Love of Math
If you love math, you are a nerd, aren’t you?
Superlumanility. Finally!
Why the CERN claim about superluminal neutrinos was such a vindication for me.
How Does a Bank Work?
The trade lifecycle and other boring stuff about a bank’s inner workings.
Philosophy of Death
Death is a taboo subject. We are not supposed talk about it, or even think about it. It is almost like if we did, death might take notice of us, and we can do without that kind of attention. If we want to be inconspicuous anywhere at all, it is in front of Death.
Games that People Play
Richard Feynman used to employ the game of chess as a metaphor for the pursuit of physics. Physicists are like uninitiated spectators at a chess match, and they are trying figure out the rules of the game.
Life of a Trade
Where do these perspectives come from and why do we need to know about them? Trade perspectives are based on the work paradigm specific to each business unit.
Summing Up
I also feel an urge to sum up, to take stock of what I have achieved and attempted to achieve.
Computation and Consciousness
We have a perfect parallel between brains and computers. We can easily think of the brain as the hardware and mind or consciousness as the software or the operating system.
Money Owed Us
Long time ago, I had a run-in with an insurance company. It was after my first trip back home from the US.
How to be Successful in Life
We all want to be successful in life. What does success mean to us? Because success is goal in life, when it is not achieved, we get disappointed.
Atheism: Is There a God?
I am an atheist, as those who have been following my writings may know. Given that an overwhelming majority of people do believe in some sort of a supreme being, at times I feel kind of compelled to answer the question why I don’t believe in one.
9/11 Conspiracy
Personally, one of the main reasons I started taking the conspiracy theories about 9/11 seriously is the ardor and certainty of the so-called debunkers. They are so sure of their views and so ready with their explanations that they seem rehearsed, coached or even incentivized.
Particles and Interactions
Here, we will try to look at the historical origin of Quantum Mechanics, which is usually presented succinctly using scary looking mathematical formulas. You can also buy this series of posts as a handsome eBook!
Bonus Plans of Mice and Men
This is another series of posts based on an upcoming column of mine in the Wilmott Magazine. In this series, I will examine at the arguments for and against huge bonuses and golden parachutes. The first in the series, this post merely sets the stage for the next half a dozen. The starting point of this series is the public resignation letter by Jake DeSantis, ex-EVP at AIG, and his reasons for believing in the fairness of the huge bonus packages. And my arguments against them, with the personal suspicion that my views are perhaps more a case of sour grapes than of moral high horse.
Philosophy of Money
Some surprising insights about the nature money and its role.