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Wolfram Alpha – A Wonderful Math Knowledge Engine

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I was talking to my smart nephew the other day. He loves math and loves even more to stump me with math riddles and puzzles. Me: Let’s talk about some fun problems with prime numbers*. I’m thinking of two prime numbers … Continue reading →

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“Goodness Gracious Me!” – A Classic from 1960

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Peter Sellers has done some wonderful roles in his life time. In 1960 he starred in the movie “The Millionairess” with Sophia Loren. It is a hilarious comedy in which Peter Sellers is an Indian doctor living in London and … Continue reading →

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The Cure for Deficits

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

Our Federal Deficit is in the headlines again. It’s a bi-i-i-g deal! (That’s why I’m capitalizing the F and the D). There’s talk everywhere of the fiscal cliff and debt ceilings and who should pay and what to cut … … Continue reading →

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Photosynthesis – A Bright Ray of Hope in our Energy Future

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Last Thursday, invited by my friend Sam S. Vasan, I attended a dinner meeting of the AIChE ( American Institute of Chemical Engineers) held in Walnut Creek. The speaker was Prof. Anastosias Melis, a Biochemist from U. C. Berkeley, and … Continue reading →

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Winter in Yellowstone: A Place of Exquisite Beauty

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Last week, along with a dozen other photographers, I made a trip to Yellowstone National Park. I found winter in Yellowstone to be a unique experience: it was cold, harsh, snowing. Temperatures ranged from -15°F to +20°F – even colder … Continue reading →

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An Evolutionist’s Meditation on the Miracle of Being

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Some time ago I was asked to give an opening invocation at the Board of Trustees Meeting of CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies) in San Francisco. How does an Evolutionist invoke the transcendent? I re-read what I had said … Continue reading →

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India – The Faltering Tiger?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I just returned from India where I got a chance to meet and interact with Thomas Friedman, the New York Times Op-Ed columnist, and also the author of the recent bestseller, “That Used to be Us”. The event (in New … Continue reading →

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Samarkand – An Oasis of Exotic Delights on the Old Silk Road

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

We just got back from a magical journey. A journey along the old Silk Road where gold and spices and jade and ivory and carpets and rhubarb and tea (and, of course, silk) was carried by caravans of camels in … Continue reading →

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The Radical Right’s “American Exceptionalism”

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

One of the distinguishing features of Gorge Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, was the minimization and distortion of  language. So bondage and tyranny were called “liberation”, blatant propaganda was spread by the “Ministry of Truth”, War was waged by the  “Ministry … Continue reading →

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Libyan War of Liberation – A Success Story

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

As news pours in about the freedom-seeking rebels closing in on Tripoli a mere five months after the attack on Benghazi, I was thinking of the momentous changes that we have helped with in the Arab world and what a … Continue reading →

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