Articles by Vanessa Viegas
Will your love keep you alive? Couples’ games test levels of collaboration, care
How well would you and your partner cope in a world of angry monsters, life-and-death decisions, danger and deprivation? New videogames offer a different kind of role-play.
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 10:46 AM IST
Punching out: Burnout simmers in songs, books, videogames
In tales by Graham Greene and Herman Melville, lyrics by Green Day and a videogame released in 2016, artists fantasise about escaping the grind.
Updated on Jul 01, 2022 10:25 PM IST
At the brink of burnout? Here’s why hustling harder isn’t the way out
‘Burnout is primarily a relationship crisis between people and workplaces. And relationship problems require relationship solutions,’ says researcher Michael Leiter. Take a look at ways in which you and your workplace could collaborate to find a real fix.
Updated on Jul 01, 2022 10:17 PM IST
Do you smell smoke?: What we’re getting wrong about burnout
There are some key things to remember about burnout. It’s not you. It’s not incurable. See what the latest science says about your brain on burnout. See why the hustle is hitting India harder. Plus, a look at how we got here, and where do we go next?
Updated on Jul 01, 2022 10:09 PM IST
Living the dream: See how BEST’s first woman bus driver got behind the wheel
Laxmi Jadhav was running a food stall, selling bhurji-pav and misal-pav, when she realised that drivers have it better. She learnt to drive a car, then went bigger. Now she’s a pioneer. ‘It’s a great feeling to sit high up in the driver’s seat and look out over my city,’ she says.
Updated on Jun 18, 2022 07:27 PM IST
Darwin, Einstein, Sabyasachi: Meet the new member of an elite American club
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, director-general of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum, has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It’s an ideal chance bring East and West closer, he says.
Updated on Jun 10, 2022 02:14 PM IST
Amid the climate crisis, changes in fur and feather
Birds are flocking with birds of different species. Hares are finding themselves more vulnerable as vanishing snows turn their backdrops from white to brown.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 06:59 PM IST
Amid climate crisis, a look at the science of which species can adapt, and why
Not every organism has been equally quick to respond to changes in habitat. The answer lies in genetics.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 06:58 PM IST
When survival is a stretch: How animals are adapting to climate change
As temperatures rise, hurricanes get fiercer and the seasons start to blur, animals are going to extreme lengths to cope. Some have longer beaks, wider toepads. Others have smaller sizes, changed diets, new postures. Evolution is hitting overdrive, but it might still not be enough to protect every species. On World Environment Day, see how some natural selection is already underway.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 06:44 PM IST
‘We can adjust to climate change, but we can adjust to stop it too’
Conservation biologist Thor Hanson, who studies how species are drastically altering their bodies to cope with the climate crisis, discusses how the planet’s inhabitants are coping and what needs to change.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 03:47 PM IST
Art on the moon, in a storage depot,near Everest: See how galleries are changing
As they seek to compete with virtual worlds, the online world and Netflix, museums and art spaces around the world are reaching out. Asking, how can we make this an inviting two-way street?
Updated on May 07, 2022 12:08 PM IST
Time travel, dying worlds, AI: The most futuristic pavilions at Venice Biennale
National pavilions are taking imaginative leaps at the ‘Olympics of the art world’, examining how media platforms can and have changed the world, asking what it means to be human in a time of artificial intelligence.
Updated on May 06, 2022 07:45 PM IST
‘A museum must never be seen as a dead space where old things are stored’
Museologist Vinod Daniel has helped build state-of-the-art exhibits around the world. He recently moderated a global meet on reimagining museums in India. Who’s doing it best? What comes next? Excerpts from a Wknd interview.
Updated on May 06, 2022 06:12 PM IST
Freefall, hover, fly: Inside Hyd’s new indoor skydiving arena
At GravityZip, a wind tunnel helps replicate the freefall part of a skydive. It’s meant for those not (yet) ready to jump out of a plane, and for those who want to get in a few practice sessions, its co-founders say.
Updated on Apr 30, 2022 03:52 PM IST
On the gravy trail: A brief and riveting history of the curry
A new book traces the origins and evolutions of this dish, in a journey that spans nations, generations, fallen empires and changing tastes.
