Weekly Readings -- May 09: Offbeat

How will the mind cope with a life lived ever more in virtual reality, on social media or among humanoid robots? The author sheds light from a cultural evolutionary psychology perspective.

https://aeon.co/essays/how-culture-works-with-evolution-to-produce-human-cognition

Reflections on visiting Berkshire

https://fs.blog/2018/04/my-berkshire-reflections/

The problem of standardized tests

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/standardized-tests-are-so-bad-i-cant-answer-these_b_586d5517e4b0c3539e80c341

Thailand -- Coronation of Rama X

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/05/article/how-thailands-rama-x-will-be-crowned/

Saving a Million People from Cyclone: Learnings from Odisha

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/how-do-you-save-a-million-people-from-a-cyclone-odisha-has-the-answer-119050400851_1.html

The legend of the Lungi

https://madrascourier.com/insight/the-legend-of-the-lungi/