The library is dangerous— Don’t go in. If you do You know what will happen. It’s like a pet store or a bakery— Every single time you’ll come out of…
The library is dangerous— Don’t go in. If you do You know what will happen. It’s like a pet store or a bakery— Every single time you’ll come out of…
I am. Let's put the kids down. Have a light dinner. Shower. Maybe not drink so much. And do that thing I would rather do with you than with anyone…
It’s the stuff of dreams and is being hailed as the second-most important discovery since the opening of Tutankhamen’s tomb—an ancient lost city has been found near the famous Valley…
A home without books is like a body without a soul. Brick and Mortar bookstores are dying and e-commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart etc are their killers. Nothing against the…
Critical thinking is highly acclaimed as the best way to train your mind to think better. It is a way to improve your quality of thinking through rational and unbiased…
We have been living in manicured gated communities for quite sometime now. Inside the gates of these gated communities, we live amidst planned, manicured gardens with swimming pools and kid…
We may have to live with C19 for months or years. Don’t deny or panic. Don’t make your life a misery. Let’s learn to live with this reality. You can’t…
What makes people tick? The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler (Twitter) and Robin Hanson (Twitter) is a book that puts an uncomfortable spotlight on self-deception and the true…
“Resist much obey little; Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved; once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty.” Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass…
The rise of disinformation, online abuse and extremism has shown the web isn’t the glowing network of knowledge, community and togetherness we once hoped it could be. Is there a…
“What I tell you three times is true.” This line from a Lewis Carroll story largely sums up the cautionary tale behind the book. Using a myriad of anecdotal and…
In a nutshell Human history has been shaped by three major revolutions: the Cognitive Revolution (70,000 years ago), the Agricultural Revolution (10,000 years ago), and the Scientific Revolution (500 years…
In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl tells his story of surviving a concentration camp and how this experience led to his theory on the importance of meaning in one’s…
Ikigai – a Japanese way of life which encompasses ideas like: what we love to do, what we’re good at, and what the world actually needs. The place where they…
The Allegory of the Cave is a story from Book VII in the Greek philosopher Plato’s masterpiece “The Republic,” written in BCE 517. It is probably Plato’s best-known story, and its placement…
A friend on mine turns into a completely different person while driving his car. While driving, he blurts out expletives at anyone he deems deserving. In person, however, he’s the…
Forests are critical to the health of the planet. They sequester carbon, regulate global temperatures and freshwater flows, recharge groundwater, anchor fertile soil and act as flood barriers. They harbour…
The coronavirus pandemic has uprooted most aspects of daily life — and much of the economy built around it. But out of crisis comes opportunity. And for some young entrepreneurs,…
A student spends nearly 14 years in a school and when he/she graduates to enter life as an adult, though knowledgeable about many academic and extra curricular subjects, but experience…
The idea is to have a learning place where kids can be sent to learn about topics not covered in conventional public school education. Topics like personal finance, relationships, the…
Brain Computer integration in future will enhance the natural capabilities of human beings. It calls for creating some vocabulary to differentiate between human performances which are augmented or non-augmented. Two…