excerpt from TikTok’s new moderation guidelines. The document shows that moderators don’t take down political and protest content, but are still told to prevent these videos from becoming popular. The background: China-owned TikTok is a wildly popular video …Continue reading
Wifigen–gives free Wi-Fi to customers in exchange for their information. What does it take for a man to reach his full potential? Good advice – more than anything else. And this was exactly what Bilal got during his journey in creating Wifigen …Continue reading
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and preeminent physicist, Dr. Hoodbhoy is currently Zohra and Z.Z. Ahmad Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Earlier, he taught at the Quaid-i-Azam University for 40 years. He graduated from …Continue reading
Used but branded items now available online with low price tag. While the concept of online buying and selling is now not new in Pakistan, the idea of selling used but branded original items such as clothes, shoes and bags etc., is …Continue reading
At its peak, the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) stretched from what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan all the way to the northwestern part of India. Even 5,000 years ago, they had urban centers and towns with baked brick houses and an elaborate …Continue reading
Successful athletes such as Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis-Hill are known for using ice baths after exercise, however, a new study has thrown cold water on this strategy. The research published recently in the Journal of Physiology suggests that ice baths aren’t …Continue reading
Pakistan is considered all set by experts to introduce digital financial services, given the extensive documentation of citizens’ data, widespread telecommunication connectivity, and the increasing penetration of smartphones. Despite meeting these criteria, the country still has the lowest financial inclusion ratio in …Continue reading
Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi is a former chief election commissioner of India. He has authored the book An Undocumented Wonder – The Making of the Great Indian Election. MIT Technology Review reached out to him for insight on technological interventions undertaken over the …Continue reading
In 2006, the British economist Nicholas Stern warned that one of the biggest dangers of climate change would be mass migration. “Climate-related shocks have sparked violent conflict in the past,” he wrote, “and conflict is a serious risk in areas such as …Continue reading
