Quick notes: Higher education | Gambling apps...

• Higher education at inflection point: Many universities are witnessing erosion of their revenue sources -- tuition, research grants, clinical revenue.. Whatever emerges in the world of higher education, it won't look the same as it did when we all started the academic year last September.



• Setback to Macaulayists: HC axes Andhra Pradesh English medium plan.

A rare case of the judiciary delivering for #IndianLanguages.

The Indian State's policies have been geared towards killing #IndianLanguages rendering the Indian mind completely incapable of competing globally.

English-medium cripples the Indian mind. https://t.co/BYRsIjmvMC

— Sankrant Sanu सानु संक्रान्त ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਂਤ ਸਾਨੁ (@sankrant) April 15, 2020



• Gambling addiction and Chinese investors: What can go wrong? Tencent, Alibaba investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Indian apps that use loopholes in anti-gambling laws.



• Debt Trap Diplomacy: Belt and Road debts to China skyrocket after c-virus. 15 out of 68 BRI partner countries face significant debt distress. Developing countries’ hidden debts to China estimated at $380 billion.



• Associated Press: China knew of pandemic danger in Wuhan even as officials downplayed it. Without the six-day delay, infections could have been cut by two-thirds.



• Illness and Self-Discovery ~ Mooji:




• How UV light may protect us: Ultraviolet light can penetrate the cells of pathogens and damage the DNA or RNA that contain their genetic code. “Sunlight is wonderful, but it takes a long time.”
  
  UV LEDs can decontaminate surfaces: "UV-C light in the 260 - 285 nanometre wavelength range most relevant for current disinfection technologies is also harmful to human skin, so for now it is mostly used in applications where no one is present at the time of disinfection".



• The Rules of Capitalism: The rules of capitalism are different when CEOs are looking for a bailout

The rules of capitalism are different when CEOs are looking for a bailout — w/@SRuhle @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/3ZYJ6G8erQ

— Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) April 10, 2020