The Little Things Matter

Tales of everyday life, the black and white of science coloured by some light-hearted touches of imagination!  

As a pathologist, you quickly learn to appreciate details – the seemingly insignificant and subtle changes that characterise the world under the microscope. Nothing can ever be dismissed as unimportant, mundane, or routine; you are alive to the possibility of the unexpected. It changes your perspective forever. The world, when viewed through a similar lens assumes new proportions; it’s fleeting moments, trifling details, and its brief encounters with creatures small (and big) become both unique and rewarding.

Welcome to Tales of Ipsa! Your place to see the special in the everyday. If a chord is struck or a memory jogged do comment.

Tales of Ipsa

• Dangerous creatures—megafauna to microbes
  Our prehistoric ancestors were brave. Small bands of them stepped out of their caves into the wilderness to hunt, armed… Read more: Dangerous creatures—megafauna to microbes
• Planetary alignments
  I wasn’t a believer. But the day dawned when the planetary alignments declared I had power to influence world peace.… Read more: Planetary alignments
• The forgotten sole
  Last night I came face-to face with my forgotten sole. Yes, I’ve spelt it right. S-O-L-E. The underside of our… Read more: The forgotten sole
• The agarbatti
  Scenes from my childhood.… I’m sitting cross-legged in my grandmother’s puja room. Her gods sit enthroned, their faces aglow in… Read more: The agarbatti
• Murphy’s law
  For the favoured few who have been untouched by Murphy’s law, I shall start by stating it. Anything that can… Read more: Murphy’s law