Vatsal
@vatsal16.bsky.social
Perpetual Student, an aspiring researcher.
Post doctoral fellow at McGill university.
Post doctoral fellow at McGill university.
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Small teaser of the things to come!
Interesting conversations, amazing people…stay tuned!!
Interesting conversations, amazing people…stay tuned!!
May 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Small teaser of the things to come!
Interesting conversations, amazing people…stay tuned!!
Interesting conversations, amazing people…stay tuned!!
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In episode 3, the usual gang and the friend of the pod Dr. Harish Prakash are joined by Dr. Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
S8E3: Bridging ecology and human behaviour systems with Vivek Nityananda
Desi Academia Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In episode 3, the usual gang and the friend of the pod Dr. Harish Prakash are joined by Dr. Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
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I mean, I get that colleges create a lot of value, but imagine any other business making you beg for the chance to give them $50,000.
December 28, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I mean, I get that colleges create a lot of value, but imagine any other business making you beg for the chance to give them $50,000.
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I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Science and basic research is the only hope for humanity. In a new study authors develop a novel carbon capture technology, that converts CO2 into starch. Really exciting work!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis from carbon dioxide
A designed chemoenzymatic cascade reaction enables cell-free synthesis of starch from carbon dioxide.
www.science.org
November 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Science and basic research is the only hope for humanity. In a new study authors develop a novel carbon capture technology, that converts CO2 into starch. Really exciting work!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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This is my bookstore, Phoenix Books in Montreal. Show her some love. 🖤
November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
This is my bookstore, Phoenix Books in Montreal. Show her some love. 🖤
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You can catch me rambling about computing, race, and labor here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQVA... (This conversation with Dr. Lee Artz follows from my article "The cyber-homunculus: On race and labor in plans for computation" in Configurations 30, no. 4, JHU Press, dx.doi.org/10.1353/con....)
November 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
You can catch me rambling about computing, race, and labor here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQVA... (This conversation with Dr. Lee Artz follows from my article "The cyber-homunculus: On race and labor in plans for computation" in Configurations 30, no. 4, JHU Press, dx.doi.org/10.1353/con....)
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US inspectors found Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was made with water containing multiple strains of dangerous bacteria and sold to consumers anyway, according to a warning letter
Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste Has a Bacteria Problem, FDA Finds
US inspectors found Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was made with water containing multiple strains of dangerous bacteria and sold to consumers anyway, according to a warning letter posted Tuesday.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
US inspectors found Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was made with water containing multiple strains of dangerous bacteria and sold to consumers anyway, according to a warning letter
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu
https://www.ft.com/content/0b62f17a-97db-4817-90f8-f98adead79f0
https://www.ft.com/content/0b62f17a-97db-4817-90f8-f98adead79f0
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu
Warrant also issued for former defence minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity
www.ft.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:06 PM
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu
https://www.ft.com/content/0b62f17a-97db-4817-90f8-f98adead79f0
https://www.ft.com/content/0b62f17a-97db-4817-90f8-f98adead79f0
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Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks
The teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada, may have a variation of the virus that has a mutation making it more…
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November 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
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Pollution season is back in India, and people are so tired of bad air that apathy is setting in. Read about one of the world’s most toxic air quality in our Prognosis newsletter
Almost Two-Thirds of New Delhi Homes Unconcerned About Some of World’s Worst Air
Hi, it’s Satviki in Mumbai. Pollution season is back in India, and people are so tired of our bad air that apathy is setting in. Let me explain...
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Pollution season is back in India, and people are so tired of bad air that apathy is setting in. Read about one of the world’s most toxic air quality in our Prognosis newsletter
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At least 43,846 Palestinians have been killed and 103,740 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, says the enclave’s Health Ministry.
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Israel kills at least 72 in north Gaza, orders more evacuations from Beirut
Medics are unable to reach the wreckage of a residential tower in Beit Lahiya due to the presence of Israeli troops.
aje.io
November 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM
At least 43,846 Palestinians have been killed and 103,740 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, says the enclave’s Health Ministry.
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️