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The medicine is the message Covid-19 vaccines have alerted the world to the power of RNA therapies And the molecule has many more tricks up its sleeve Mar 27th 2021 ECONOMIST Molecular biology is not a popularity contest. But if it … Continue reading →

After a flying start Testing and tracing could have worked better against covid-19 Many countries did not use the technology to its utmost MAY 23, 2021 The first outbreak of a novel disease is the opening scene of a whodunnit. … Continue reading →

After living in British Columbia for 45 years, I have had many adventures from the Rocky Mountains to the west coast of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. These are the few still on my list. Vancouver Island 1. Nootka Island … Continue reading →

Experiences Experience Varzesh-e Bastani training Listen to Iraqi Maqam music Taste Masqouf Witness people’s pilgrimage to Karbala Currency. Iraq Dinar (IQD). Exchange rates (December 2019). 1US$ = 1200 IQD. 1 € = 1,316 IQD. There is no black market for … Continue reading →

Brahmins v Merchants Educated Voters leftward shift is surprisingly old and international. A new paper by Thomas Piketty makes the rise of right-wing populism look like a historical inevitability May 29, 2021 Economist You could fill a small library with books … Continue reading →

The real reasons some languages are harder to learn They slice up the messy reality of life differently from your own. May 27 2021 Economist When considering which foreign languages to study, some people shy away from those that use … Continue reading →

Hydrogen’s moment is here at last – After decades of doubts the gas is coming of age  Oct 9th 2021 ECONOMIST Hydrogen has been controversial ever since the tragedy of the Hindenburg, an airship filled with it that went down in flames in … Continue reading →

From Rags to Stitches As It turns 50, Bangladesh is doing well, despite its politicians. March 27 2021 Economist But the prospects for the next few years look troublingIn colonial times the eastern half of Bengal was one of the poorest … Continue reading →

Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean. It lies just north of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is famous for spices … Continue reading →

Out of the rubble Somaliland, an unrecognized state, is winning frends aborad But storing up problems at home May 8 2021 Economist. On July 1st 1960, five days after it cut its colonial ties, the former British Somaliland merged with … Continue reading →