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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.'
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!
Okay, they say this Mensa Invitational by the Washington Post is just as fictional as these words. But these words -- man, are they funny!
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 …
This article, to appear in the Wilmott Magazine, discusses the issues involved in rolling out a pricing model as a deployed platform for trading. Although of more direct interest to the practitioners, this article may appeal to those who find the mysterious field of global markets intriguing. ... The financial industry keeps up with the developments in the computer industry …
Here is a Malayalee view on what really went on with the fake moon landing pictures!
God does not play dice with the universe -- said Einstein. Whatever could he have meant? Here is my interpretation.
In The Moon and Sixpence, Maugham chronicles the life and adventures of Paul Gauguin -- an artistic genius who stepped outside the bounds of morality to fulfill the yearnings of his soul. This review of mine (which contains spoilers) is more of an account of my impressions of the book.
Newspaper column in Today on 2 Aug 2008. We Singaporeans have a problem. We are graceless, they say. So we train ourselves to say the right magic words at the right times and to smile at random intervals. We still come across as a bit graceless at times.We have to bite the bullet and face the music; we may be a bit on the rude side -- when judged by the western norms of …
Of nostalgia and travels, remorse and choices -- and me getting sappy in one of my sentimental moods.
This essay, originally written for a Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times, was published in an altered form in a philosophy magazine called The Philosopher. The published article (also posted in this blog -- Perception, Physics and the Role of Light in Philosophy) had too much editorial input, I felt.We know that our universe is a bit unreal. The stars we see in the night …
I wrote this piece on the World Malayalee Conference 2008 for a Singaporean newspaper. I was away in India during the conference (22-25 August, 2008) and did not see it in print.
This one is a hilarious piece I found on the Web. If you really like it, you have to wonder -- am I still doing too much techie stuff and too little management?
Here is a look at the causes and effects of the surge in food and energy prices. Among the myriad of economic reasons conjectured to be behind this so-called silent tsunami, I feel that the influx of institutional investment and speculation is the most likely cause. I present my view in this article, which is originally written for the Wilmott Magazine, contains a bit of …
Journal Ref: Omega - Indian Journal of Science and Religion, Vol. VI, (Dec. 2007), pp 138-150.Abstract: The philosophical basis of the special theory of relativity can be interpreted in terms of the Brahman-Maya distinction in Advaita. If we think of space and time as part of Maya, we can partly understand the importance that the speed of light in our reality, as enshrined in …
The last of my French redactions to be blogged, this one wasn't such a hit with the class. They expected a joke, but what they got was, well, this. It was written the day after I watched an air show on TV where the French were proudly showcasing their fighter technology. This one talks about how logical conclusions can be illogical.
No, this post is not a sales pitch for a Sony radio receiver. If anything, it is about a health condition called Congestive Heart Failure. And about the passing of the torch. May be a little bit about my father as well.... Perhaps nothing and nobody really passes on. We all leave behind a little bit of ourselves, tiny echoes of our conquests, gusto and passion, memories in …
Only my fellow Malayalees (who can read Malayalam) can enjoy this hilarious email I got, unfortunately. If you are not, please ignore this post.
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