Discourse
Muslims in the post-truth world are caught between extremes
It is interesting to know how Islamic societies across the world encounter three extreme situations simultaneously.
Creating perfect babies: Futuristic babies
The ethics: Can we deny ourselves benefits of DNA technology?
Creating perfect babies: Scientists can design better babies for the benefit of mankind
The zygote travels to the uterus and attaches to the inner wall of the uterus and grows into a baby.
Yoke of conversion: For dalits, it’s out of the pan into the fire
It’s true conversion was a gateway to a better life, free of the yoke of casteism.
Yoke of conversion: Good Samaritan never forced any conversions
Read the parable of the Good Samaritan, who comes to the rescue of the much reviled Jew, waylaid and forsaken.
Boredom, mother of creativity: Brain research throws up the power of music
When fed with music, the entire brain-sphere is aglow, showing that the power of music influences every part of the organ.
Boredom, mother of creativity: Way out of boredom is through it
Academics are awaiting clinching evidence before listing the benefits of boredom.
Behold the microchip in your body
Opening doors, logging into computers, storing medical data et al seem to be healthy advances in life, courtesy implantable microchips.
Age of anxiety: Alienation modern scourge
The task of forging an overarching identity transcending the amalgam that develops through such superimposition therefore becomes even more difficult.
Age of anxiety: Good times, bad times
The world as a whole during the last three quarters of a century after World War II has seen “the best of times”.