The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

Monthly Archive: January 2017

2

A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge

Vaccines Are Dangerous-Fact or Fiction?

The world greets newborn babies by bombarding them with everything from dust to disease-causing microbes. Babies can deftly parry exposures to certain harmful substances, thanks to antibodies passed onto them in the womb. But this kind of inherited immunity is short-lived, so a child must develop her own...

0

For members / pleasure of knowledge / View from Giants' shoulder

Thus spoke Neil Tyson

The astrophysicist joins us to talk about the new season of his National Geographic series, StarTalk see this wiki page [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”46″ disable_keyboard=”0″]WKFztV-0hS4[/wpdevart_youtube]

0

A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge / Saturday with Budthu (SwB)

Deceptive Spice Extract Offers Cautionary Tale for Chemists(Quest Sunday reading)

Inside the golden-yellow spice turmeric lurks a chemical deceiver: curcumin, a molecule that is widely touted as having medicinal activity, but which also gives false signals in drug screening tests. For years, chemists have urged caution about curcumin and other compounds that can mislead naive drug hunters.  Now,...

3

A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / pleasure of knowledge / Saturday with Budthu (SwB)

Doubts about Deepak Chopra –

Has the holistic-health mogul overstated the health benefits of meditation and other spiritual practices? A key to Deepak Chopra’s success has been his monetization of spiritual practices and promotion of their health benefits. But has he crossed an ethical line by suggesting that meditation and other mind-practices can “heal”...

2

For members / Saturday with Budthu (SwB) / show case-inspirational

swachh bharat-how to make it happen-from chalta hai to Kaam Chalu Mooh Bandh

The Ugly Indian is an anonymous collective that does not talk to media, wants no publicity and works with the motto – Only Work No Talk. However, they made an exception for TEDxBangalore so that they could open up the question of why we as Indians are okay...