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Our lifestyle, not our innovation, attracts US investment to Australia
Highly skilled foreign workers (and the investment that follows them) are drawn to Australia because of the lifestyle. Joel Carrett/AAP One of the biggest turnoffs for US investment and workers is also the biggest pet peeve for locals – housing affordability. Our research finds lifestyle factors are what makes Australia stand out from other international destinations. We combined 13 in-depth case studies of Read More
How changing weather affects our sleep
The change in weather doesn’t only influence environmental conditions but has a great impact on our sleeping pattern too. As our body prepares to fall asleep, the internal temperature dips and stays on a lower side for a few hours before we wake up. Let’s discuss how different weather conditions impact our sleeping pattern. How hot and humid weather affects Read More
‘We convert 60% of our summer interns into regular hires’, says Amazon India’s HR head
Amazon India’s HR head Raj Raghavan. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint New Delhi: Summer internships give companies a long enough opportunity to asses a student, as compared to 15- to 30-minute interviews during campus placements. Additionally, it also helps a student to check out if the company is a good employer. E-commerce firm Amazon India converts 60% of their summer interns into Read More
Learning from zoos – how our environment can influence our health
We are told that we are a nation of couch potatoes, lacking the will and the strength to turn around the obesity tanker. We all need a little help in our quest for a healthier life, and design can play a crucial part. If we designed our towns, cities, homes and workplaces more like animal experts design zoos, we could Read More
How Silicon Valley and the Circle Help Explain Our Love-Hate-Can’t-Live-Without Relationship With Technology
If it hadn’t happened in real life, the HBO comedy Silicon Valley surely would have invented Juicero. Pitched as “Keurig for juice,” the Wi-Fi-enabled product collected over $120 million in venture capital with the promise that tech-savvy health nuts would shell out $400 for the hardware and $5 to $8 for disposable, pre-cut “produce packs.” But in mid-April, Juicero turned Read More
The Unique Use of Dals in Our Favourite Indian Desserts
The way we use lentils in India is unique. Dals are an intrinsic part of the meal for vegetarians in almost all parts of the country, but they are also one of the most versatile ingredients of the Indian kitchen. As we all know, dals can make for delicious snacks and desserts too and across the country there is a Read More
Breakfast bar: our new-found obsession with morning feasting
Blame it on our new-found obsession with morning feasting: switching porridge for poutine, and boiled eggs for potato pancakes with sour cream leeks, poached duck eggs and tobiko wasabi caviar, but even breakfast time has now assumed a more elaborate, and, frankly, more alcoholic profile in the alarming shape of the breakfast cocktail. Ideally a weekend treat, they are craftily Read More
8 Times Bollywood Divas Stole Our Hearts with Their Stunning Sarees
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Culture, not genes, shapes our musical taste
You may want to blame your culture if your taste in music is weird, suggests a new study. In Western styles of music, from classical to pop, some combinations of notes are generally considered more pleasant than others. To most of our ears, a chord of C and G, for example, sounds much more agreeable than the grating combination of Read More
Our courting has triumph over hesitations of history: Modi to US Congress
With Pakistan obviously in thoughts, prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stated terrorism is being ‘incubated in India’s neighbourhood’ and pressed for movement with out making any distinction in opposition to businesses like Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Taliban and the Islamic state who proportion the ‘identical philosophy of hate, murder and killings’. In his address to the joint sitting people Congress, he said Read More