Dunning-Kruger Effect

Did you know about the Dunning–Kruger effect? It is a cognitive bias where people with low ability, expertise, or experience tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge. We often face this psychological paradox in life: less competent people see themselves as professionals and qualified, while more competent people tend to doubt themselves and their abilities.The... Continue Reading →

The Jyotirlinga Temples in India and Fibonacci Sequence

Received as a forward. I don't believe in such things but some may find it interesting, hence posting here: Did you know: The Jyotirlinga temples in India, are dedicated to Lord Shiva and there's a golden rule of numbers which is a universal theorem that can be linked to the position of the Jyotirlinga temples.... Continue Reading →

Happy B’day Srinivasa Ramanujan

The great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) was born on this day 135 years ago. He was a genius who taught himself advanced mathematics and did in a short life span of 32 years some great work which went on to become foundation of many ground breaking inventions and discoveries which we experience and use... Continue Reading →

What’s Your $5 Distraction?

The Stanford professor Tina Seelig divided the class into several teams and gave $5 to each team. The goal was to make as much money as possible within 2 hours and then give a 3 minute presentation to the entire class. While some teams used the $5 and 2 hours in traditional ways like buying... Continue Reading →

Pendulum

"To and fro the pendulum throws…We are here and then we goMy shadow left me long ago Understand what we don't knowThis might passThis might lastThis may growEasy come and easy go" "The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong." — Carl Jung

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