News Bites - Desi

We discuss AlphaFold, a  breakthrough deep learning  system that has solved the problem of protein structure prediction -  a  50 year old grand challenge of biology.

We explore the current state of the race to develop COVID vaccines. Updates from the Moderna vs Pfizer battle, what's different about these new mRNA based vaccines vs tradditional ones, etc. Also, we take calls from our busy bees!

We are also taking suggestions for themes or topics for our episodes. Let us know what you think through a message on our instagram page @newsinbites, or email us @ tadkainc@gmail.com

Additional info : 

To learn more about how vaccine efficacy is calculated, head on over to Wikipedia and NYT 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_efficacy [Formula here]
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/health/covid-vaccine-95-effective.html

Writing: 

• Akhil Razdan
• Aniket Pedenekar
• Mihir Kale

We bring you the action from election night and all the drama that followed.

P.S. This is in tribute to the worst software that exists on earth - Audacity. This episode was recorded after an all nighter and we lost all data when we were about to make final edits. The files were irrecoverable and we had to record it again in the morning. Excuse any recording errors and blame our sleeplessness. The one you're listening to was recorded before the final election results for the United States presidential elections were declared. 

Happy election! Let us know what you think here: 

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Thank you for supporting! 

Further reads: 

1.  Why Electoral College is a problem https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/10/10-reasons-why-electoral-college-problem/

2. Brooks Brothers riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers

3. Bush v Gore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

You clicked the bait. Hope it's worth it. 

Links: 

Cobra Sting on DNA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0T8fMDtq0&t=426s

Cobra Sting on PayTM : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvj8hRD1GY4

Surprising additions to UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) and a new kind of terrorism simmering in Bengaluru. 

References : 

Baba on Cycle : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5SV4HG3wY

Baba on Elephant : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCmM3A7F1Y

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Theme: 

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Padh kya rahe ho, sun lo na!

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Opening theme:

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

This episode we talk about Gandhi as a person, what he sounded like, the recent presidential debate and what that sounded like ... to us.

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Theme:

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Why are farmers upset in India and what we only have 7 years before the beginning of the end?

Writing: 

Akhil Razdan

Aniket Pednekar

Mihir Kale

Opening theme: 

Abhiroop Kaginalkar

Umar Khalid's arrest, Facebook gets in trouble (again) and announcements from Apple's latest keynote.

Writing: 

• Akhil Razdan
• Aniket Pednekar
• Mihir Kale

Theme music:

• Abhiroop Kaginalkar

References: 

https://www.thequint.com/news/law/no-bail-in-uapa-cases-regardless-of-evidence-watali-judgment-supreme-court

https://thewire.in/rights/modi-government-umar-khalid-delhi-riots

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/09/16/umar-khalid-not-named-in-first-delhi-police-charge-sheet-on-riots.html

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/13/21435637/us-cbp-counterfeit-airpods-oneplus-buds-mixup

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-hands-over-3-stolen-ancient-idols-to-india/story-m1JlyLBQZYraMdFtGPHyIP.html

This week we discuss how gender reveal parties turn the sky orange, the tussle between India and China and, most importantly, what to do now that PUBG is banned.

Writing:

• Akhil Razdan
• Aniket Pednekar
• Mihir Kale

Music:

• Abhiroop Kaginalkar

References: 

India China border escalation : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53062484

PUBG and ban on Chinese apps : https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/pubg-cuts-publishing-ties-with-tencent-games-in-india-a-week-after-ban/?guccounter=1

Wildfire numbers : https://www.brinknews.com/quick-take/most-u-s-wildfires-are-caused-by-people/

Congress yet again faces its leadership crisis. 

Prashant Bhushan and Supreme Court of India deal with ego issues.  

Coal fields are coming up at the expense of adivasis and jungles. 

Writing:

• Akhil Razdan
• Aniket Pednekar
• Mihir Kale

Music: 

• Abhiroop Kaginalkar

News Bytes is a weekly Hinglish podcast where we Kale and Razdan bring you the top stories that we feel are important and that matter to you. Every podcast is personalized and specially curated for each of our listeners (not really).