Category Archives: Articles and Essays

This category archives my articles and essays published in peer reviewed journals or semi-academic magazines. These publications span a wide range from physics to spirituality, touching on neuroscience and philosophy. You will find articles that appeared in the International Journal of Modern Physics, IEEE Tran. Neural Systems and Rehab. Engineering, The Philosopher (the journal of the Philosophical Society of England), Omega – Indian Journal of Science and Religion, Galilean Electrodynamics and so on.

Luddite Thoughts

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Manoj

Wondering if our so-called progress is actually a blind march toward chaos an anarchy, I present a slightly disorganized line of thought in this short piece.

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The Unreal Universe

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Manoj

I recently made my first book available on Amazon. I thought I would post this article, which is a good summary of the book. This article was published in a magazine in Singapore. Continue reading →

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Food Prices and Terrible Choices

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Manoj

Economists have too many hands. On the one hand, they may declare something good. On the other hand, they may say, “well, not so much.” Some of them may have even a third or fourth hand. My ex-boss, an economist himself, once remarked that he wished he could chop off some of these hands. [...] Continue reading →

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Light Travel Time Effects and Cosmological Features

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Manoj

This unpublished article is a sequel to my earlier paper (also posted as Are Radio Sources and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms?). This blog version contains the abstract, introduction and conclusions. The full version of the article is available as a PDF file. Continue reading →

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Are Radio Sources and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms?

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Manoj

This post is the blog version of my article published in the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMP-D) in 2007, soon to become the Top Accessed Article of the journal by Jan 2008. Although it might seem like a hard core physics article, it is in fact an application of the philosophical insight permeating this blog and my book. Continue reading →

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Constraints of Perception and Cognition in Relativistic Physics

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Manoj

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 physicist friends, especially those with a philosophical openness in their beliefs. Continue reading →

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The Unreal Universe — Seeing Light in Science and Spirituality

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Manoj

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 sky, for instance, are not really there. They may have moved or even died by the time we get to see them. [...] Continue reading →

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Sony World Band Radio

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Manoj

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 those dear to us, and miniscule additions to the mythos that will live on. Like teardrops in the rain.
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Choices and Remorse

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Manoj

Of nostalgia and travels, remorse and choices — and me getting sappy in one of my sentimental moods. Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Manoj

This essay (perhaps not right to call it a review) is inspired by Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A modern day classic that hardly needs any more endorsement, this book is bound to change the way you look at the world, and live your life. Continue reading →

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The Philosophy of Special Relativity — A Comparison between Indian and Western Interpretations

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Manoj

In this blog version of an article published in Omega, I discuss how Eastern and Western views say essentially the same things when it comes to the nature of space and time. And how that view can be interpreted as a basis for understanding Einstein’s theories. [Journal Ref: Omega - Indian Journal of Science and Religion, Vol. VI, (Dec. 2007), pp 138-150.] Continue reading →

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Perception, Physics and the Role of Light in Philosophy

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Manoj

Published in The journal of the Philosophical Society of England. The Philosopher, Vol. LXXXXVI No. 1 (Spring 2008), pp 3-7

This article examines the role of light in perception, physics and philosophy. Based on the similarities between metaphysical and spiritual or philosophical views on space and time, the article sheds new light on modern physics — the special theory of relativity, in particular. Continue reading →

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