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"It is now the second-largest developer of drugs, trailing only the United States. In the global drug development pipeline, China’s growth rate is phenomenal, leaping from 3 per cent in 2013 to 28 per cent in 2023." - @kamal-t.bsky.social
www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
Opinion | How China engineered the rapid rise of its drug innovation industry
A market once dominated by generics is now an AI-powered pharmaceutical hub drawing billion-dollar investments from the likes of Pfizer and GSK.
www.scmp.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"It is now the second-largest developer of drugs, trailing only the United States. In the global drug development pipeline, China’s growth rate is phenomenal, leaping from 3 per cent in 2013 to 28 per cent in 2023." - @kamal-t.bsky.social
www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
During the past 15 years, The Open Notebooks has:
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Published 2 books!
🎓Produced 7 free, online science journalism master classes ... 🧵
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Published 2 books!
🎓Produced 7 free, online science journalism master classes ... 🧵
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
During the past 15 years, The Open Notebooks has:
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Published 2 books!
🎓Produced 7 free, online science journalism master classes ... 🧵
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Published 2 books!
🎓Produced 7 free, online science journalism master classes ... 🧵
"You don't know what tomorrow will bring, but you hang tight to your North Star." Nobel prize winning journalist and CEO of the international news room Rappler, Maria Ressa is the keynote speaker at the Global Investigative Journalism conference in Malaysia today. #gijn
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"You don't know what tomorrow will bring, but you hang tight to your North Star." Nobel prize winning journalist and CEO of the international news room Rappler, Maria Ressa is the keynote speaker at the Global Investigative Journalism conference in Malaysia today. #gijn
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
Came across this feature from NPR today. It’s a timely reminder that kindness happens every day all around us. It just doesn’t get reported much. Read and let your spirit be fortified. We all need stories that inspire hope in the goodness of others.
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
After fireworks caused her dog to panic, a stranger offered them a ride home
Lara Friedman was walking her large rottweiler on July 4 when fireworks went off. Her dog went into panic mode. Then a stranger offered to help, ensuring both got home safely.
www.npr.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Came across this feature from NPR today. It’s a timely reminder that kindness happens every day all around us. It just doesn’t get reported much. Read and let your spirit be fortified. We all need stories that inspire hope in the goodness of others.
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
A beautiful piece! Loved this quote by Dr. Kadiri: "And here's the beautiful part: When someone receives kindness, they don't just feel better, they become better." Kudos for sending this message, Kamala! @kamal-t.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!
November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A beautiful piece! Loved this quote by Dr. Kadiri: "And here's the beautiful part: When someone receives kindness, they don't just feel better, they become better." Kudos for sending this message, Kamala! @kamal-t.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
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October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
"According to the World Nuclear Association, Asia currently has around 145 operable nuclear power reactors, with 45 under construction and concrete plans to build 60 more," writes Kamala @kamal-t.bsky.social in this informative op-ed.
www.scmp.com/opinion/asia...
www.scmp.com/opinion/asia...
Opinion | Could China’s Linglong One reactor be a game-changer for Asia?
The latest milestone in the construction of a small modular reactor in China raises interesting prospects for collaboration in the region.
www.scmp.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"According to the World Nuclear Association, Asia currently has around 145 operable nuclear power reactors, with 45 under construction and concrete plans to build 60 more," writes Kamala @kamal-t.bsky.social in this informative op-ed.
www.scmp.com/opinion/asia...
www.scmp.com/opinion/asia...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
@kamal-t.bsky.social demystifies drone photography, accompanied by amazing photos.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#dronephotography #photography #scape
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#dronephotography #photography #scape
Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river
The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it.
www.npr.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
@kamal-t.bsky.social demystifies drone photography, accompanied by amazing photos.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#dronephotography #photography #scape
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#dronephotography #photography #scape
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
📢 The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it.
最新机器人：蓝天AI机器人 在你的帖子中@我作为你的AI机器人
最新机器人：蓝天AI机器人 在你的帖子中@我作为你的AI机器人
Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river
www.npr.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📢 The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it.
