My son recently got a document from his school that lists the subjects he has to choose from for his GCSE exams. We were discussing

“Who won World War II?  i. Goodies  ii. Baddies”   Taken from a cartoon, this line nicely sums up how multiple-choice questions in standardised examinations are

In Dec 2015 I was back again in the Himalayas to conduct Timeless Lifeskills workshops in small, rural schools. The theme of the workshops this visit

The brightly lit bulb in comics depicts a flash of insight, when something incomprehensible suddenly makes sense, the moment you go ‘A-ha, I got it!’

As an independent educator, I often conduct workshops at schools and this gives me a chance to interact with teachers. Couple that with all the

Long gone are the days when curiosity killed the cat. Meant for a time when asking questions – being curious – was considered undesirable, since

A common joke these days goes something like this – Child: “Dad, what is the meaning of the word omniverse?” Dad: “Umm, I don’t know.”

In his book Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman, physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman narrates this story – when he was around 12 years old

We are discussing the history of education in the West. In Part-1, we looked at Greek and Roman education, influence of Christianity that led to

We are tracing the story of education in the West and in Part-1 we considered how the disciplinary Spartans, philosophical Athenians, pragmatic Romans and zealous

The answer to the question “How ‘R’ you?” over the centuries has come to epitomise who is considered an educated person. ‘R’ is the defining letter when

‘Humans Need Not Apply’ – a video that recently went viral describes the future of intelligent machines and how they will disrupt human employability. (https://youtu.be/7Pq-S557XQU)

Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment. Ideas too have their ecology. When the environment is VUCA – volatile, uncertain, complex

Learning is in our DNA. All creatures learn and adapt; it is at the very core of evolution. Psychologist James Baldwin suggested that an organism’s

Can the desire for social good go hand-in-hand with the thirst of ambition?It takes an Order of the British Empire to tell us how that

What’s cooking in Cut to the Chase today?A gourmet chat with one of Delhi’s most acclaimed chefs, the trend-setting, award-winning Sabyasachi Gorai, popularly known as

With 21+ years of experience in the corporate world including working at Unilever as Global Brand Director, Indranil Chakraborty decided to strike out on his

Super-cool, ultra-alt and ubër-indie music band Indian Ocean has always made songs in which a flute sounds as at-home as a fully amped electric guitar.

This week in Cut to the Chase we chat with Ste Drayton, Chief Digital Officer at Watch Me Think, a UK-based start-up. Ste was earlier with

This week in Cut to the Chase we have a very special treat for Bollywood fans – a career counselling tête-à-tête with filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee.