The USGS reports (details) that the earthquake was 7.6 in Oaxaca region of Mexico. I was in a meeting at the Instituto Thomas Jefferson in Mexico City.
Month: March 2012
Hello from Mexico City
A quick update to say I arrived am in Mexico City. I just checked into the hotel — Hotel Maria Barbara. The flight was fine (~4 hours) but the rest of it was bad. At SFO, the lines at the… Read More ›
Off to Mexico City
I am off to Mexico City in a few hours. I will be back at home in Northern California in a week. My next few posts will be from Mexico. Be well, go good work, and keep in touch.
Kanchan Gupta: Dynasty above Democracy
Democracy, like the other great invention of mankind, is a great organizing principle underlying modern societies. But both have quite strict preconditions to be met before they deliver the goods. Economists understand that markets fail under specific circumstances and have… Read More ›
Narendrabhai Modi article in TIME
There’s an article on Shri Narendra Modi in TIME.
Online course on game theory at Stanford University
Besides being very useful, game theory is fun. A broad liberal education should include at least the basics of game theory, just as it should include the fundamentals of microeconomics. Indeed, game theory is one of the most important tools… Read More ›
Debate on Huffington Post: Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?
Yoga is a friend of mine whose full name is Yoganand. He’s a Hindu and I have yet to meet a non-Hindu named Yoganand, or even Yoga or Anand. Not conclusive proof that Yoga is a Hindu practice but it… Read More ›
Sam Harris: Islam and the Future of Liberalism
The word “liberalism” denotes two almost opposite set of ideas. To distinguish between the two, it has become necessary to qualify the term. “Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due… Read More ›
May I have a large container of coffee
That could be the mnemonic for 3.1415926, the first few digits of pi. Have a happy pi day (3/14) and contemplate Euler’s identity.
Go have some of my Soup
If you have not checked out My Soup, it is time you did. It’s a tremendous waste of time but fun. (Most waste of time has to be fun otherwise why would anyone waste time?) While there, you must listen… Read More ›
