communalism

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Why do we trust scientists?

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Analysis Culture Science Brian Keating Brian Wansink communalism contributory expertise epistemic dependence facts Francesca Gino Harry Collins Indian knowledge systems interactional expertise John Hardwig Max Weber Mertonian norms organised scepticism p-hacking rational-legal authority Robert Evans scientific expertise social knowledge social prestige

Individuals can’t master the mathematics of cryptography or the molecular biology of vaccines, yet they still trust these fields of science and the suggestions of their exponents to make decisions.…

Review: 'Paatal Lok' (2020)

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Culture Amazon Prime India Ayodhya Bundelkhand caste violence communalism gratuitous violence Hathoda Tyagi Hindi heartland Jigarthanda Neeraj Kabi neo noir Paatal Lok Punjab right-wing politics Super Deluxe trans-women Uttar Pradesh

I binge-watched Paatal Lok today, a show on Amazon Prime India about a cynical cop who is all too familiar with how the The System works and who gets a high profile case by chance – to investigate a c…