Reading List for September (Week 4) by Rochelle D’souza

Did you enjoy reading the articles suggested last week? 

I also hope by now you are reading more and reading on diverse topics. The articles are carefully selected to include current events. These help in keeping abreast with the times. The other articles are selected from various spheres. This is primarily because competitive exams have reading comprehension passages from different subjects. 

I encourage readers to share what they read. I am happy to share articles recommended by Sneha this week. This is the second time that Sneha is sharing what she has been reading with our readers. Thank you Sneha and keep up the good work. 

I’m happy to read the comments that you share via the comment section, email and chat. Thank you for the feedback. Please keep writing. I enjoy interacting with you. 

The list for this week has 21 articles (try to read 3 articles everyday). It also articles recommended by Sneha. The list includes essays by Virginia Woolf.

Articles

1. https://antigonejournal.com/2021/08/what-romans-found-funny/

2. https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2021/09/why-are-ebooks-so-terrible/620068/

3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-philosophers-diaries/202109/the-need-be-always-right

4. https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/apples-plan-to-scan-your-phone-raises-the-stakes-on-a-key-question-can-you

5. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/covid19-vaccine-summit-five-steps-to-global-coverage-by-jeffrey-d-sachs-2021-09?a_la=english&a_d=61487dfa7724d346095bcf78&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Farchive&a_li=covid19-vaccine-summit-five-steps-to-global-coverage-by-jeffrey-d-sachs-2021-09&a_pa=archive-results&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

6. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/19/science-can-rescue-farming-relaxing-gene-editing-rules-should-be-the-start

7. https://daily.jstor.org/how-american-consumers-embraced-color/

8. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/human-noise-is-flooding-the-seas-natural-soundscape

9. https://philosophynow.org/issues/145/No_Hats_on_Sunday

10. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/20/green-jobs-car-factory-strike-industry-offshoring

11. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/opinion/supply-side-progressivism.html

12. https://www.newscientist.com/sponsored/?prx_t=7OwGAqtZOAPfYQA&ntv_acpl=1111613&ntv_acsc=2&ntv_gsscm=820*7;806*3;570*7;860*10;813*3;

13. https://daily.jstor.org/biomimicry-comes-for-the-noble-hedgehog/

14. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/are-low-wind-speeds-to-blame-for-britain-s-energy-crisis-

15. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/new-business-models-for-sustainable-inclusive-economy-by-angel-gurria-2021-09?a_la=english&a_d=614851237724d34609d0bec0&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Farchive&a_li=new-business-models-for-sustainable-inclusive-economy-by-angel-gurria-2021-09&a_pa=archive-results&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=

16. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/20/political-gestures-victory-knee-football-dress

17. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/opinion/silence-noise.html

18. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-selective-memory-of-manchurian-incident-by-rana-mitter-2021-09

19. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/rabble-rouser/202109/the-discrimination-paradox

20. https://philosophynow.org/issues/145/The_Existential_Yomps_Of_Simone_de_Beauvoir

21. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2290817-maps-of-planetary-nurseries-will-help-the-complex-hunt-for-alien-life/

Recommendations by Sneha

• https://aeon.co/essays/why-disagreement-is-vital-to-advancing-human-understanding

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/sep/16/food-fraud-counterfeit-cotton-detectives-untangling-global-supply-chain 

• https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-gain-more-from-reading-by-taking-it-all-in-more-slowly

Like most essays in Aeon, Sneha enjoyed reading the first article as it provides a different perspective. The second was an eye opener for her and she enjoyed reading it a lot. The last one is what she recommends specifically to those who don’t enjoy reading. 

Short essays by Virginia Woolf

https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks12/1203811h.html

Happy Reading