Does anyone have any reading recs on data centers? looking for anything in geography, economics, finance, politics, etc.

haven't so much as sneezed all winter, but now that i have to present my half baked thesis in another city for which i bought my own tickets !!hence can't chicken out!! my body has decided to Revolt

Anyone here who could put me in touch with someone in the Department of Panchayats and Rural Development in West Bengal? Looking to connect on a research question for an excellent grad student.

this is so backwards, I can't 😭😭

This is the first event happening in Delhi, organised by the School of Humanities and Social sciences, Shiv Nadar University. All are invited. Please share with those who might be interested. @ShivNadarUniv @PennPress

The earlier link for the TF position was not working, use this instead:

Another history podcast recommendation for non-specialists: crisp 15-minute episodes by a trained historian, narrating the history of India from ancient to recent times through the lives of 50 people, their socio-political environments, motivations, etc. https://t.co/zNpjpfA4jy

convincing myself that buying a microwave isn't a good investment if i see myself moving out of my flat in <6 months when i know i'm not strong enough to do that yet because despite the (1) downside it's a really great find, is why ill never find a bigger gaslighter for me but me

Gig Workers Unions have forced the government to put an end to 10-minute delivery!!! Corporates can’t advertise / promise ten minute deliveries anymore! This might seem small, but is a MASSIVE victory. Workers forced a policy change through a strike!

This was Sharjeel Imam BTW

Kind of a joke that the whole world has to act like 9/11 was some kind of unique tragedy every year when the US terrorises the entire planet every week

Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom by US forces during the raid that led to their capture, two sources familiar with the matter said. via @Kevinliptakcnn @StePozzebon The couple was captured in the middle of the night as they were sleeping, the

yiyun li's things in nature merely grow is as good as they say it is.

poets are all insane because they're tasked with finding the sacred in the mundane in a culture that feels like hearing your wedding song in a commercial for diarrhea medicine over and over again forever

Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”

New on NEXUS: a thoughtful recap of the first-ever STS India Network Conference by Ranjith Kallyani. He writes that the conference was more than an event, a space where STS scholars come together to rethink knowledge and community. https://t.co/mvIRATArCm

🔴#BREAKING | क्रिसमस और न्यू ईयर ईव पर देशभर में डिलीवरी सेवाएं प्रभावित होने वाली हैं। गिग और प्लेटफ़ॉर्म डिलीवरी वर्कर्स ने 25 और 31 दिसंबर को ऑल-इंडिया स्ट्राइक का ऐलान किया है। Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon और Flipkart के वर्कर्स इस हड़ताल में शामिल हैं। गुरुग्राम

glad we found out the real culprit after 10 years .... tandoori roti really thought it could get away with polluting our air...

A successful end to the first STS-IN Winter School - 3 days of intellectual rigour, discussions and collaboration. Thank you to everyone, especially the participants, who made this such a wonderful event!