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Richard Feynman on physics and sex. My serious and not-so-serious thoughts on the words of the great man, aptly described as 'No Ordinary Genius.'
Okay, they say this Mensa Invitational by the Washington Post is just as fictional as these words. But these words -- man, are they funny!
If you have to ask what in the world a Malayali is, then this post is not for you! This one came as email flotsam and was too funny to pass up. In other words, if you are a Malayali and find this one a bit offensive, trust me, I didn't write it!. Must have been a North Indian lobby!
This essay (perhaps not right to call it a review) is inspired by Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A modern day class that hardly needs any more endorsement, this book is bound to change the way you look at the world, and live your life.
This post is an abridged online version of my article that appears in Galilean Electrodynamics in November, 2008. [Ref: Galilean Electrodynamics, Vol. 19, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2008, pp: 103--117]It can be viewed as a good summary of my book, The Unreal Universe, with all the gory mathematical details. Originally written for a professional audience, this post may interest my …
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I just finished writing my first Mac application because I had a specific problem (duplicate imports of photos into my iPhoto Library) to solve. This problem may be fairly common, so I'm making it available (all right, selling it) to the general public. Here is a summary of what it does and how to get it. Continue reading →
I consider myself an accidental writer. Despite the modest success I enjoyed as a published writer and a columnist, writing is not where my talents lie. I wrote my first book because I thought I had something important to say. … Continue reading →
When they discovered particles going faster than light at CERN, they didn't want to believe themselves. They were practically begging the rest of the community to find a mistake in this discovery. Why would they do that? This post and its follow ups will try to shed some light on this strange lack of faith. Continue reading →
This post is an edited version of my responses in a Webinar panel-discussion organized by Wiley-Finance and FinCAD. The freely available Webcast is linked in the post, and contains responses from the other participants -- Paul Wilmott and Espen Huag. An expanded version of this post may later appear as an article in the Wilmott Magazine. Continue reading →
This post is an expanded version of a Web interview regarding my blog. It attempts to answer the question why I blog. And why one should take philosophy seriously. Seriously! Continue reading →
These 16 tips are awesome .I can now enjoy a good deal of …