Your gateway to not be polarised by the narratives (left, right or center) floating around. Ram Iyer tries to break down the different facets of any major issue into chewable pieces and help you assimilate the information. You are free to pick your side, but this time, backed by information.
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I Watched Animal: and ... it's complicated
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Toxic masculinity or a powerful visual delight? Listen to this episode for my top ten lessons from the film. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ramiyer/message
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You Must Know Physics to Watch Oppenheimer
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You may have heard (as a joke or otherwise) that one must understand physics to watch Oppenheimer. Is that true? How much physics must you know before you watch it? More importantly, is that all you need to know? In this episode, I set the stage for you to get the best out of the film. If you would rather read, head over to my blog to read this epi…
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I watched The Kerala Story: what Sudipto Sen has pulled off is impressive
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How rampant is the conversion racket shown in The Kerala Story? Is it fact or propaganda? Is the government involved in this conspiracy? What are its implications? One fine evening, I decided to give the film a watch, because what I had heard and what I read about the film were exact opposites, which kindled my curiosity. My cousin, who I think is …
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COVID and high ORAC foods: Powdered oxygen cylinder from WhatsApp University
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Original Post: http://https://blog.ramiyer.me/covid-and-high-orac-foods/. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ramiyer/message
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COVID has become deadlier, claims a WhatsApp University circular
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A new message claiming to be from the CMC Vellor Doctors’ group is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. Is it another sensational message or a sensible one? Is the newer variant of COVID-19 more fatal? Original: https://blog.ramiyer.me/covid-has-become-deadlier/. If you would like to know more about how the virus behaves, read COVID and Credibility. --- S…
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Ever since Prime Minister Modi made his speech on the 12th of May 2020, Aatmanirbhar started trending. My Facebook newsfeed showed countless memes and what not, about boycotting Chinese products. In this episode we try to understand what it would take to be free of Chinese products, if at all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify…
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After watching a rather curious video on Facebook about there being an Intelligent Designer who created us, I got thinking. And this episode is a product of that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ramiyer/message
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In the last blog post, I had made a statement about how a living organism works, specifically, propagation. I had equated that with that of the behaviour of a virus. Later I realised that it could lead to some confusion, with some thinking that a virus is a living organism. This episode wishes to clarify. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas…
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This episode gives you an idea of the nature of the spread of the virus, and why it is extremely important that we maintain social distance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ramiyer/message
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A little analysis on the panic-buying situation, thanks to the coronavirus.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ramiyer/message
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Over the last week, I saw protests everywhere. Most groups (not WhatsApp groups) that I am part of had a discussion about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act going. A lot of noise, smoke and mirrors and lack of clarity has led to chaos. This episode accompanies my post, https://l.ramiyer.me/2Z9cj1e. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti…
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