Interview for OpenAxis , published on Feb 4, 2022. In many ways, the complex interplay between fear, trust, and evidence has been the hallmark of our collective pandemic experience. We have learnt to fear large numbers in the form of mounting cases, all the while trusting the vaccines due to their efficacy data. How policy-makers communicate evidence has been crucial to which impulse our attention rests—fear or trust.  In this insightful interview, visiting Professor of Immun

By Eshna Sharma and Rutuparna Deshpande for The Edict. Published on Aug 18, 2021. Anything goes under the garb of anonymity on the internet. It unleashes some of our best and worst behaviours. The case of one anonymous Instagram account, @au.rants.23, managed by some industrious UG23s is another retelling of the story of toxic online spaces. In this first instalment in a two-part series, we speak to two of the ex-administrators of the page about their experiences and ask, wha