Pen drive

There’s clarity in the way the young operate. (istockphoto)

Learning curve: Gen Z has taught us the joy of silent communication

4 min read . 08 May 2025

Llosa is more relevant than ever in today’s polarized world because he championed the enduring value of truth, freedom and critical thinking. (AFP)

Why Llosa is essential reading for marketers and brand builders

4 min read . 24 Apr 2025

Confident misinformation (hallucination) is a well-documented phenomenon in AI. (Pixabay)

Confidently wrong: Why AI is so exasperatingly human-like

4 min read . 17 Apr 2025

Adolescence references the 'manosphere' clearly and directly. (Screengrab from YouTube/Netflix)

How to miss the entire point of ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix

4 min read . 10 Apr 2025

Always be thankful to that senior who appreciates your efforts and success, but also gets you back to ground reality now and then. (istockphoto)

A thank-you note for all the tough bosses who went unloved

4 min read . 03 Apr 2025

Modern relationships are challenging traditional gender roles and taking greater control of romantic lives. (Pixabay)

Modern relationships: When attraction met social evolution

3 min read . 27 Mar 2025

We must weigh incredible opportunities against existential risks. (AI Image)

Tech miracles: Seven impossible things to think about before breakfast

3 min read . 06 Mar 2025

‘Coffee badging’ is a post-work-from-home phenomenon. (Mint)

Coffee badgers in corporate offices: Can they really expect to survive?

4 min read . 20 Feb 2025

Even the most globetrotting and good natured of business executives are guaranteed to find India’s rules and regulations bewildering. (Alamy)

Rahul Jacob: Are we destined to remain tangled up in red tape?

4 min read . 13 Feb 2025

Brands often get lost looking for gold at the end of a rainbow

4 min read . 30 Jan 2025

The power to heal our planet lies in millions of tiny, daily acts of environmental ownership multiplied across billions of people.

How a little prince can inspire 8 billion gardeners to clean up the Earth

4 min read . 23 Jan 2025

It is hard to find articles that examine the implications of a wider dispersion of talented women in management and how well suited their skills are to the knowledge economy, (iStockphoto)

Rahul Jacob: Working for women bosses is a privilege one must treasure

4 min read . 09 Jan 2025

Artificial intelligence has captured the public imagination with promises of a better tomorrow and is often seen as an answer to all our woes.

Artificial intelligence is the latest opium of the masses

4 min read . 19 Dec 2024

Our overseas guest data masks the fact that a large chunk are actually foreign citizens of Indian origin on visits to see their family.

India’s drought of foreign tourist arrivals: Is there an end in sight?

4 min read . 12 Dec 2024

The frenetic pace of AI adoption will probably extract its pound of flesh at some point, even if India Inc would rather talk about the productivity marvels of this new technology.

Will AI adoption leave India Inc with high efficiency and exhausted workers?

4 min read . 28 Nov 2024

Manmohan Singh was asked, not once but twice, by Julius Nyerere to head the South Commission as Secretary General, a post he held for three years from 1987.

Former PM Manmohan Singh at 91: An inspiring life

4 min read . 29 Sep 2023

Higher quality theatres with the latest audio-visual technology have higher fixed costs.

Jailor, Jawan, Tinker, Spy: A tale of market distortion

4 min read . 15 Sep 2023

A politically motivated switch from ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ for all references would not only be a waste of public resources, but also an abuse of majoritarian power.

India vs. Bharat: Another case of marketing myopia?

4 min read . 08 Sep 2023

With Chandrayaan 3, Isro has shown its prowess in robotics, precision-control of flight in rare atmospheric conditions, engineering machinery that works in extreme conditions, and much more. (Chandrayaan 3 /Twitter)

Chandrayaan didn’t need the hoopla of a live telecast

4 min read . 01 Sep 2023

Rivalry among Djokovic, Nadal and Federer pushed tennis into innovation mode and Alcaraz’s blazing entry to this rarefied club promises to act as another spur for the game’s evolution. (AFP)

Prince of tennis Alcaraz can redefine the game’s peak

4 min read . 21 Jul 2023