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Welcome to the twentieth edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
This graph surprised me - I knew China was leading, but not by so much! Also, Europe being significantly ahead of the US (the land where it all began...!)
The greatest crime successive Indian governments (of all stripes) have done is to underinvest in foundational education.
Another stunning thread - that pic gives such amazing perspective to the statue.
a. 'Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things' by Gurvinder Bhogal
In this striking article, computer scientist turned modern-day philosopher Gurvinder Bhogal eloquently states why intelligent people are more likely to hold erroneous beliefs.
In a different post where he shares his origin story, I loved how he frames the problem with this pithy line:
b. Using the Ladder of Abstraction to Elevate Science Stories by Jyoti Madhusoodanan
A storyteller needs to maintain a balance between abstraction and concreteness. This article describes the useful concept of the 'Ladder of Abstraction'.
a. Shruti Rajagopalan Dives Into Delimitation on The Seen and the Unseen with Amit Varma
This eye-opening conversation dives into the massively controversial topic of delimitation.
Despite our constitutional aspiration, India does not follow the principle of 'one-person, one-vote' - some states send more MPs to Parliament relative to their population. Of course those states also contribute significantly higher sums to the union fund pool.
This is likely to be most divisive issue that will impact our country's politics over the next few decades.
Shruti, an economist at the Mercatus Centre at George Mason University, has researched the issue thoroughly and presents a radical suggestion to solve it. The conversation debunked many myths I had about the topic (for instance - that the Southern states were better at population control!).
A great accompaniment to the episode is this detailed article by Shruti. You can read it after listening to the conversation.
Some article extracts - here's Shruti describing the core issue:
Why did we land in this mess:
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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