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Review of Black Mirror Season 7- Revenge in an Alternate Reality

Hansika wrote a blog reviewing Black Mirror season 7 from a gender and creativity perspective. Read more here!

When Superstitious Beliefs Cause Original Harm

Hansika and Apoorva wrote about ‘When Superstitious Beliefs Cause Original Harm.’ Read more here!

Why AI Requires a Resilient Internet

Anirudh and Abhishek wrote an article on ‘Why AI Requires a Resilient Internet.’ Read more here!

Researchers train AI model to respond to online political posts, find quality of discourse improved

Hansika was quoted in the article ‘Researchers train AI model to respond to online political posts, find quality of discourse improved.’ Read more on The Economic Times, Deccan Herald, The Week. and Storyboard 18.

The Impact of Life Skills Education on Socio-Emotional Development and School-related Outcomes among Adolescents in India

Anirudh presented his paper on ‘The impact of life skills education on socio-emotional development and school-related outcomes among adolescents in India’ at the 2025 Southeast Asian Stata Conference.

Measuring the Dark Side of Creativity

Hansika was invited to give a talk on ‘Measuring the dark side of creativity’ at International Conference on Cognitive Psychological Assessment and Enhancement.

How Culture Shapes Perception of Political Humor

Apoorva wrote about How Culture Shapes Perception of Political Humor. Read more here!

Can Incentives for Sharing True Information Affect Discernment? Results from an Online Experiment in India

Anirudh co-authored with others an article on ‘Can Incentives for Sharing True Information Affect Discernment? Results from an Online Experiment in India.’ Read more here.

How Culture Shapes Parental Support or Rejection of Queer Youth

T. Roy writes about ‘How Culture Shapes Parental Support or Rejection of Queer Youth.’ Read more here!

A Spotlight on Dark Creativity

Hansika delivered a keynote address on ‘A spotlight on dark creativity’ at the UK Creativity Researchers Conference on June 4.

Sentencing, Harm, and Severity: Do perceptions differ based on the creativity in a crime?

Sarah presented a poster on ‘Sentencing, Harm, and Severity: Do perceptions differ based on the creativity in a crime?’ at the UK Creativity Researchers Conference on June 4.

Development of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)

Sarah Rezaei gave a short talk on the ‘Development of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)’ at the UK Creativity Researchers Conference on June 4 2025.

Bright Ideas? How Context and Place matter for Energy Savings in Urban India

Anirudh and Poorva write about ‘Bright ideas? How context and place matter for energy savings in urban India.’ Read more here.

When Artists Advocate For Change, Who’s Really Listening?

Hansika was quoted in the article titled ‘When Artists Advocate For Change, Who’s Really Listening?’ Read more here!

Do Language Mismatches affect Grade Repetition?

Anirudh wrote about ‘Do Language Mismatches affect Grade Repetition?’ Read more here!

The 2025 Creativity Conference, episode 2: Cutting-Edge Research from Top Psychologists

Hansika was featured on the Sawyer Podcast in the episode ‘The 2025 Creativity Conference, episode 2: Cutting-Edge Research from Top Psychologists.’ Check it out here!

UK Creativity Researchers Conference

Hansika will be the keynote speaker at the UK Creativity Researchers Conference, which will be held online on June 4. Read more here!

The Ingenious Harm caused by ‘Digital Arrests’ in India

Hansika writes about The Ingenious Harm caused by ‘Digital Arrests’ in India. Read more here!

Financial Literacy and Inclusion in India: Evidence from Household-level Data after Demonetization

A paper titled "Financial Literacy and Inclusion in India: Evidence from Household-level Data after Demonetization," co-authored by Anchal Khandelwal, Abhishek Vajjala, and Anirudh Tagat, has been published in the Journal of Emerging Market Finance. Read more here!

Dark Creativity in Digital Arrest Scams

Hansika delivered a Lightning Talk at MisinfoCon India 2025 on dark creativity and digital arrest scams in Bangalore.

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Existing Globally, Shaped Culturally: OCD Is Not The Same for Everyone
Prisha Agrawal
Existing Globally, Shaped Culturally: OCD Is Not The Same for Everyone
Prisha Agrawal

The blog gives an overview of the cultural influence that impacts a globally existing mental health disorder, i.e., Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It touches upon and elaborates how the individual culture of the client has an influence on the expression of OCD and its management. Universal features of OCD are mentioned in the blog, but culture-bound expressions are also given a place, as they are of great significance too. Cultural competence in settings that provide treatment for OCD is stressed upon as it is important to better address the experience of OCD sufferers worldwide.

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Prisha Agrawal
Why Speech Therapy Needs To Go Beyond Just Talking
Natasha Vashi
Why Speech Therapy Needs To Go Beyond Just Talking
Natasha Vashi

 In the years since the pandemic, the number of children diagnosed with speech disorders has more than doubled. Research has shown that these disorders are associated with much more serious deficits in cognition, including language skills, flexibility, and overall functioning. Therefore, it is essential to understand the negative effects of speech disorders across cultures and to develop effective methods of intervention. 

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Natasha Vashi
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Eleventh Annual Seminar on Research in Social Sciences
Nov 22
Eleventh Annual Seminar on Research in Social Sciences

The Eleventh Annual Seminar on Research in Social Sciences on 22nd November, 2025 (Sat, 9AM to 2PM)

Don't have time to attend a workshop at Prayogshala? Join our Digital Courses instead! 

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Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning
Oct 12
Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning

Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning

Behavioral Economics: An Introduction
Oct 11
Behavioral Economics: An Introduction

Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Behavioral Economics.

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