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Beyond Passwords

From door-latches to iris-scans, the art of blocking people has gone a long way. And it’s still going. In the beginning, people didn’t have passwords. They could just go wherever they wanted...

  • Badri Sunderarajan
    Badri Sunderarajan
12 min read
Driving

Horn OK Please

It’s written on practically every Indian lorry. But what does it mean? Have you ever wondered about the meaning of “Horn OK Please” that comes on the back of so many trucks? The reason for ...

  • Badri Sunderarajan
    Badri Sunderarajan
3 min read
email

Cleaning your Inbox

Messages may get lost in the post. But you can at least stop them getting lost in your email. Some people are always on their inbox. Send them an email, and you’ll get a reply within minutes...

  • Badri Sunderarajan
    Badri Sunderarajan
8 min read
food

Eating Dishes

What if the main dish was really a dish? It’s a common thing for people to carry their own food while travelling on a train. But when I’m travelling on the 12677 Intercity Express, from Beng...

  • Badri Sunderarajan
    Badri Sunderarajan
7 min read
Ants

A Ball of Water

Imagine if you could pick up a drop of water, and carry it, just like that? Sixteen thousand new plastic bottles are made every second. One week from now, there’ll be enough new ones to circ...

  • Badri Sunderarajan
    Badri Sunderarajan
6 min read
culture

Thakkali Chutney

Who knew that Tomatoes could connect Tintin and The Pirates of the Caribbean?

  • Shalom Gauri
    Shalom Gauri
5 min read
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