Number of words: 199 Once an individual’s search for a meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering. And what happens if one’s groping for a meaning has been in vain? This may well result in a fatal condition. Let us recall, for instance, … Read more
Number of words: 249 During World War II, numerous fighter planes were getting hit by anti-aircraft guns. Air Force officers wanted to add some protective armor/shield to the planes. The question was “where”?The planes could only support few more kilos of weight. A group of mathematicians and engineers were called for a short consulting project. Fighter planes … Read more
Number of words: 2,262 For a city that is fixated with its housing, real estate opportunities and acquiring homes with a view, finding a space to call your own in Mumbai carries its own form of trauma. If the rents and EMIs don’t knock the life out of you, it’s the negotiations on the transactions … Read more
Number of words: 209 Though incompatible, the global economy and total war are both children of this century. The strategic goal in traditional warfare, in Clausewitz’s famous phrase, was “to destroy the enemy’s fighting forces.” War was to be waged against the enemy’s soldiers. It was not supposed to be waged against enemy civilians and … Read more
Number of words – 205 As part of a transformation exercise, a corporate team at Shell was given a video camera and 90 minutes to make a video. What the team came out was the story of a guy who had to go to the bathroom very badly. The old Shell video opens with the … Read more
Number of words – 655 The argument about whether or not the universe had a beginning, persisted into the 19th and 20th centuries. It was conducted mainly on the basis of theology and philosophy, with little consideration of observational evidence. The cosmologist, Sir Arthur Eddington, once said, ‘Don’t worry if your theory doesn’t agree with … Read more
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