Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Inspiring work by dear friend Shyam



“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the 21st century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. People just don't know what to pay attention to, and they often spend their time investigating and debating side issues.” 

                                                                                       -Yuval Noah Harari



It's irritating when you have so much information that's unreliable and fake most of the time. During the pandemic crisis, TED friend, Shyam Sundar, took upon his sleeves to bring all the needed and reliable information at one place. he created an app for all the information for the Chennai people. More power to you Shyam.

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/shyam-sundars-covid-specific-app-for-chennai/article31337990.ece?homepage=true

 

 

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