From the dawn of history, human technology has evolved from fire, brain, and brawn, to power plants and computers. The invention of computers, a mechanical marvel, allowed ‘our brain’ to grow exponentially, while itself shrinking in size by evolution
Rethinking our Idea of Demos-Kratos
The idea of giving Kratos (power) to the Demos (common people), which endorses the notion that each person is his/her own master, has been around for quite a while. The Athenian Democracy dating back to 508 BC, is often attributed as the world’s firs
The Perplexing Paradox of Time Travel
Time traveling is a concept that has bewildered both scientists and science-fiction enthusiasts for decades. Over the years, there have been instances of many self-proclaimed time travelers who have tried to prove themselves by providing us with evid
A DAY WITHOUT ELECTRONIC GADGETS
In today’s day and age, we live in a world dominated by technology, with electronics and gadgets now playing a vital role in our everyday life. However, before the advent of these life-changing devices, people were significantly more self-reliant, mu
Inanition and Icky Situations
John C. Maxwell once said, "The greatest battle you wage against failure occurs on the inside, not on the outside". I feel that failures are an inevitable part of one's journey towards success and by dealing with failures in the right spirit and l
Chin up, Smile on.
Hey, you! Yes, you. Let’s take a moment to reflect, shall we? Time has worked its wicked magic, and somehow we are now ten months into a world that has rapidly been spinning out of control. Copious tears of frustration, anger, grief, and even bore
Being on the other side of the Meme
Evolving from basic image edits to make people laugh, into rhetorical devices capable of spreading information, memes have established themselves as one of the primary methods of communication on the Internet today. Funny, silly or poignant, t
Music
Does anybody really pay attention to what you're writing in your record notebook while jamming to your favourite tunes? I think it’s a well-known fact that even the best of us write without realising a single word, and almost end up writing down the
HOPE: AN MISINTERPRETED EMOTION
Hope is arguably the most important of all the survivalist traits that have pushed mankind from being simple-minded primates to the most dangerous apex predators on the planet. However, as an emotion, hope has long been typecast into a positive conno
Rashomon and The Rashomon Effect
The world is full of perspectives. As a child, whenever my brother and I quarreled, we would each tweak the story to work in our favor while narrating the incident to our father. This is observed in almost all arguments, including court cases. The pe
From the dawn of history, human technology has evolved from fire, brain, and brawn, to power plants and computers. The invention of computers, a mechanical marvel, allowed ‘our brain’ to grow exponentially, while itself shrinking in size by evolution
The idea of giving Kratos (power) to the Demos (common people), which endorses the notion that each person is his/her own master, has been around for quite a while. The Athenian Democracy dating back to 508 BC, is often attributed as the world’s firs
Time traveling is a concept that has bewildered both scientists and science-fiction enthusiasts for decades. Over the years, there have been instances of many self-proclaimed time travelers who have tried to prove themselves by providing us with evid
In today’s day and age, we live in a world dominated by technology, with electronics and gadgets now playing a vital role in our everyday life. However, before the advent of these life-changing devices, people were significantly more self-reliant, mu
John C. Maxwell once said, "The greatest battle you wage against failure occurs on the inside, not on the outside". I feel that failures are an inevitable part of one's journey towards success and by dealing with failures in the right spirit and l
Hey, you! Yes, you. Let’s take a moment to reflect, shall we? Time has worked its wicked magic, and somehow we are now ten months into a world that has rapidly been spinning out of control. Copious tears of frustration, anger, grief, and even bore
Evolving from basic image edits to make people laugh, into rhetorical devices capable of spreading information, memes have established themselves as one of the primary methods of communication on the Internet today. Funny, silly or poignant, t
Does anybody really pay attention to what you're writing in your record notebook while jamming to your favourite tunes? I think it’s a well-known fact that even the best of us write without realising a single word, and almost end up writing down the
Hope is arguably the most important of all the survivalist traits that have pushed mankind from being simple-minded primates to the most dangerous apex predators on the planet. However, as an emotion, hope has long been typecast into a positive conno
The world is full of perspectives. As a child, whenever my brother and I quarreled, we would each tweak the story to work in our favor while narrating the incident to our father. This is observed in almost all arguments, including court cases. The pe