What I Read Today

It seems I'm on a reading spree today.

1. I found out a few days ago that TIFR and its associated institutes will not be able to pay their staff, scholars, and faculty the entirety of their salary. Interesting turn of events.
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/tifr-crisis-modis-surgical-strike-on-science-and-rational-thinking?fbclid=IwAR0GKs3HLXTx80iBAl6tPKqVy_eDyenNVMArGQ6RwZY6Un_z77NbTV55RPY

2. "Newton, like so many of us, is an outsider in his own country."
"Newton isn’t just political; it’s also deeply personal, searing with existential angst seldom seen in Hindi cinema these days."
I loved this movie. The dark humour. Was it _even_ humour? What we do - does any of it make any difference, at all? But still, "chal tu apna kaam kar".
https://thewire.in/film/newton-movie-review

3. On AWSAR. Maybe I should write something for this next time 😃
https://thewire.in/the-sciences/dst-awsar-science-writing

4. https://thewire.in/security/boom-or-bust-what-science-tells-us-about-what-went-down-in-balakot

5. "Costelloe was big on time management and planning. “Is it feasible, and what is your timeline?” "
Oh, how I need timelines in my life.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06959-0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=crs-&utm_content=131018v1