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Would you take Epstein’s money to fund your research?
Note: Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019. The following post was written before news of his death emerged. In 2016, I attended a talk by a not-unknown environmental activist in Chennai (not Nityanand Jayaraman, before … Continue reading
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Tagged BuzzFeed, Central Pollution Control Board, Crohn's disease, ethics, Jeffrey Epstein, melanoma, National green Tribunal, nationalism, research funding, Volkswagen
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Measuring loudness on Deepavali nights
The Indian festival of Deepavali gets its name from the Sanksrit for “display of lights”, “Deepaanaam aavali“. These days, the festival is anything but about lights, especially in urban centers where the bursting of loud firecrackers has replaced the gentler … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Pollution Control Board, decibels, Deepavali, Diwali, firecrackers, logarithms, noise pollution, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000
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