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The Indian Government Wants to Research the Benefits of Cow Dung and Urine. Scientists Say Please Don’t.
Scientists say please don’t.
Shamani Joshi
2.20.20
Tech

Here’s How Deepfakes, Like the One BJP Used, Twist the Truth
The internet has become a murky cesspool of disinformation and fake news. AI-generated fake videos are the latest weapon.
VICE India Staff
2.20.20
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A 16-Year-Old Student Leaked a Board Exam Question Paper on TikTok
Could this be the newest dumb TikTok challenge in the making?
Shamani Joshi
2.20.20
relationships

Everything I’ve Learnt From Sleeping With Married Men as a Gay Man
"“I have a son your age,” one said, taking my calling him ‘Daddy’ to a meta level."
Navin Noronha
2.19.20
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Smartphone Addiction Affects Your Brain in the Same Way as Drug Addiction, Study Finds
Researchers examined MRI scans of phone addicts and found that their mobile habits physically changed the shape and size of the brain.
Shamani Joshi
2.19.20
Tech

We've Just Seen the First Use of Deepfakes in an Indian Election Campaign
AI-generated fake videos that are notoriously rampant in porn are now infiltrating politics.
Nilesh Christopher
2.18.20
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Here’s All the Ridiculous Things India Is Doing Ahead of Donald Trump’s Visit to Ahmedabad
From shutting paan shops to caging street dogs to building a wall nobody asked for, this is how India is preparing to welcome the US President.
Shamani Joshi
2.18.20
Weed

Study Finds People Who Smoke Weed Are More Likely to Have ‘False Memories’
Even just one hit of weed doubled their chances of recollecting something that didn’t really happen or was different from the way it happened.
Shamani Joshi
2.17.20
astro

We Asked People What the First Mercury Retrograde of the Decade Means to Them
“It helps me to be careful about certain situations and also tells me that there is a balance in the universe about both good and bad times existing.”
Aashna Sharma
2.17.20
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A Hindu Organisation Believes Coronavirus Is an ‘Angry Avatar’ to Punish Non-Vegetarians
The Hindu Mahasabha also believes that the best way to get rid of coronavirus is for the Chinese President Xi Jinping to “create an idol of corona and seek forgiveness.”
Shamani Joshi
2.17.20
Love

We Asked People About the Craziest Things They’ve Ever Done to Impress a Crush
“Told her I had cancer, with only limited time on this planet, and that nothing would make it more worthwhile than hanging out with her.”
Shamani Joshi
2.14.20
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Some Right-Wing Hindu Groups Are Threatening All Couples Who Celebrate Valentine’s Day
While one right-wing outfit wants February 14 to be dedicated to Indian martyrs, other fringe organisations continue the tradition of beating up couples and burning V-Day cards.
Shamani Joshi
2.14.20
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