Want to have some fun and waste time and learn all at the same time? Check out these optical illusions. When I come across these sorts of things, I cannot stop marvelling at the amazing power of the world wide… Read More ›
Month: July 2005
An Integrated Rail Transportation System
I may be mistaken about this but I get the distinct impression that whenever India’s development is mentioned, the matter immediately shifts to PCs and internet, BPOs and call centers. It is as if the entire economy will be magically… Read More ›
Fixing the holes
I continue to fix the holes created by the move to wordpress. While doing that, I come across bits that I like and put them in the “My favorite bits” category. For instance, here is The Buddha’s Sermon on Economics…. Read More ›
A Set of Useful Tools
Bertrand Russell considered the basic purpose of education to be the “formation, by means of instruction, of certain mental habits and a certain outlook on life and the world.” I believe there is a small set of very powerful tools,… Read More ›
IGT Education: Reader comment
A reader, “P”, wrote in response to my “intergenerational transfer model for education” and said: I came across your blog and the intergenerational model. I thought it was brilliant. My only concern was to do with making graduates realize that… Read More ›
It is a connected world
The magical thing about the world is that it is connected. Not just at the physical level, it is connected in the abstract level at which we comprehend the world. Physical connectivity of course is clearly evident. Above our heads,… Read More ›
Of Symbols and their Manipulation
My dear Abhishek, You are a sentient human being who is capable of using symbols. There is one fact that distinguishes us from the rest of creation: our ability to use language. Or to put it another way, our ability… Read More ›
Trading Freedom for Security
In connection with the London bombings, came across this at Phoenix Muses: Jihad al-Khazen, an op-ed columnist for the London-based pan-Arab Al-Hayat newspaper, wrote: “Such criminal terror acts prove that no measure is enough to fight terrorism. “Actions that governments… Read More ›
All the taste but less filling
Some apparently wise statements reminds me of lite beer: all the taste and less filling. These statements sound nice but are not reality based. Consider this for a moment this: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we… Read More ›
The Reign of Terror
Just a quick note prompted by the bombings in London. A moment of silence for the dead. Brought to mind the poem “Before I start this peom” by Emmanuel Ortiz which I had first come across in Suhail Kassim’s blog… Read More ›
