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

Category: pleasure of knowledge

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / Saturday with Budthu (SwB) / View from Giants' shoulder

The Map of Misunderstanding (with Daniel Kahneman)-Sam Harris-Quest weekend special

Daniel Kahneman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making....

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The need for scientific temper | Narendra Nayak(James Randi of India)

In a country afflicted with deep-rooted beliefs in superstitions perpetuated by Godmen and the blind adherence to them, Narendra Nayak is a breath of fresh air and the individual responsible for eradicating such beliefs by his rationale and skepticism. He has vociferously debunked the myths perpetuated by the...

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Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe- Roger McNamee&Sam Harris(Quest Saturday special)

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Roger McNamee about his book :Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. (If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy,...

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Busting The ‘Ancient Science’ Myth-Reality check with Dr Venki Ramakrishnan

Internet during the Mahabharat and Ganesh as evidence of plastic surgery – these fantastical claims of the origin of Indian science have produced much internet fun and ridicule. For the first time and speaking exclusively to NDTV, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry Dr Venki Ramakrishnan has agreed to...

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How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day -Tristan Harris

A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they’re all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on...