Manasa Kashi

Economics student, writer, and a confirmed Ravenclaw, Manasa hasn't met very many books she's not willing to try. She enjoys cooking, baking, eating (notice a pattern there?) and playing the guitar.

Reading

Escape This World

Why do I find it so much easier to read fanfiction than new fiction?

psychology

Grounded

Screen time, survival, and the need for human connection.

Agriculture

Browser Wars

Or, why government offices have multiple ancient computers, each running a different version of Internet Explorer.

biology

Ocean Genes

We’ve been living on land for thousands of years, but we never completely left the ocean.

magic

The Last Sorcerer

Newton was an alchemist. Mary Poppins may have been a witch. What are scientists today?

physics

The Sound of Music

How can water make such musical sounds? And, how does anything make sound at all?

Dirt

Born from Rock

Ordovician life, the importance of dirt, and tips for being a lazy gardener

Crime

The Criminal Mind

Criminals usually pay for their misdeeds. But who is really to blame for crime?

Anniversary

Two Years of Snipette

An update from the Snipette editors.

Editorial

Some Changes at Snipette

Change is afoot, and we wanted to let you all know.

health

Comon Cold

We’ve been catching it since time immemorial — so why does the cure still elude us?

Editorial

Diversification — and a change in schedule

This is to inform you of upcoming changes in content and scheduling.

biology

Left Brain, Right Brain

Are we basically two people at once?

Authors

Copy, Write

Taking a closer look at the inside cover of a book.

Editorial

New Year 2019 — and a poem!

It’s time once again, for a new year to come round — and with it, more new things that we’re planning at Snipette!

Books

Reading Mind

It’s not just about turning text to thoughts: how you read, and what you read it on, can literally change your brain.

Snipette

When do you read Snipette?

We asked you when you read Snipette. Thanks for letting us know the answer!

Air Pollution

Pretty, Polluted

How Diwali celebrations make for prettier sunsets.

Bitcoin

Trust Money

You can’t always trust people to pay you — but what if you could trust the money itself?

Aliens

Looking for Life

Nobody’s found signs of alien life yet. So why do they keep on looking?

dreams

Your Mind at Night

You go to sleep. What happens next?

culture

Road Rules

No jaywalking allowed? Actually, roads were for people. Here’s how the cars took over.

Bellandur Lake

The Burning Lake

Drought, overuse, tourism, climate change? No: here, the problems are different.

Editorial

Snipette Quarterly Review: Bibliography, Email updates, and our first anniversary

We are now officially one year old!

Arctic

Warmed to Wintriness

Thought climate-change would warm the world forever? Think again.