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

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ELECTRONIC BUDDHISM -Shots of Awe

“We smash out sense of separateness […] in a form of electronic Buddhism..” – Alan Harrington [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=”54″ disable_keyboard=”0″]5SsgxjHoFTk[/wpdevart_youtube]

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For members / National Science week special / pleasure of knowledge

World’s Best Technological Hub-Silicon Valley(Quest Science month special)

Silicon Valley is a nickname for the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is located in part of the U.S. state of California known as Northern California. It is home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations, as well as thousands of startup companies....

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Artificial Intelligence-Shots of Awe

“The daily grinding of evolution, as accelerated by technology, churns out more and more complex organisms, with higher rates of energy use, and with increasing specialization. Minds are the ideal way to express complexity, energy density, increasing specialization, expanding diversity — all in one system. Mindedness is what...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / National Science week special / View from Giants' shoulder

Sam Harris Casually Debunks Prayer and Pseudoscience(Quest Science month special)

sam describes how basic statistical probability easily accounts for bogus paranormal claims, and uses an interesting thing called the ‘birthday problem’ to help demonstrate our false intuitions [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=”90″ disable_keyboard=”0″]G-S3B3B5KdE[/wpdevart_youtube]

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / National Science week special / View from Giants' shoulder

Superstition in India (godmen, saints and miracles) -Sanal Edamaruku(Quest Science month special)

00:46 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation 04:44 Dhirandra Brahmacharia 05:32 Chandra Swami 12:49 Satya Sai Baba 20:07 Asharam Bapu 21:17 Arrest of a godman in Kerala 21:53 Amma, The Hugging Saint (Amrithanandamayi) 26:41 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 28:40 Baba Ramdev 32:29 Pilot Baba 37:17 Prahlad Jani 42:20...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / National Science week special / View from Giants' shoulder

Indian Skeptics organization, Sai Baba and More! (Quest Science month special)

Premanand trained countless people to do magic tricks and these folks traveled to remote villagers to debunk gurus, shamans and others who would prey on people’s gullibility and superstitions. His life was threatened countless times and was harassed, but refused to stop speaking the truth. He unfortunately succumbed...

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curiosity corner / For members / National Science week special / pleasure of knowledge

Bill Nye – The Joy of Discovery(Quest Science month special)

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Does Technology Know Us Better Than Ourselves? -Shots of Awe

“It’s undebatable that technology has made our lives more convenient, but it has also subjected us to a tyranny of choice.” – Aaron Shapiro   [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=”63″ disable_keyboard=”0″]MbTVrki9lVM[/wpdevart_youtube]

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“The Face of Creation” – Higgs remix(Quest Science month special)

Celebration of the discovery of ‘God’s Particle’ [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=”52″ disable_keyboard=”0″]M–eOnl3kNU[/wpdevart_youtube]