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Abhishek Kumar

@abhishekumar

Podcaster: Co-founder: http://theIndicast.com, a gully cricketer and a freelance writer with The Economist not necessarily in that order [email protected]

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Two men named William Woods, one of them an imposter. The wild tale of how a decades-long deception saw an innocent man end up in jail. My latest for @TheEconomist economist.com/interactive/18…


Ludwig Siegele @EconoScribe, senior editor AI Initiatives at The Economist talks about how Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are disrupting the status quo by building high-performing models at lower costs and releasing some of them as open source. "You don't have…


Richard Overy is one of the world’s leading historians of war. He is the author of landmark works on World War II, totalitarian regimes and military power. When I asked him which country has managed to avert a full-scale war through diplomacy, he offered India as an example.…


Dear hivemind, especially of a certain generation, would you have any trivia or memories of watching Mike Brearley in action? He has kindly agreed for a podcast and I would be grateful for any insights, anecdotes or details that you think might help me. Many thanks.


Why do we act the way we do? How much of our behavior is hardwired and can we change it? Neurologist @guy_lesch explores these questions in his recent book "𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯". In this snippet Dr. Guy talks a bit…


How did Barack Obama know for sure whether Osama Bin Laden was in that compound in Abbottabad? How did he arrive at a “probability score” before the attack? What are red teams and what role did they play in this decision? Clarity of thought is one thing but communicating that…


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Feel like posting this today. Trust Rahul Dravid to say this so beautifully. Video courtesy - cricinfo.


How @TedSchwartz13, author of “Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery” prepares himself before an operation. It's all about visualisation (at a whole new level) For the entire podcast: Apple: lnkd.in/dTxCaKAd Spotify: lnkd.in/dCxhUWpE Many thanks Dr Schwartz!


Geologist Marcia Bjornerud talks about being silly and having fun while at work on the field in the fridgid Arctic. Her book, "Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks" is brilliant. Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4eu78ft7 Spotify: tinyurl.com/7ndrfa7y


What is it to work inside a refrigerated warehouse? @nicolatwilley visited orange juice tank farms, meat lockers & banana ripening rooms to find out. Her book "Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves" is a brilliant read. podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/nic…


Why fact-checking remains at the heart of journalism. Here's an anecdote by @geoffwhite247 from his book, "The Lazarus Heist" about North Korea's cyber criminals.  His latest book, "Rinsed" is about money laundering in the digital era. The full podcast: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/geo…


Here's a nice one-minute lesson in investigative journalism by @geoffwhite247. Snippet from a podcast with the author of  "Rinsed - From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks". podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/geo…


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I fucking love Keano.


The brilliant @Ananyo was kind enough to join me for a chat. He has authored "The Man from The Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann". It's a fascinating book on the maths genius. Here's a little snippet. The entire podcast is on this link: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/ana…


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Really enjoyed talking with @abhishekumar about #sleepscience for his Mumbai-based podcast, "The Point Blank Show." You can catch an excerpt by clicking below, or hear the whole thing—50 minutes!—on Apple, Spotify, or Google. Links to all at theindicast.com.

In this 10-min excerpt, the lovely @KenMillerWrites, author of “Mapping the Darkness” wakes us up to the subject of sleep. Follow “The Point Blank Show” on your podcasting app to listen to the entire episode. youtube.com/watch?v=IvmSKb…

abhishekumar's tweet card. Kenneth Miller on his book, "Mapping the Darkness"

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Kenneth Miller on his book, "Mapping the Darkness"



In this 10-min excerpt, the lovely @KenMillerWrites, author of “Mapping the Darkness” wakes us up to the subject of sleep. Follow “The Point Blank Show” on your podcasting app to listen to the entire episode. youtube.com/watch?v=IvmSKb…

abhishekumar's tweet card. Kenneth Miller on his book, "Mapping the Darkness"

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Kenneth Miller on his book, "Mapping the Darkness"


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Kane Williamson's childhood coach speaks to Sriram Veera about how he got ready for this World Cup after that nasty injury, and how he is like away from the limelight. Lovely read: indianexpress.com/article/sports…

vinayakkm's tweet image. Kane Williamson's childhood coach speaks to Sriram Veera about how he got ready for this World Cup after that nasty injury, and how he is like away from the limelight. Lovely read: indianexpress.com/article/sports…

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