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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Crime

One Drug Dealer, Two Corrupt Cops, and a Risky FBI Sting

Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. Then they turned on him.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Oct 2017 25min Permalink

Crime Tech World Travel

A Remote Town in Romania Becomes Cybercrime Central

A trip to Râmnicu Vâlcea, a town of 120,000 where the primary (and lucrative) industry is Internet scams.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Wired Feb 2011 10min Permalink

The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell

Ever since childhood, Brian Regan had been made to feel stupid because of his severe dyslexia. So he thought no one would suspect him of stealing secrets.

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Excerpted from The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Oct 2016 20min Permalink

The Sting

The long arm of the DEA reaches into Liberia to bust a cocaine trafficker.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Mar 2015 20min Permalink

Science

The First Year

A baby’s brain needs love to develop.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee National Geographic Dec 2014 15min Permalink

Crime Science World

The Downfall of India's Kidney Kingpin

How a self-taught doctor from Delhi cornered the black market in kidneys, building one of the world’s most lucrative organ-trading rings, until it all came crashing down.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Discover Apr 2010 Permalink

Science

The Mind of a Con Man

How social psychologist Diederik Stapel committed and rationalized an audacious academic fraud, and what his lies reveal about the culture of scientific research.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee New York Times Magazine Apr 2013 20min Permalink

Crime Science World

Anthrax has hit Glasgow: the story of a desperate hunt for its source

Police and scientists investigate an outbreak.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Wired (UK) Aug 2012 15min Permalink

World

My Father and Me: A Spy Story

The highest-ranking CIA officer to be convicted of spying passes the tricks of the trade along to his son.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee GQ Jun 2012 25min Permalink