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20 of 1,392 episodesHugging Face attack: Can ‘rogue agents’ bring about AI Armageddon?
Doomsday scenarios of an ‘AI takeover’ have been part of popular lore for a long time. Skynet, Terminator, and Agent Smith are fictional ico...
Iran takes escalation dominance
The Iran war has entered another dangerous phase, with the confrontation between Tehran and Washington increasingly spilling into the Persia...
Should the use of Gen AI be banned among younger students in schools?
Recently, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI tools for public school students through Class...
Saving the Western Ghats
The Western Ghats in India is a mountain range that is considered next only to the Himalayas in terms of being a biological treasure trove w...
OBC reservations: Should ‘creamy layer’ be junked in favour of sub-categorisation?
The implementation of the creamy layer doctrine for OBC reservations has been beset with complications. A Supreme Court judgement on March 1...
Bonus episode: Is Israel winning?
This is a special bonus episode featuring the Hindu's Global Faultlines podcast where Sharmada venkatausbramanian is in conversation with St...
What are cancer 'vaccines' and will they revolutionise treatment?
There’s been a lot of excitement in the cancer research field recently. Preliminary results from a trial with patients who had melanoma or s...
From 3rd at Olympics to 8th at World Cup: What’s ailing Indian hockey?
Much was expected from the Indian men’s hockey team after back to back bronze medals at the highest level of the sport – the Olympic Games....
In Focus-Parley | Are brands overreacting to manufactured outrage?
Last week, jewellery brand Giva withdrew an advertisement it made for Raksha Bandhan after netizens criticised actress Kriti Sanon’s outfit...
Freebies or Rights: What is India's approach to welfare spending?
The resilience of a nation’s economy is determined by the quality of its human capital. Other things being equal, a country with a healthy a...
Ukraine war: Is Russia testing NATO’s resolve?
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth year, the conflict shows little sign of ending. Russia and Ukraine continue to intensify drone an...
More sugar, different labels: How global food brands treat the Indian market
“Do you not want people to be healthy?” That was the question the Supreme Court put to the FSSAI earlier this month, while hearing a case ov...
Weekend Bonus episode: The Mathematics and Loneliness of DD Kosambi w/Prof. Ram Ramaswamy
This is a special weekend crossover episode featuring the Hindu's Rearview podcast. Did Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi solve the Riemann Hypoth...
What a waste: Can India get rid of its garbage mountains?
India has a waste management problem. Though we reportedly collect 90% of our municipal solid waste, nearly 40% does not enter formal proces...
In Focus-Parley | Is English a foreign language in India?
The Supreme Court has been discussing linguistics this month, while hearing challenges to the CBSE’s three-language formula, which mandates...
Cash transfers for women: Do they challenge gender norms on unpaid care work?
Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) for women have become extremely popular. So far, more than 14 states have done it, benefiting 120 millio...
Can you get dementia from long-term exposure to traffic noise?
Road traffic noise is a major environmental pollutant. Indian cities are cacophonous. They are not designed to insulate residents from susta...
How water stressed are Indian cities?
This year, residents in several Indian cities -from Mumbai to Bengaluru - have experienced a shortage in water supply. India's big cities ar...
Chronic kidney disease: Why has a Parliamentary committee called for mandatory testing?
It’s one of those conditions that has no symptoms during its early stages, meaning that by the time it is diagnosed, it could be very late:...