I came across this short video by Jonny Thomson on "Atelic Activities" by Kieran Setiya and it got me intrigued. I like these YouTube shorts by Jonny, as they are succinct and full of wisdom nuggets. https://youtube.com/shorts/XjdwAB-FvwE?si=D1K4HSZ1Vcoo4DUq I then further explored about Kieran Setiya and found a longer video podcast by him explaining Midlife and... Continue Reading →
Swami Sarvapriyananda on the topics of AI and Consciousness
#FoodForThought #Vedanta #AI Here are two interesting videos of Swami Sarvapriyananda I came across on the topics of AI and Consciousness from the point of view of Vedanta philosophy. Very interesting perspective if you are interested in this topic. Can AI Ever Be Conscious? https://youtu.be/a9x--on8WVI?si=HDinghaK_jsOrPi7 Vedanta vs Google AI: Can a Machine Have A Soul?... Continue Reading →
Technology and Wealth: The Straw, the Siphon and the Sieve by Nate Hagens
I stumbled upon this talk by Nate Hagens on "Technology and Wealth: The Straw, the Siphon and the Sieve" and I immensely liked it! He had some great and new (at least for me) perspective on how to view Wealth. I knew some of it in bits and pieces. But the way he has articulated... Continue Reading →
Douglas Adams on Technologies
Douglas Adams, the creator of Dilbert toon was amazing! He passed away in 2001. Just see his take on new technologies... “I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies,” writes Douglas Adams in The Salmon of Doubt.1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and... Continue Reading →
Rathin Roy on South India: Challenges Posed By The Next Phase Of Transformation
I have said this before. There are few people I follow keenly and Rathin Roy is one of them. So when Rathin speaks, I immediately watch. Some of his ideas have been repeated multiple times, however, they are so important that they should be hammered again and again. Yesterday the other podcast I like ended... Continue Reading →
10 Frameworks That Shaped Us | Episode 127 | Everything Is Everything
Everything Is Everything is an amazing podcast by Amit Verma and Ajay Shah. I watch it regularly. Out of 127 episodes I must have watched more than 80 episodes. Here is the latest one which is on a topic I love! I watched it with great expectations and to be honest, I was hoping for... Continue Reading →
30th August 2025
It's been one year today since a dream, a journey began. Over the years I have come to realise that luck, fate, chance, uncertainty play a huge role in how life unfolds and shapes up. Last one year was a practical lesson of that realisation. On 30th August 2024, I realised few things for 30th... Continue Reading →
11 Rory Sutherland’s Rules of Alchemy
Applicable to business, investing, and life in general[1] The opposite of a good idea can also be a good idea.[2] Don't design for average.[3] It doesn't pay to be logical if everyone else is being logical.[4] The nature of our attention affects the nature of our experience.[5] A flower is simply a weed with an... Continue Reading →
Rory Sutherland on How Human Behavior Defies Logic & Data | The Power of Outthinking the Machine
I had shared Rory Sutherland's talk/interview before on this blog. I really liked him for his insights; and the British accent was a cherry on the cake! Here is one more recent interview of his which is worth watching. Unfortunately the video quality is poor. But sound is good. Do check out! Rory Sutherland on... Continue Reading →
The Rarest Move In Chess
This is one of the most awesome videos about Chess! Simply loved the idea and further analysis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDnW0WiCqNc
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