A major step in the progress of human civilization was the completion of the Human Genome Project which was a 13 year long project undertaken to map and sequence the entire human genetic code. Sequencing the genetic code provided evidence of humans sharing vast amounts of genetic information with apes and also led to useful practical applications from disease prediction/diagnosis via personalized gene analysis to disease treatment via gene therapy which is a method to help el

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which is fundamental for survival and is released when we take actions that ideally enable continued propagation of our genetic information with time. Our brains are hardwired with primitive neural circuits that release dopamine (which is essentially a reward signal) on completion of actions like food consumption, movement, procreation, learning, social cooperation which are all necessary actions for survival. The neural circuits for dopamine re

A very intriguing concept I came across is that of fractals - a term newly coined by mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot in 20th century, which is defined as a complex geometrical pattern which is surprisingly formed by the continuous repetition of very simple sub-patterns. What amused be about fractals is how it could be analogized to serve as a possible explanation for the nature of reality. Stephen Wolfram - a computer scientist and physicist, who authored a book called ‘A New

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I recently started reading a very interesting book authored by physicist David Deutsch called ‘The Fabric of Reality’. The early chapters...

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Albert Einstein was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century who achieved global acclaim that has truly passed the test...

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A very powerful idea I came across was that of antifragility - a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his popular book ‘Antifragile’....

The world around us is a collection of extremely complex systems with elements that interact and impact one another in extremely convoluted ways. Humans across centuries have tried to make sense of these complexities and identify potential causal links among various elements giving rise to various disciplines of sciences and a multitude of theories to explain various natural phenomenon. These theories have unquestionably helped us organize valuable information and engineer vi

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After pondering over the highly insightful thoughts of famous historian and author Yuval Noah Harari through his books ‘Sapiens’ and...