Science as a way of life
I am working on some very smart things to say here. Really. Meanwhile, there's this and this. Welcome.
September 29, 2007
Category: Prime Stream
John Bogle, founder of Vanguard Mutual Fund, brings the imbalance of American society into sharp focus with candor and insight. A conversation that I am going to watch many times, especially the part where Bogle draws parallels between pre-revolutionary French...
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September 26, 2007
Category: Behind Curtains
I must apologize for the poor quality of the audio recording of Once upon a time in a queue essay published on the 24th. It was recorded at 6:30 in the morning while I was half asleep. I've done a...
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Category: Prime Stream
Evolution is directed blindness, a muddling-through in the direction of survival and procreation. Very early on, evolution acquired a shopping bag: the Skin. A piece of astonishing molecular engineering that is protective, flexible, regenerative, self-healing, vitamin manufacturing, and porous...
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Category: Creative commons
One of the things that rot any totalitarian regime from within is its inability to keep the route to reform open. The burmese Junta is one such rotting regime. While it's neighbors, which includes India, prefer to sit by...
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Caferati is a place for aspiring writers to meet, share and collaborate with each other. It is of Indian origin and the members meet in many cities in India. They have a number of online resources (site, google groups). Geographical...
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September 25, 2007
Category: Prime Stream
The Indian version of penis lengthening cream is applied on the face. Cream makers are a kind bunch, mindful of cultural differences and such. If there is one organ that has a disproportionate and ludicrious hold on us - men...
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September 24, 2007
Category: Creative commons
The latest essay is out at TheScian.com. As I've done for the past few essays, this too has been subjected to yours truly's vocal excess. Thanks to Sunil for reading a very early draft and saving me from some glaring...
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Category: Prime Stream
A political impossibility, apparently. A Guardian article 'We wanted a fundamental change in the relationship with the school and the established religion of the country,' said Kelley, talking about the proposals he put forward towards the end of Tony Blair's...
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September 23, 2007
Category: Prime Stream
As soon as she saw the two darkly clad men riding towards her on camels, their heads and faces swathed in scarves, Nafisa Mohamed knew what she must do. "I told my son and my daughter to run as fast...
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Category: Prime Stream
Allow me to present to you the after effects of Evolution which did not anticipate video cameras and head-mounted projection. The key to creating an artificial out-of-body experience is to scramble a person's visual and touch sensations, tricking their brain...
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