A thread on medicalisation of grief.

1. In last six months. Five of my friends lost a parent. It can get overwhelming. Being a local to their parent's city i was involved in the process medically / supportingly / logistically.
Here are some observations about wrong use of…

A lesson I keep learning from Daan: write interesting research papers

Sometimes, interesting, well-written papers can have a deeper impact. Even otherwise, it would add clarity.

Scholarship + interesting writing > prestige of the journal

Don't worship journals

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Have you switched to a chemical free diet?

Saturday morning in one of my WhatsApp groups ❤️

#Pune Rocks!

Today, leading candidates for the Pune Lok Sabha Constituency, Murlidhar Mohol (Modi Ka Parivar) (BJP), Ravindra Dhangekar (INC), & Vasant More | वसंत मोरे (VBA), are sharing a stage at Patrakar Bhavan for a one-of-a-kind forum.

They'll engage in lively discussions & debates w media on…

Satte pe Satta - in which Ashish talks about issues of too much choice.

Reminds me of two stories:

1. Russians unable to buy anything in USA supermarkets.
2. People choosing an 'un-Cola' cos Coke/Pepsi gave too many variant choices.

econforeverybody.com/2024/04/15/sat…

Over on EFE, a post that builds on an excellent post by Amol Agrawal from yesterday

econforeverybodyblog.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/eco…

Over on EFE, a review of Ethan Mollick's excellent new book, Co-Intelligence. *Definitely* worth a read!

econforeverybodyblog.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/co-…

Reinforcement Learning from H2G2 Feedback

I'm looking for a teaching assistant for my GenWise course this summer (Intro to AI; for 12-15 year olds). This is a paid, 1-month position. You should be in 2nd year of college (or older), comfortable with Python programming, ChatGPT user.

#ChildMentalHealth #India

A 13 yr old with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He has to wash hands to reduce anxiety even temporarily.
It is so bad that his hands are white with painful linear breaks in skin (ulcers).

Referred to a child psychiatrist. Started on single…

RBI's new website
mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com/2024/04/08/rbi…

Thank you, IITB Trust Lab and IIT Bombay for this opportunity. I am excited about the possibilities, from collaborating on projects to drive trust, to guiding students/interns, and teaching.

Or maybe Elon wrote code that caused both of these things, so that we would all tweet about it

You know #Pune has a severe water crisis when Roopali stops giving your water automatically when you sit. Now one glass is free,on request and for more, buy a water bottle.
Suvrat Kher Shilpa Godbole Gautam Govitrikar DMD docyogi Amar Barwe - अमर बर्वे

Over on EFE, a short post on Manmohan Singh and the lost art of consensus building

econforeverybodyblog.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/a-g…