Category: risk
The design challenge called Indian traffic [2]
An earlier, admittedly ranty post documented the weirdness that is Indian traffic. Though it focused more on vehicular traffic than on pedestrians, any good …
The design challenge called Indian traffic [1]
India’s traffic problem is real. No, seriously. Indian drivers makes Italians look tame and Londoners look like novice drivers. India also has the dubious …
Our mothers, ourselves and risk literacy
The web is on fire with Ms Angelina Jolie’s honest and unsentimental account of her elective, prophylactic double mastectomy, appearing in the New York …
Four for Friday (15)
This week’s eclectic, interesting reads: The hall of shame? A list of VCs with no female investing partners. One step closer to Eternal Sunshine …
Lost opportunities: Mahatma Gandhi and Gwen Thompson
To most people, Mahatma Gandhi stands for truth and non-violence. There is also a subtext of renunciation, austerity, simplicity and community. There was a …
Satyam, corporate governance and emerging markets
Perhaps the most tragic thing about the Satyam saga is the name of the company. Satyam means ‘the truth’ and the company’s fortunes have …
Trust as 'social currency'
Working on the cusp of regulation, investment and strategy, I often think about the role of trust in the information flows that inform investment …
Twist in the tale: Watson (contd.)
Continuing the story of James Watson, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratories first issued a press release distancing themselves from Watson’s view on intelligence of black …
Scientists as "people"
Long post alert! The Science Museum in London has cancelled a talk by James Watson, of Watson & Crick fame. The museum takes exception …
The genetic research gold rush
When the California gold rush began, the story goes that it was the guys selling picks and shovels that made the booty. What would …