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Manu Joseph: Who'd have thought Google could be replaced

New Delhi, April 27 -- It has been many weeks since I googled anything. Not because I know everything now. I have moved to ChatGPT. A year ago, it would've been unthinkable to me that anything would r... Read More


Manu Joseph: There's crushing news for people who want to live long

New Delhi, April 20 -- ' A few days ago, Bryan Johnson, a centi-millionaire who has spent millions on reversing ageing-especially his own-posted some bad news for humanity on his YouTube channel. Rap... Read More


Manu Joseph: India has a tariff on America's huge cultural surplus

New Delhi, April 13 -- The complaint of Donald Trump is that most nations sell their goods cheaply in America, but never let America sell its products at low prices in their markets. He insists that t... Read More


Manu Joseph: How to reform your son after you watched a TV show

New Delhi, April 6 -- My dear son, I'm watching Adolescence on Netflix, and I need to over-articulate my limited understanding of human nature using terminology from therapy and gender studies. If you... Read More


Manu Joseph: Where our freedom of speech came from and where it went

New Delhi, March 30 -- A few years ago, someone got in touch with me asking if I would agree to be part of an interview series where authors are interviewed in front of a live audience by a person who... Read More


Manu Joseph: How language may have conspired to keep people unfit

New Delhi, March 23 -- One of the unhealthy things people do is the way they speak of themselves. They speak poorly, especially about their physical health. They express a low opinion of their prospec... Read More


Manu Joseph: We had more shame in the 1980s: Recall Bofors?

New Delhi, March 16 -- Like a song or a smell, the word 'Bofors' ike a song or a smell, the word 'Bofors' illuminates a time in the lives of my generation. Among the people, spaces and movies that rai... Read More


Manu Joseph: Narayana Murthy, Subrahmanyan and Jamie Dimon miss something simple about work

New Delhi, March 9 -- About 20 years ago, the five-day week was not common in India. Some people in an office in Mumbai approached their boss to demand it. The boss said he had no problem with this ve... Read More


Manu Joseph: What promoters of hard work don't get about workers

New Delhi, March 9 -- About 20 years ago, the five-day week was not common in India. Some people in an office in Mumbai approached their boss to demand it. The boss said he had no problem with this ve... Read More


Manu Joseph: America and the bearable loneliness of losing the West

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Once, what did we want our nation to be? Like the West. What did we want to be? To enjoy life like people in the West, but with better food. Where did we want to be? The West. Wh... Read More