Madhusree Mukerjee

4 days ago | scientificamerican.com | Madhusree Mukerjee

The coming summer is forecast to be a scorcher across the U.S. And climate scientists predict that at least one of the next five years will beat 2024 as the hottest year ever recorded globally. As heat waves are getting more intense and prolonged, their effect on the mind and body are also becoming more dire. Children and older people, as well as those who work outdoors, are most at risk. So are those with mental health disorders.

1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | Madhusree Mukerjee

In response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, which currently stand at 145 percent, the country has played its trump card: rare earth metals. Along with other minerals that are critical to defense and industry, China has effectively halted exports of seven of these vital metals, as well as products, such as magnets, that incorporate them.

Nov 13, 2024 | ruralindiaonline.org | Madhusree Mukerjee |Arnab Dutta

“ভারতে আরেকটি ভয়াবহ গণধর্ষণের ঘটনা ঘিরে সংবাদ শিরোনাম ছয়লাপ,” এভাবেই শুরু হয় গত ১ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৪ সালে দি নিউইয়র্ক টাইমসে প্রকাশিত সম্পাদকীয়। “এবার ভারতের অঙ্গরাজ্য পশ্চিমবঙ্গের একটি গ্রাম পরিষদ শাস্তি হিসেবে ধর্ষণের নিদান দিয়েছে। অপরাধ: প্রেমে পড়ে বিয়ের পরিকল্পনা।” আইনের এই নির্লজ্জ অবমামনার বিরুদ্ধে ওই সম্পাদকীয়তে “কঠোর ব্যবস্থা নেওয়ার দাবি তোলা হয়েছে।” এর আগে, গত জানুয়ারিতেও একইরকম ঘটনা জাতীয় ও আন্তর্জাতিক সংবাদমাধ্যমের শিরোনামে উঠে এসেছিল। কিছু হেডলাইনের নমুনা: “পশ্চিমবঙ্গের...

Jun 21, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Madhusree Mukerjee

In 1667 a Swedish sailor reported that on his travels in the Far East he’d landed on the island of Great Nicobar, whose inhabitants had “a tail hanging like a cat’s tail, but bald, and they could toss it however they liked, like a cat does.” He’d evidently encountered the Shompen, who tie a strip of bark around the waist, letting its end dangle behind them.

Jan 1, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Madhusree Mukerjee

Physician and author Gabor Maté is known for his insights into the imprints that trauma leaves on the mind and body—and for his compassionate guidance on healing. In a series of best-selling books, he has argued that childhood adversities and other stressors may underlie addictions, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions.