The Daily Digest : 02-02-2023
Some posts I recently read and recommend
What can Isaiah Berlin tell us about political freedom today?
By Johnny Lyons
‘Freedom for the wolves has often meant death for the sheep’. These words were written by Isaiah Berlin. In this beautiful essay, Johnny Lyons unpacks the concepts of positive and negative liberty.
How human and ecosystem health are intertwined: Evidence from vulture population collapse in India
By Eyal Frank & Anant Sudarshan
How the production of cheap generic versions of painkillers like Diclofenac led to the massive collapse in the vulture population in India in the early 90s? And how did this result in the silent public health crisis in India? Read this terrific study to understand this.
How India’s caste system limits diversity in science- in six charts
By Ankur Paliwal
Evidence shows that in India, privileged sections dominate elite research institutes. Using data on diversity at top institutions in India, this Nature article plugs a hole in the whole ‘egalitarian institutions’ narrative.