Author: kumbhorg

On a Friday afternoon on Cannon Green, a central lawn on Princeton University’s campus, the Class of 2028 gathered to mark a formal step in their academic journey. Departmental banners in orange and black lined the space, with food stalls and clusters of students moving between them. For many, Declaration Day was a moment of closure after two years of exploration. For the university, it also offered a clear picture of changing academic choices.A shift away from computer scienceThis year’s declarations point to a noticeable change. Computer science, long one of the most sought-after fields, has seen a sharp decline.…

If you’ve been paying attention to Polymarket and the growing Trump crypto empire over the past few months, you already know something has been off. The BBC has now put numbers to what the on-chain data has been whispering for a while, and the picture isn’t pretty. Across multiple major geopolitical events during Trump’s second term, a consistent pattern has emerged: suspiciously timed trades landing minutes, sometimes just seconds, before market-moving announcements go public. Oil futures, equity index funds, prediction market positions, the alpha was flowing somewhere, and it wasn’t flowing to retail. This emerging story comes as the crypto…

The USD/CHF pair tests a key support on Monday at a trendline after clearing the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 0.7828, which exacerbated the breach of 0.7800 and is now testing last week’s lows of 0.7775. At the time of writing, the pair is down 0.37%, poised to extend its losses on a breach of key support at 0.7747.USD/CHF Price Forecast: Technical outlookThe technical picture shows the USD/CHF downtrend remains intact, with sellers gathering momentum as depicted in the Relative Strength Index (RSI). The RSI is aiming lower, clearing the last trough of 39. That said, the last line…

Image of Ancient Egypt­ian Den­tistry, via Wiki­me­dia Com­mons When we assume that mod­ern improve­ments are far supe­ri­or to the prac­tices of the ancients, we might do well to actu­al­ly learn how peo­ple in the dis­tant past lived before indulging in “chrono­log­i­cal snob­bery.” Take, for exam­ple, the area of den­tal hygiene. We might imag­ine the ancient Greeks or Egyp­tians as prone to ram­pant tooth decay, lack­ing the ben­e­fits of pack­aged, brand­ed tooth­paste, silken rib­bons of floss, astrin­gent mouth­wash, and ergonom­ic tooth­brush­es. But in fact, as tooth­paste man­u­fac­tur­er Col­gate points out, “the basic fun­da­men­tals” of tooth­brush design “have not changed since the…

Late last year, the fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson gave a talk at Dragonsteel Nexus, an annual conference organized by his media company. It was titled, ​“The Hidden Cost of AI Art.”​ As Sanderson explains, early in his address: “The surge of large language models and generative AI raises questions that are fascinating, and even if I dislike how the movement is going in relation to writing and art, I want to learn from the experience of what’s happening.” Sanderson makes it clear that he disapproves of AI-generated art (“my stomach turns”), but he wants to understand better why this is…

WARNING: This article contains graphic imagery. Carrie Bickmore is set to undergo surgery following a horror accident across the Easter break.The 45-year-old TV host shared grizzly images with her followers on Monday afternoon, showing a deep cut on her head after “walking into the corner of a wall” and hitting a nerve.”Looked like a crime scene,” Bickmore said alongside the carousel of photos, including one of her head wrapped in bandages. “Blood spurting from my head.Carrie Bickmore will undergo surgery after walking into a wall during the Easter break. (Instagram/@bickmorecarrie)”Got it glued back together so I could go on holiday…

“What if animals acted like people, and those people were sad and horny?” It’s an old chestnut at this point in the realm of adult animated comedies; after all, sometimes it’s novel, and even cathartic, to see our very human foibles reflected in the furry friends we love so unconditionally. Prime Video’s “Kevin,” to its mild credit, hangs its premise on a very relatable spin on a familiar impulse: How do you find yourself again after a painful breakup? Unfortunately, by the end of the first season’s eight episodes, you’ll find yourself wanting the show to be put to sleep.…

I have had the pleasure of including in my podcast conversations over the past 5 years, a significant number of outstanding economists who have carried out important work that is relevant for environmental, energy, and resource policy (see the list at the end of this blog post).  My most recent podcast episode is no exception, because I was joined by Professor Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California (USC), and one of the world’s leading authorities on the intersection of urban economics and climate change.  Our conversation is featured in the latest episode of my…

Source: Financial Times

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been in awful form in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. They are in 7th position in the league table. Losing four games out of six matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad has failed to lead the side properly and with the bat as well. Sanju Samson has been asked to be the captain by the fans and many former cricketers.Former CSK batter Subramanium Badrinath has his say on the captaincy change. The former cricketer believes Ruturaj Gaikwad should be replaced by Sanju Samson as the CSK captain in the middle of the season, as Badrinath…