Why Do We Go to War? The Biology and Mathematics of Conflict
Why do we go to war? Is war a glitch in human brain? Why our brain separates US from THEM? We try to understand the reasons of death, destruction and misery of war beyond morality.
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Evidence Based Medicine vs Ayurveda: Why People are Frustrated with Modern Medicine?
The Indian government is increasing funding for Ayurveda and related traditional medicine research. Using data, history and common sense we try to answer what the bright and dark sides of both evidence-based modern medicine and Ayurveda are, and where policy makers should focus.
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit: Master the art of Skepticism in the age of AI
So many news, so much information - How do you know which claims are correct and which are not? If a newspaper writes an article starting 'A recent study said that' - should you believe the article? Carl Sagan gave a common man's toolkit to detect BS.
Cynicism vs Rationalism: Why Being a Cynic Doesn’t Make You a Rationalist
Throughout my life, whenever faced with a smart, intellectual-looking person with a greater depth in a subject compared to me but with a high dose of cynicism and rudeness, I have always assumed that smartness comes in a package- smart…
Rationality 101
What is rationality? On one hand, we are sending human beings and rovers to mars using collective reasoning and on the other hand the same human species is stumbling over its own thoughts in daily life. As an example, many…
Scientific Thinking 101
Introduction Let’s face it, when most people hear the words “scientific thinking,” they picture a serious scientist in a white coat, surrounded by test tubes and formulas or staring into the void of a microscope.Cold. Clinical. Detached. But reality is…
