Monthly Archive: January 2016
On this day, Morrie says that he has an exercise for us to try. We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than...
we are all proud of our Mars mission.Here is a presentation on ISRO which was presented on the success of MOM mission click here to see MOM_oct2014
Science is the best way to dig out the truth of the natural world, but that doesn’t prevent many people from denying truths that are inconvenient or contrary to their preconceptions or faith. In the last month, denial of global warming has subsided in the wake of...
Dan Ariely “Feelings should never supersede rational thought… so, if you feel that you’ve got the answer, you should think some more.” ― Julie Ann Elliott-Morton Emotions can cloud our rational decision-making. By adopting the perspective of an outside advisor, psychologist Dan Ariely says we can inject...
Hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Have a look at the site created by Randall Munroes . His stick-figure drawings (webcomic) about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans strangest...
Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man...
The Why Files was created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the auspices of National Institute for Science Education with support from the National Science Foundation. It is currently funded through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each week, it bring you a new story on the science behind the...
The Minister travelled for days by train and car and boat to one of the furthest islands in the nation. As he surveyed the bleak but inspiring landscape, he turned to a local villager and said: “You’re very remote here, aren’t you?” She responded: “Remote from what?”
Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, I am thirsty. Do get me...
This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn’t get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around. The fat frog...