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Thought Factory

SIXTH SENSE? That’s Childs play.

When we think of human senses we think of eyesight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Yet we have always known that we are capable of sensing much more than this. Sixth sen...

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Kaleidoscope

Marriage-Go-Round

The North Indian pre-wedding ritual of the Ladies Sangeet, at which women gathered together to sing (some raunchy songs) an dance, minus the men. The cus...

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Alternative Entertainment

It Was Nearly Impossible To Make This Queer Indian Drama

'Loev' is a sumptuous, provocative Netflix film that takes on queer intimacy in a nation where homosexuality is illegal.
Set and filmed completely in India, Loev is a ...

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Sustainable Development

This Scientist Is Using Subway DNA to Prepare For Life Beyond Earth

Dr. Chris Mason is studying human and bacterial DNA to understand how humans might prepare for life in space, as well as how to defend our bodies from the radiation of long...

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Kaleidoscope

Smoke And Mirrors

Pankaj Kapur returned to the stage last year, with a charming one-man show, Dopehri. Kapur is an illustrious alumnus of the National School of Drama and did quite a few pla...

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Human Rights

Migrant moment

At the end of a long exchange where they debated the origins of the senses, philosopher Yajnavalakya asked King Janak, “If a person such as yourself, equipped with we...

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Sustainable Development

Neuroscientists Hunt The Line Where Consciousness Begins—And Ends

Consciousness should be a deeply spooky thing. Or, rather, the fact that we routinelylose consciousness should be a deeply spooky thing. Here, at some murky threshold that ...

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Festivals

Cinema In The Vineyards This Weekend Kicks Off Film Festival

Mendocino County is celebrating filmmakers and their works after 10 years of the Mendocino Film Festival. The film festival staff said this event not only gives locals an u...

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Movies

True Review Movie - Allegiant

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, AnselElgort, Zoë Kravitz, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Daniel Dae Kim, Bill Skarsgård, Octavia Spence...

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Sustainable Development

Multisensory Cinema Adds Smell And Touch To VR Worlds.

Virtual reality is all about immersive experiences. From VR therapies that treat PTSD to news reports that transport us directly into war zones, VR disrupts the way we expe...

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