Ashis Basu
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Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories by @amitav.bsky.social a stellar review by @rentravailer.bsky.social

“Ghosh pays attention to the role that writers have played in our collective inheritance of the histories in Smoke and Ashes.”

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Nandini Das · Dark Propensities: Opium Inc.
Despite European and British efforts to emphasise the ‘traditional’ use of opium in both India and China, neither...
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What do you think is the most effective way to combat this polarization and promote more balanced narratives?
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Even if the world stopped burning coal, oil and gas tomorrow, what we eat would still be enough to heat the climate beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, warns the EAT-Lancet Commission.
Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.
A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.
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But guess what? Those tepid reviews didn’t matter. Spotify declared it their most-streamed album in a single day. In the UK, it enjoyed the biggest first-week sales in seven years. Right now, it seems nothing can damage Swift.

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How Taylor Swift made herself too big to fail - BBC News
With a passionate fandom and chart supremacy, it seems like nothing can damage Taylor Swift, as expectation about her new album grows.
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It is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States and is responsible for 1 in 5 liver transplants. Public health efforts should be targeting these dangers rather than stoking unfounded fears of neurological harm. @lenasun.bsky.social

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Opinion | The real problem with Tylenol (it’s not autism)
Here’s why people need to be cautious about acetaminophen.
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Important Read: Programs that many autistic people and their families depend on — through Medicaid, the Education Department and the Administration for Community Living — have been targeted for funding cuts by Trump administration. @caitjgibson.bsky.social

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Families push back on Trump’s autism rhetoric: ‘We’re not a disease’
Parents fear that progress toward inclusion is under threat as political leaders call autism a “crisis.”
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This is essential reading for sustainability.
I'm downloading it for study to learn more.

Ally Hirschlag and Martha Henriques reviews the entire chain of cooking to note where micro-plastics are found and how to make changes to minimize consuming micro-plastics.
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Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them
Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.
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Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
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By me: ‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country?
As deadly heatwaves become more frequent, demand for life-saving cooling is further straining India’s generation capacity

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‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country?
As deadly heatwaves become more frequent, demand for life-saving cooling is further straining India’s generation capacity
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Climate change is caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions, which is driven primarily by burning oil, coal and natural gas for energy.