最新机器人：蓝天AI机器人 在你的帖子中@我作为你的AI机器人
最新机器人：蓝天AI机器人 在你的帖子中@我作为你的AI机器人
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
Drone photography contest winners take you to scenes your eyeballs might not otherwise see. 📷
Free & unlocked link to a great weekend feature on NPR: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#npr #dronephotography
Free & unlocked link to a great weekend feature on NPR: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#npr #dronephotography
Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river
The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it.
www.npr.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Drone photography contest winners take you to scenes your eyeballs might not otherwise see. 📷
Free & unlocked link to a great weekend feature on NPR: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#npr #dronephotography
Free & unlocked link to a great weekend feature on NPR: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#npr #dronephotography
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
this is wild- there's a link in the article to a "death by selfie" database with details on each one.
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has recorded many deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when they hold up their phone for a pix.
Don't let a selfie be the end of you
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has tallied hundreds of injuries and deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when holding up their phone for a pix.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
this is wild- there's a link in the article to a "death by selfie" database with details on each one.
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has recorded many deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when they hold up their phone for a pix.
Don't let a selfie be the end of you
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has tallied hundreds of injuries and deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when holding up their phone for a pix.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has recorded many deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when they hold up their phone for a pix.
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
Whatever happened to the push to stop risky selfies? : Goats and Soda : NPR - www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Don't let a selfie be the end of you
Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has tallied hundreds of injuries and deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when holding up their phone for a pix.
www.npr.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Whatever happened to the push to stop risky selfies? : Goats and Soda : NPR - www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
"There are no borders here," he added. "We've seen people from different countries living together... there are no boundaries. Everyone helps, and everyone shares." The joys of a nomadic life! Great story, Kamala! @kamal-t.bsky.social
asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/li...
asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/li...
Indian family trades land life for the open sea
Floating home runs on sunshine, seawater and a dream seven years in the making
asia.nikkei.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"There are no borders here," he added. "We've seen people from different countries living together... there are no boundaries. Everyone helps, and everyone shares." The joys of a nomadic life! Great story, Kamala! @kamal-t.bsky.social
asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/li...
asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/li...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
One city in India produces 90% of the country’s fireworks, generating jobs and profits. But fireworks factory workers face risks of explosions and fires in their daily work—and some 50–100 die every year, reports @kamal-t.bsky.social.
‘Invisible Suffering’: Deadly Risks in India’s Fireworks Factories
One city in India produces 90% of the country’s fireworks, generating jobs and profits. But fireworks factory workers face risks of explosions and fires in their daily work—and some 50–100 die every y...
heyor.ca
April 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
One city in India produces 90% of the country’s fireworks, generating jobs and profits. But fireworks factory workers face risks of explosions and fires in their daily work—and some 50–100 die every year, reports @kamal-t.bsky.social.
So honoured to be the recipient of the AACR 2025 June L Biedler award for cancer journalism for my story on how blind women in India are detecting breast cancer for NPR. Very grateful to my fabulous editor, Marc Silver and to the American Association for Cancer Research. www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
AACR Announces Recipients of the 2025 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
The AACR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism.
www.aacr.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So honoured to be the recipient of the AACR 2025 June L Biedler award for cancer journalism for my story on how blind women in India are detecting breast cancer for NPR. Very grateful to my fabulous editor, Marc Silver and to the American Association for Cancer Research. www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
🪱 Women vs. Worm Poachers🌏In India, women-led groups are fighting the illegal trade of earthworms, a hidden crisis threatening soil health & biodiversity. With weak laws, they’re taking action to protect ecosystems🧪
BBC Future:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#Conservation #Biodiversity #EcoWarriors
BBC Future:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#Conservation #Biodiversity #EcoWarriors
Why worm poaching is threatening India's wetlands
India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – so local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.
