Category: Thoughts on Science

  • How assumption and basic theory can be used to solve a problem

    How assumption and basic theory can be used to solve a problem (upon request from a friend, I wrote this, this just fits into a long discussion we had  about assumption  in social and scientific situations) Lets say, we have a basic problem at hand. The problem is amenable to a solution based on basic…

  • Einstein, Relativity & state of education

    (Educated guesswork and genuine assumptions are sometimes key to unravel mystery of some complex process, that otherwise difficult to deal with. )  by Sanjay in a long discussion we had about assumption in scientific and social perspectives. This is very rightly said. My quote keys are not working, along with many other keys…so using ().…

  • A few thoughts on reincarnation.

    A few thoughts on reincarnation.

    I still tend to think, a soul is physical in the sense, it exists, in the physical body and has no sense after the physical body is dead biologically. Its an abrupt end to the soul or the spirit. By spirit I mean something that’s perceived by ourselves only and not by others. Because others…

  • The parallax of the scientific mind !

    The parallax of the scientific mind !

    The question that a scientific mind often experiences, is one, which is complexly intertwined, with the way we understand the world around us. These questions emanate from curiosity. To initiate an exposition with that in mind, we can look into, how we grow our notions about the immediately connected world, eg, the notions of the…

  • Employ-ability of the spirit….and the spirit of science…

    Isn’t scientific pursuits a bit like that? It’s gainful as long as its pleasing, to our spirits, and as long as we pursue our quests to know. The motto seems to be “Aspire to know and perspire to share…” The scope of employ-ability with something as arcane as spirit is therefore infinite. It’s not only…