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How Britain Lost Its (Dye) Empire

On the slow migration of an industry, and the forces that shaped its unlikely course

Apr 30 • Hiya Jain

A Year in Links and Books

On Tolstoy, China, and reading with abandon

Dec 24, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Notes: The Cost of Polluted Air

On thinking through mortality and air quality in India

Nov 21, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Last Week in Links and Books

Notes from my recent visit to America

Oct 24, 2025 • Hiya Jain

The Bad Side of Medicine Comes for Us All

On early cancer diagnostics and people centered progress

Oct 14, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Recent posts

A Case Study in Scientific Coordination

On the mechanics of bringing penicillin to market

Oct 13, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Notes: Is Processed Food All Bad?

On building better heuristics

Sep 16, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Notes: A Brief History of Germ Theory

On why we should update our priors

Sep 1, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Why Is Tuberculosis So Hard to Eradicate?

On the uphill battle against the world’s deadliest infection

Aug 16, 2025 • Hiya Jain

Notes: Fertility in India

On being a participant in the crisis + some big ideas

Jun 18, 2025 • Hiya Jain

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