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Ranjani Chakraborty

Why the dyslexic brain is misunderstood

By Ranjani Chakraborty March 21

The disastrous redesign of Pakistan’s rivers

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Laura Bult February 7

The case to rename this famous Christmas plant

By Ranjani Chakraborty December 21, 2022

Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootings

By Ranjani Chakraborty July 28, 2022

Drag kings, explained by drag kings

By Ranjani Chakraborty June 30, 2022

The hidden history of “Hand Talk”

By Ranjani Chakraborty May 16, 2022

How Stalin starved Ukraine

By Ranjani Chakraborty March 25, 2022

Why “gentrification buildings” are misunderstood

By Ranjani Chakraborty February 14, 2022

Big questions about Covid-19 booster shots, answered

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Madeline Marshall December 10, 2021

How the US made affordable homes illegal

By Jerusalem Demsas and Ranjani Chakraborty August 17, 2021