Science, Reflection, and the Random
Bhagwati Gupta From Treasury yields, Dollar, to Currency Wars: Demystifying the U.S. Debt Market Continuing from Part 1 Q5: Why Do U.S. Treasury Yields Rise? And, How Can Market Volatility Affect it? Treasury yields can rise due to: Typically, during stock market volatility or crashes, investors move into U.S. Treasuries for safety. This increases bond prices and … Read more
From trade deficits, T-Bills to Currency Wars: Demystifying the U.S. Debt Market Q1: What Does It Mean When Other Countries Have a Trade Surplus with the U.S.? And, is this a problem? A country runs a trade surplus with the U.S. when it sells more to the U.S. (exports) than it buys from the U.S. … Read more
This year’s Around the Bay race took place on March 30.
Sydney Brenner, who established the nematode C. elegans as a genetic model organism passed away. Sydney did the early work on C. elegans and demonstrated that these nematodes can be cultured in the lab, and mutations in genes affecting various phenotypes can be isolated and propagated in the laboratory. Together with John Sulston and Bob … Read more
John Sulston, a visionary, fantastic scientist, and Nobel Prize winner, passed away. John mapped the lineage of cells in the nematode C. elegans, which made it possible for researchers to study the mechanisms of cell division during the development of tissues and underlying processes. He also demonstrated that programmed cell death occurs as part of … Read more
An article in Nature on a movie based on the biography of an Indian sanitary-pad innovator. Nature 2018, Issue: February 28 In 2018, Indian Bollywood brought a sensitive and vital issue into the mainstream spotlight with the release of a movie Pad Man, a biopic highlighting menstrual hygiene through the inspiring story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, … Read more