Linkfest: June 04, 2018

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What I am reading today

Looking ahead to tomorrow's LSE-UC Berkeley Bangladesh Summit: Bangladesh article special (India at LSE)
Deadliest Eruption of 2018 Strikes Guatemala (Discover Magazine)


William James on Consciousness and the Four Features of Transcendent Experiences (Brain Pickings)
Anti-trust action in labour markets? (Gulzar Natarajan: Urbanomics)
The Top 10 Most Watched Indian Ads on YouTube in May 2018 (afaqs!: Guest Articles)
Indians Least Likely To Break Out Of Education, Income Bracket They're Born Into (IndiaSpend)
ByteDance hits back at Tencent with law suit for anti-competitive behaviour (SCMP: China Tech)
Ancient human remains and a medieval mystery unearthed in southern England (History of the Ancient World)
Wizard of AI: Meet India's foremost reinforcement learning expert (FactorDaily)
Opinion: RBI rate hike a close call, by the governor (Mint)

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