Blog
Will Bournvita allow us to talk about sugar?
Note: I wrote this story for Truth Be Told, the heath journalism newsletter I co-created with friends at The Whole Truth. You can read our manifesto here and sign up (it's free) if you'd like to receive our stories in your inbox — one long read every weekend. An odd thing
Why you can’t eat just one chip
We can’t eat just one chip because we are addicted to that packet of chips. Like drugs. Potato chips are carefully crafted with the holy trinity of salt, sugar and fat to hack the reward circuitry of our brain.
Why weight loss is a rigged game
👋 Dear friends, I am excited to introduce Truth Be Told (TBT), a weekly food and fitness newsletter I co-created with Shashank Mehta and his team at The Whole Truth foods. We want to make it the most trusted source of personal health journalism in India and publish stories to help
#7: Indian pollsters are doing fine. Here is how forecasts work.
Hi, this is Samarth. Welcome to The Interval, a fortnightly newsletter to think deeply about the truth-seeking process and forces that distort it. You can read more about it and sign up here [https://www.samarthbansal.com/welcome-to-the-interval/]. Here is a link to all previous issues [https://www.theinterval.co/
#6: Sugar-coated conspiracies: How ‘publication bias’ amplifies half-truths
Hi, this is Samarth. Welcome to The Interval, a fortnightly newsletter to think deeply about the truth-seeking process and forces that distort it. You can read more about it and sign up here [https://www.samarthbansal.com/welcome-to-the-interval/]. Here is a link to all previous issues [https://www.theinterval.co/
#5: Feeding the Sharks: The unpalatable truth about 'healthy' food
Hi, this is Samarth. Welcome to The Interval, a fortnightly newsletter to think deeply about the truth-seeking process and forces that distort it. You can read more about it and sign up here [https://www.samarthbansal.com/welcome-to-the-interval/]. Here is a link to all previous issues [https://www.theinterval.co/
#4: A different way to think about Indian media
Is the Indian media broken beyond repair? Or is it thriving as feisty regional and independent outlets report truth to power? The answer lies not in the specifics but the larger systems.
#3: The Wire’s TekFog investigation: A futile search for evidence
The failures in this reporting—despite best intentions—point to a critical, underlying problem with Indian journalism today.
#2: Five books on thinking clearly
Hi, this is Samarth. Welcome to The Interval, a fortnightly newsletter to think deeply about the truth-seeking process and forces that distort it. You can read more about it and sign up here [https://www.samarthbansal.com/welcome-to-the-interval/]. Your email address Sign up for The Interval Please check your inbox
#1: Inside a fictional education revolution
In 2017, Rajasthan was both the best and the worst Indian state in terms of learning outcomes. How did that happen?
