Thoughtful India

A therapist tried AI therapy on himself after an assault and wrote about it in The Free Press. What the trials show, what can go wrong, and what it means

Isabgol or senna for constipation? An honest, trial-backed comparison of psyllium husk and stimulant laxatives, Ayurvedic context included.

H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was signed into U.S. law on September 18, 2026 — giving the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. What it means for India's rupee-settlement push.

An expat debate over vegetarian summit menus reveals a deeper question: why does serving dhokla to foreign leaders make some NRIs cringe — and why shouldn't it?

Worksheets drill compliance, gamified apps reward clicking — neither builds reasoning. How adaptive Socratic AI tutors could change the equation.

Bo French's 'foreigners displacing Americans' post targeted South Asian UT students. Why the bipartisan Texas backlash cuts deeper than one tweet.

Waking at 3 a.m. with a racing mind? Cortisol's early-morning rise and lighter second-half sleep explain most of it — the liver-glycogen story is only a

Why startups rarely turn corporate innovation programs into production contracts — and how venture client units fix the plumbing of enterprise AI buying.

Ayurveda's vamkukshi advises resting on the left side after meals. Modern reflux studies back the left-side habit, but the heart and lymph claims don't hold up.

Please Clap with Shlok Sharma and Joe Greenfield plays March 27–28 at Nu Box Theater, NYC — a political comedy show named for Jeb Bush's most famous two words.

Gum disease and heart disease are linked, but the link is not what headlines claim. What the American Heart Association actually found, and what to do about it.

Operation Epic Fury, the death of Khamenei, Mojtaba's election, and the Strait of Hormuz crisis: what the 2026 US-Israel-Iran war means for the world and