Is being attractive or likeable more important than being smart? Watching the US "veep" debates and the hours of analysis later, you might think so. Apparently designer clothes, winks, kisses, and ‘shoutouts’ are what it takes…Continue Reading
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Why is this an "indian" problem?
I went to a very stimulating conference today, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon, Qatar, focused on research students had done on the issues facing immigrants living in Doha. I will leave aside my pleasure in undergraduate research, my congratulations to their…Continue Reading
Is Fair REALLY Lovely?
When I was growing up, FAIR AND LOVELY face cream was kind of a joke. After all, the whitening properties of the face cream, targeted at a South Asian female demagraphic didn’t apply to me.…Continue Reading