Sensory and Physical Worlds
Animals have different sensory capabilities compared to us humans. Cats, for instance, can hear up to 60kHz, while the highest […]
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Includes posts on physics, philosophy, sciences, quantitative finance, economics, environment etc.
Problem of Free Will
Free will is a problem. If all of us are physical machines, obeying laws of physics, then all our movements
Analytics SME
It has been a couple of weeks since I posted anything on Unreal Blog. This short hiatus in my posting
Data to Wisdom
When it comes to the amount of intelligence and experience required, we have a clear hierarchy from data to information
Bhagavad Gita
Among the religious texts of Hinduism, the Bhagavad Gita is the most revered one. Literally presented as the word of
Word of God
Scriptures are considered the word of God. If you are atheist like me, you know that all words come from
Most Likely Wealth Distribution
In the last post, I gave vent to all my left-wing righteousness against the growing income disparity. Then it occurred
Income Inequality
I read on BBC yesterday that the richest 62 people in the world now earn as much as the poorest
Do You Have a Soul?
Do you have a soul? Most religions believe that we do. Here is an argument that we don’t. Is it a good thing or a bad one? Do you find the notion demeaning or liberating? If we don’t have a soul, what is the key to our personal identity?
I Think Therefore I am
I read somewhere that what Descartes really said was, “I think, therefor I am French.” Or may be, “I think
What Does it Feel Like to be a Bat?
It is a sensible question: What does it feel like to be a bat? Although we can never really know
Other Known Conspiracies
A conspiracy theory remains a theory and fodder for crackpots until it is blown wide open. At that point, the