Philanthropy of Mother Teresa and Other Spiritual Leaders
Philanthropy comes in two flavors. One is where you spent your own money, the other is where you collect money from others to do good. Both have a flip side.
Topical
Includes posts on physics, philosophy, sciences, quantitative finance, economics, environment etc.
Richard Feynman — How Much Can We Know?
Richard Feynman uses an analogy to drive home the everyday-miracle of our perception of the world around us. It is also illustrates how much we can know.
Indian Politics – the Last Resort
Indian Politics is the last resort of a scoundrel. I think this association is one of the nasty legacies of our colonial past. Have things begun to change?
Robotic Takeover
Years ago, I read this fictional story by Marshall Brain called Manna. It talked about the robotic takeover of a
Death and Grief
Why do we grieve when someone dies? I don’t think we grieve for them, but ourselves. Do not seek to to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
Fields Medal – First Woman
Just read the news that Prof Maryam Mirzakhani won the prestigious Fields medal (the equivalent of Nobel prize in Mathematics).
Back to Blogging
Welcome to the newly relaunched Unreal Blog. With this relaunch, I hope to get back to regular blogging once more. I hope you like the new look. I know at least one person who did not, and here is why I think he didn’t…
High Performance Blogs and Websites
Do you have a website or a blog and feel that it is getting bogged down with heavy traffic? First of all, congratulations — it is one of those problems that webmasters and bloggers would love to have. But how would you solve it? Here is one tip.
Sad Movies
Why is it that we like sad movies, but don’t like to be sad?
Internal and External Successes
This an addendum to this series, I want to say a few more words about success in life. If you cannot quite achieve it, what do you do? Cheat like crazy!
How to be Successful in Life?
When I talked about the dimensions of success, I used the word dimension with an ulterior motive. I want to