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A Year in Links and Books
On Tolstoy, China, and reading with abandon
Dec 24, 2025 • Hiya Jain

November 2025

Notes: The Cost of Polluted Air
On thinking through mortality and air quality in India
Nov 21, 2025 • Hiya Jain

October 2025

Last Week in Links and Books
Notes from my recent visit to America
Oct 24, 2025 • Hiya Jain
The Bad Side of Medicine Comes for Us All
On early cancer diagnostics and people centered progress
Oct 14, 2025 • Hiya Jain
A Case Study in Scientific Coordination
On the mechanics of bringing penicillin to market
Oct 13, 2025 • Hiya Jain

September 2025

Notes: Is Processed Food All Bad?
On building better heuristics
Sep 16, 2025 • Hiya Jain
Notes: A Brief History of Germ Theory
On why we should update our priors
Sep 1, 2025 • Hiya Jain

August 2025

Why Is Tuberculosis So Hard to Eradicate?
On the uphill battle against the world’s deadliest infection
Aug 16, 2025 • Hiya Jain

June 2025

Notes: Fertility in India
On being a participant in the crisis + some big ideas
Jun 18, 2025 • Hiya Jain
Cottage-Core Biotech
On amateur biology, curiosity, and open-science with Sebastian Cocioba
Jun 6, 2025 • Hiya Jain

May 2025

Real Time Science
On the path towards a dynamic scientific culture
May 3, 2025 • Hiya Jain and Samarth Jajoo

April 2025

Clear Blue Waters for the ‘Sea Turtle’
On Maintaining a Talent Pipeline in America
Apr 22, 2025 • Hiya Jain
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