Another empty promise
Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced that his government is optimistic that it can vaccinate all the Iranian people in Phase one, phase two and part of Phase three in the next two months.This is encouraging, but it needs a massive undertaking by the…
What do the death statistics of the winter of 2019 say about Covid-19? And was Corona the cause of death of Iranians in the winter of 2014?
A review of exceeding death by COVID-19 in Iran in 2019Originally published on May 10, 2020 Few expected it. We knew it would happen again, but perhaps we hoped, optimistically, that we would not be victims of its reappearance. Viral epidemics are our historical companions. Viruses, these fantastic…
Silence accomplices and sexual harassment
Recently, result of a study published about the sexual harassment against the women journalists in Iran. The study has conducted by “Asr-e-Ertebatat” monthly magazine.…
The Man Who Refused to Hide Behind a Mask
A short review of ‘Permanent Record’…
The world of noises
Digital media is playing a role similar to an amplifier. It has a great capability to amplify the voices. It also can amplify all the noises in the world.…
Sexism is harmful even if you are ‘Startalk’
On Monday, March 18th the official account of Startalk Radio republished a meme which many find it offensive.…
The Face of the Devil
Few questions about the New Zealand massacre coverage.…
‘Artemis’: A Book Review
Andy Weir’s Artemis is an adventure story that happens on the moon. While the science foundation and accuracy of this book are as strong as his last blockbuster novel, The Martian, the characters are suffering from lack of developments and they fall into the trap of known clichés.…
Morality of CRISPR-Cas 9
One of the most controversial science stories of the 2018, was about a Chinese scientist, who has been claiming that he successfully has altered the DNA of a twins using CRISPR-Cas9, a relativity new, powerful and cheap gene-editing tools. There are many questions and doubts about the scientific…
INO: Behind the dream
Mahmoud Ghomi, also known as Moshaver-al-Molk Mahmoudi, was among 42 students who had been sent to Europe by the governmental scholarship in 1858 to learn the modern science and technology. This was the first group of Iranian students who were selected to learn modern science and bring…