Stories from Muhammad Hamid Zaman
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The big how
Benefit of traveling is it puts you in your right place, reminds you that you are not special
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The multiplier effect
The university can — and perhaps should — be the place where we create next generation of true societal leaders
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Lost without translation
Sense of loss I felt was not about missing out on beauty of art and creativity, but our own ignorance
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Polarisation and Isolation
Heated political arguments, that lead to severing our bonds with our loved ones, will increase our isolation
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Knowledge: elusive and inaccessible
At a time when we are actively dealing in polarisation, we need to read and cultivate the life of our minds
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Reviving science without fanfare
Science can allow for new discoveries, create new jobs, increase exports, improve economic condition of people
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Reducing complexity to absurdity
One hopes that we can graduate beyond cows, sacred or spherical, as we take stock of our present and the future
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The saviour syndrome
The saviour – as Tolstoy would argue – is not a single person
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Outside the bubble
Despite the claims of change and promises before elections, some of the most acute challenges facing society remain
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Present vs possible
Unfortunately, the future of health, not just in Pakistan, but everywhere depends on good science