Few weeks ago I wrote about Misha Osipov - the new chess prodigy. That was an amazing feat by a human in chess! This week something equally or more significant has happened in chess. Google’s AI, AlphaZero, developed a “superhuman performance” in chess in just four hours. After being programmed with only the rules of chess (no... Continue Reading →
During World War II, lots of fighter planes were getting hit by anti-aircraft guns. Air Force officers wanted to add some protective armor/shield to the planes. The question was "where"? The planes could only support a few more kilos of weight. A group of experts were called for a short consulting project. Fighter planes returning... Continue Reading →
I resumed my journey as a Corporate Trainer last week when I conducted a training on "Business Excellence" at Adani Power, Mundra, Gujarat. I liked teaching even when I was young. I remember teaching my siblings/cousins Mathematics and other subjects when I was 10 years old. I enjoyed the process then and I enjoy it now... Continue Reading →
17/11/17 Today is Birth Centenary of my late grandfather...he was one of my first and major influences and remains so till date. Remembering the fond memories and good lessons from the time I spent with him! आज माझ्या (कै.) आजोबांचा १०० वा वाढदिवस आहे... माझ्यावर प्रभाव टाकणाऱ्या अगदी सुरुवातीच्या आणि महत्वाच्या व्यक्तींपैकी ते एक होते...आजही आहेत. त्यांच्या... Continue Reading →
झी मराठी सारेगमप आणि कलर्स मराठी सूर नवा ध्यास नवा - दोन्ही संगीताचे कार्यक्रम एकाच दिवशी आणि एकाच वेळेस सुरु. Interesting! हे collusion शिवाय शक्य नाही. कारण आधी बरीच तयारी केलेली असणार. बहुतेक वातावरण निर्मिती साठी दोन्ही कार्यक्रम एकत्र करणेच फायदेशीर असेल... बरोबर १० वर्षांपूर्वी २००७ मध्ये झी मराठी सारेगमप लिटिल चॅम्प्स हा कार्यक्रम झाला. तेव्हाच्या... Continue Reading →
Today is the first anniversary of #Demonetization in India. And the nation is divided vertically on whether it was a disaster or it was a divine act. You cannot be in the middle, you have to have a position. And based on that you will be labelled and attacked/trolled/criticized or revered/hailed/saluted. Here are few articles... Continue Reading →
Today is 88th birth anniversary of mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi, known as the "Human Calculator". Google created a Doodle on her 84th birthday to honour her... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/world/asia/shakuntala-devi-human-computer-dies-in-india-at-83.html https://www.beaninspirer.com/shakuntala-devi-amazing-indian-human-computer/ As a child the only source of Mathematical puzzles for me were the books by Shakuntala Devi (before I discovered Martin Gardner, Sam Lloyd and W.... Continue Reading →
Our Professor of Organizational Behavior at IIM-A one day asked: So, how are you feeling now? Some people said that they were feeling OK. I think the Professor was expecting someone to say that so that she could pick up on that and go on. Professor told us that we often use words that don't... Continue Reading →
I came across this interesting article "10 Basic Programming Principles Every Programmer Must Follow" and it made me write this blog which I had been contemplating for a long long time. The article talks about best practices in coding, but what I want to write about is what I learnt from Software Programming in general... Continue Reading →
I am starting this "Books and Lectures" thread to write about good books and lectures that help learning new concepts, subjects. I don't want to list pure academic books (i.e. course material) as far as possible because they are boring and difficult to read. I will try to mention resources that are interesting and/or easy... Continue Reading →
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