Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Apr 6Forget Compassion, Finding Peace Through VR-based Meditation App Is The New New ThingTechnology has taken over every aspect of our life. Don’t miss the opportunity. Install that app and achieve enlightenment. Compete with your friends. Check your enlightenment score in real-time. Our attention span has reduced to nothing. We can’t focus on one thing for more than a few minutes. …Meditation3 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Aug 12, 2021How To Reflect Upon Your Irreducible RascalityHintergedanken — Alan Watts liked this German word, which means a thought in the very far far back of your mind. … and once we are there — the very far, far back of our minds — we see a mirror — we also see an image of our thoughts…Philosophy3 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Aug 10, 2021How Would You Explain Nietzsche to a 5 Years Old?Why do we expect a simple theory of a complex world? Don’t. If you find something complex, something strange — don’t try to conclude it too soon. My response is that we should acknowledge our ignorance and expect more complexity beneath. Explanations to fit our mental models. …Philosophy3 min read
Published in Future Monger·Aug 9, 2021Philosophy is Trending Again - Thanks to Artificial IntelligenceWhat’s the meaning of life? Let’s not ask Siri. Philosophy was never so hot, but it is trending now. Every expert is talking about Artificial Intelligence Ethics (AI Ethics) and Explainable AI. Artificial Intelligence has become the greatest unequalizer. Winner-take-all is already there and no one knows what the future…Philosophy4 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Jan 7, 2021Why The Modern Man Won’t Read PoetryChoice comes from freedom. Modern man has the choice but not the freedom. He must choose. He is totally consumed with the professional and…Poetry5 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Jul 4, 2020Alone You Are Too Close To a Rascal. How To Handle The Burden Of Boredom?Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher. He made a significant contribution to Stoicism. The Letters to Lucilius is Seneca’s most widely read and influential work. In a collection of 124 letters that Seneca wrote at the end of his life, during his retirement, he stated:- You ought to make yourself…Boredom4 min read
Published in Future Monger·Apr 5, 2020Computers Arose From The Mud, and Code Fell From The Sky — Book Review — Turing’s CathedralThere are two kinds of creation myths 1️⃣ Those where life arises out of the mud, and 2️⃣ Those where life falls from the sky. In this creation myth of technology Computers arose from the mud, and code fell from the sky Sixty-some years ago, biochemical organisms began to assemble…Artificial Intelligence3 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Mar 20, 2020“Labor in Freedom” of Einstein Vs. “In Praise of Idleness” of Bertrand RussellThere is a quote for everything, but only some of them are worthy to be quoted. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said I hate quotations. Tell me what you know Knowledge and experiences evolve as we go through this life. Reading is an essential part of gaining knowledge. As you read…Paradox3 min read
Published in Subtleties of Things & Non-things·Mar 13, 2020Why The Modern Man Has Stopped Asking Big Questions?Did we get so busy that we forgot questioning the meaning of life? Or we failed to notice that new-age media algorithms has influenced our subconscious minds. For sure, we fail to contemplate on life’s biggest questions, and critical thinking is dying. Modern man, he likes his daily hustles so…Critical Thinking4 min read
Published in Future Monger·Mar 12, 2020Will SuperIntelligence Bring Super-happiness?Are we betting too much on the future of artificial intelligence? Is it just a capitalists dream to become richer or do we have a Utopia future of a perfect paradise? Technology has impacted all aspects of our lives. It has transformed business and economy to a level where the…Artificial Intelligence5 min read
