> Once Einstein was on his way to deliver a speech to university students. His faithful chauffeur not only drove his car, but was always present amongst the audience during all his speeches. Einstein had delivered this particular speech so many times that his chauffeur had actually memorized it. On…
As much as I like thought provoking films [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/category/entertainment/movies/], I also like thought provoking animations. Yesterday night, lying in bed, I was pondering over how the day went, and what I have for tomorrow, for the weekend, for the next few months. Caught…
A recent news article suggested [http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14200-galaxy-map-hints-at-fractal-universe.html?feedId=online-news_rss20] that the matter in the universe ‘may be’ arranged in a fractal pattern. With all the randomness of nature, that might not just be a coincidence between fact and fiction. The other night I was…
The author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling], recently gave a commencement speech at Harvard [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucdJHjZaqs]. An excerpt … > Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. You might never fail…
The past few weeks have been utterly busy, but the road get’s a bit easier when you are passionate about what you are doing. If you don’t enjoy what you are doing (your profession for that matter), you’ll never stimulate your passion to its limit-less state, and…
> Downtown waiting at your window strain to drop by while you ask why You’re reaching for stars now try to hold on ahead Can’t can’t we can’t we be can’t we be dreaming? That’s Menwhopause [http://www.myspace.com/menwhopause]‘ unreleased track titled…
Wealth intrigues me [https://www.nilkanth.com/index.php?s=wealth]. And, it amuses me, because at times I wonder if there’s anything close to “adequate wealth”, or maybe, “good enough to last long” wealth. We are chasing wealth, but it comes with no guarantee of happiness. So I’…
If, economist and author, Ben Stein [http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/bio/yourlife/ben-stein] can be taken seriously, he has some sound advice to share about getting rich [http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/24513]. Some excerpts: > The top 1 percent (of all wealth-holders in the U.S.…