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: Saturday with Budthu (SwB)

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

Media Guide to Skepticism

Purpose: To provide a clear, easy-to-read guide about the “Skeptical” viewpoint as subscribed to by many who might call themselves Skeptics or critical thinkers; to distinguish practical Skepticism from the popular use of the phrase “I’m skeptical,” and from those who claim to be “skeptics” regarding some well-established...

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

Science as a Tool of Democracy-Carl Sagan(Quest Sunday special reading)

“Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge… It can tell us when we’re being lied to. It provides a mid-course correction to our mistakes.” “Without science, democracy is impossible,” Bertrand Russell wrote in his foundational 1926 treatise on education and...

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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,...

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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”...

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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...

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For members / Saturday with Budthu (SwB) / View from Giants' shoulder

We Need to Teach Kids Creative Thinking-

“Education is far less about a set of facts than a way of thinking,” says the professor and theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss. “And therefore what I always think should be the basis of education is not answers but questions.” Transcript – Education is far less about a set...