News Bites - Desi

We discuss AlphaFold, a  breakthrough deep learning  system that has solved the problem of protein structure prediction -  a  50 year old grand challenge of biology.

This episode we focus on the Farmer reforms and ongoing protests. Diljit Dosanjh gets a special mention. 

Further readings: 

Farm protests, issues with MSP, APMC & India’s many Green Revolutions since the 1960s

Three Farm Bills and India's Rural Economy

Explained Ideas: What are the origins of the farmer unrest?

Explained: Are New Farm Bills Anti-Farmer? All You Need To Know

What Modi govt proposed but farmers rejected — assurance on MSP, 7 amendments to new laws

UK PM Boris Johnson confuses India’s farmer protest with Pakistan

Did You Think the New Laws Were Only About the Farmers?

Digging in: on the frontlines as farmers lay siege to Delhi

Farm bills: Are India's new reforms a 'death warrant' for farmers?

What Modi govt proposed but farmers rejected — assurance on MSP, 7 amendments to new laws

We explore the current state of the race to develop COVID vaccines. Updates from the Moderna vs Pfizer battle, what's different about these new mRNA based vaccines vs tradditional ones, etc. Also, we take calls from our busy bees!

We are also taking suggestions for themes or topics for our episodes. Let us know what you think through a message on our instagram page @newsinbites, or email us @ [email protected]

Additional info : 

To learn more about how vaccine efficacy is calculated, head on over to Wikipedia and NYT 

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We bring you the action from election night and all the drama that followed.

P.S. This is in tribute to the worst software that exists on earth - Audacity. This episode was recorded after an all nighter and we lost all data when we were about to make final edits. The files were irrecoverable and we had to record it again in the morning. Excuse any recording errors and blame our sleeplessness. The one you're listening to was recorded before the final election results for the United States presidential elections were declared. 

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Further reads: 

1.  Why Electoral College is a problem https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/10/10-reasons-why-electoral-college-problem/

2. Brooks Brothers riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers

3. Bush v Gore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

You clicked the bait. Hope it's worth it. 

Links: 

Cobra Sting on DNA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0T8fMDtq0&t=426s

Cobra Sting on PayTM : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvj8hRD1GY4

Surprising additions to UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) and a new kind of terrorism simmering in Bengaluru. 

References : 

Baba on Cycle : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5SV4HG3wY

Baba on Elephant : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCmM3A7F1Y

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Theme: 

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Padh kya rahe ho, sun lo na!

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Opening theme:

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

This episode we talk about Gandhi as a person, what he sounded like, the recent presidential debate and what that sounded like ... to us.

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Theme:

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Why are farmers upset in India and what we only have 7 years before the beginning of the end?

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Opening theme: 

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Umar Khalid's arrest, Facebook gets in trouble (again) and announcements from Apple's latest keynote.

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References: 

https://www.thequint.com/news/law/no-bail-in-uapa-cases-regardless-of-evidence-watali-judgment-supreme-court

https://thewire.in/rights/modi-government-umar-khalid-delhi-riots

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/09/16/umar-khalid-not-named-in-first-delhi-police-charge-sheet-on-riots.html

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/13/21435637/us-cbp-counterfeit-airpods-oneplus-buds-mixup

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-hands-over-3-stolen-ancient-idols-to-india/story-m1JlyLBQZYraMdFtGPHyIP.html