www.bbc.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🪱 Women vs. Worm Poachers🌏In India, women-led groups are fighting the illegal trade of earthworms, a hidden crisis threatening soil health & biodiversity. With weak laws, they’re taking action to protect ecosystems🧪
BBC Future:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#Conservation #Biodiversity #EcoWarriors
BBC Future:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#Conservation #Biodiversity #EcoWarriors
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
Yesterday I posted about plant poachers, and today about worm poachers. When will this end? Only when people speak up and report it.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Why worm poaching is threatening India's wetlands
India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – so local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.
www.bbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yesterday I posted about plant poachers, and today about worm poachers. When will this end? Only when people speak up and report it.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
🇮🇳 Worm poaching? 😳 Wut? The worms are at the bottom of the food chain in the wetlands of Pulicat Lake. Poachers now dig them up en masse to sell to fish farms. Then the animals die off. 🤬
Kamala Thiagarajan reports on the women trying to keep them away - with no gov help.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Kamala Thiagarajan reports on the women trying to keep them away - with no gov help.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Why worm poaching is threatening India's wetlands
India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – so local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.
www.bbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🇮🇳 Worm poaching? 😳 Wut? The worms are at the bottom of the food chain in the wetlands of Pulicat Lake. Poachers now dig them up en masse to sell to fish farms. Then the animals die off. 🤬
Kamala Thiagarajan reports on the women trying to keep them away - with no gov help.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Kamala Thiagarajan reports on the women trying to keep them away - with no gov help.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
"Not all advice that people dole out is worth listening to."
This and so much more from @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪
This and so much more from @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪
A Day in the Life of Kamala Thiagarajan - The Open Notebook
Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist reporting on global health, science, and environmental issues from Southern India. She has been published in The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, British...
www.theopennotebook.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Not all advice that people dole out is worth listening to."
This and so much more from @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪
This and so much more from @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪
I'm sure you've heard of notorious tiger poachers, but how about notorious worm poachers? I hope my latest for the BBC takes you deep down this wormhole--of how tribal women are fighting to protect their lives and livelihoods from sheer human greed.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
March 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm sure you've heard of notorious tiger poachers, but how about notorious worm poachers? I hope my latest for the BBC takes you deep down this wormhole--of how tribal women are fighting to protect their lives and livelihoods from sheer human greed.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
great profile of @kamal-t.bsky.social in @theopennotebook.bsky.social ! i really enjoyed working with Kamala for the Wild Life book www.theopennotebook.com/2025/03/04/a...
A Day in the Life of Kamala Thiagarajan - The Open Notebook
Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist reporting on global health, science, and environmental issues from Southern India. She has been published in The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, British...
www.theopennotebook.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
great profile of @kamal-t.bsky.social in @theopennotebook.bsky.social ! i really enjoyed working with Kamala for the Wild Life book www.theopennotebook.com/2025/03/04/a...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
“I have been drawn back to one bigger story that I’ve found myself reporting on frequently—snakebite in India. I know exactly when that obsession started too...” -- @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/2025/03/04/a...
A Day in the Life of Kamala Thiagarajan - The Open Notebook
Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist reporting on global health, science, and environmental issues from Southern India. She has been published in The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, British...
www.theopennotebook.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“I have been drawn back to one bigger story that I’ve found myself reporting on frequently—snakebite in India. I know exactly when that obsession started too...” -- @kamal-t.bsky.social. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/2025/03/04/a...
Reposted by Kamala Thiagarajan
I always learn a ton from @kamal-t.bsky.social Kamala's reporting. Well researched and superbly written.
Incidentally, Anand, the co-founder and CEO of Bugwork Research, is a fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alum. Kudos!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Pha...
#superbugs
Incidentally, Anand, the co-founder and CEO of Bugwork Research, is a fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alum. Kudos!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Pha...
#superbugs
Indian drugmakers to launch new products to counter superbugs
Generics superpower shifting focus to innovation
asia.nikkei.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I always learn a ton from @kamal-t.bsky.social Kamala's reporting. Well researched and superbly written.
Incidentally, Anand, the co-founder and CEO of Bugwork Research, is a fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alum. Kudos!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Pha...
#superbugs
Incidentally, Anand, the co-founder and CEO of Bugwork Research, is a fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alum. Kudos!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Pha...
#superbugs