Updated on Apr 30, 2022 03:57 PM IST
Tox screen report: Check out new variants of the Bechdel test for movies
Are films becoming more inclusive and diverse? New tests are demanding more than the Bechdel parameters of two women who speak to each other about something other than a man. They’re asking: Do the characters also have a purpose, a voice, a happy ending? And, who’s behind the lens?
Updated on Apr 23, 2022 01:57 PM IST
How much did they get right? A look at films set in 2022
The mega-storms are here. The satellites to control them, not yet. We haven’t run out of food, or seen society fall apart (entirely). But these films do all raise the critical question: What happens if we continue down our current path?
Updated on Apr 08, 2022 11:12 PM IST
I am still pinching myself to see if this is real: Falu on win
Mumbai “It was magical… like nothing I could have imagined,” musician Falguni Shah aka Falu told HT, hours after she won the award for Best Children’s Album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas
Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Falu takes Indian music for kids to the Grammys
Mumbai: Through songs about pots and pans, crayons and rainbows, Indian musician Falguni Shah, aka Falu, has been spreading a message of harmony among children in the US
Published on Apr 01, 2022 11:22 PM IST
All together now: Treasures from the Islamic Art gallery at Salar Jung Museum
Jade rings, ornate daggers, Mughal-era shields and ancient manuscripts of the Quran — India’s first such gallery will display items from around the world, united by a shared artistry.
Updated on Mar 19, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Tailor-made: From Kerala, a superhero to save the day
Why does Minnal Murali feel so distinctly Indian? What did it take to make it on such a small budget, and why does the world still crave superhero tales to begin with? Excerpts from an interview with director Basil Joseph.
Updated on Mar 12, 2022 04:27 PM IST
Not in the mood for more Batman? Meet some of India’s lesser-known superheroes
The India squad are an unusual blend of faith and science, myth and conformity. There are cops, schoolgirls, changelings, goddesses, and some snarky rebels too.
Updated on Mar 12, 2022 04:26 PM IST
First Wheelchair Basketball League in city today
he league, created by non-profit organisation Project Mumbai, is part of a larger mission to make Mumbai more accessible, and draw the attention of non-challenged citizens to para-sports
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 07:55 PM IST
All fired up: Urban ceramicists are moulding clay, finding themselves
India has found a new love for pottery in the pandemic. Fans swear it’s about more than crafting wares. It takes focus, mindfulness, meditation; and can offer lessons in starting over and in letting go.
Updated on Mar 04, 2022 05:46 PM IST
Empathy Machines: Can virtual reality prevent domestic abuse?
In France and Spain, new VR-driven technology attempts to prompt empathy in abusers by showing them the perspective of victims and experience a very specific kind of fear
Updated on Feb 25, 2022 10:50 PM IST
Spies in disguise: Can AI really predict and prevent crimes?
Crime forecasting makes for great movie plots. In reality, the machines, like humans, struggle to tell a villain from a victim. See how cities are faring with AI-based policing experiments and what it means for our fundamental rights
Updated on Feb 25, 2022 10:49 PM IST
The playbook: Do you need a life coach, a counsellor or a therapist?
How deep do you want to dive? Is the assistance you’re seeking short-term or longer-term? Should you start with one and advance to another? A quick guide.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 06:04 PM IST
Get couched in the basics: Tips for the nervous newcomer to therapy
What should you expect? How much should you share? Is there a right thing or a wrong thing to say? Take a look.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 05:51 PM IST
All on record: How creators handle personal and professional life
They started out with just a camera and a whim. Now they’ve got lakhs of followers. Money is pouring in. But when content creators must post around the clock to stay famous and relevant, the lines between personal and social, work and life, can blur. See how those at the top manage it all.
Updated on Feb 05, 2022 11:01 AM IST
Tunnel visions: Inside India’s secret passageways
What lies beneath your feet? Across India’s cities, secret tunnels and hidden passageways are being discovered, often by accident, reopening doors to the past. Take a tour.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 03:53 PM IST