A couple of weeks ago, on an evening of drinking and philosophizing, a friend asked me this question and I did not have any answer then. Chris Anderson’s video about giving TED talks kept popping into my mind; I remembered it mostly for the pretty visuals it had representing what an idea is. B . . . Read more

Disclaimer: I’m using the term Philosophy in an ill-defined manner. For me, it means something like an analytical tool or a way of thinking, and not a subject studied in universities. I grew up with a deep distaste for Philosophy, thanks to having seen the perils of eastern philosophies first . . . Read more

One of the most important lessons of Thinking, Fast and Slow is that our brains are unable to analyze real world data objectively. We alter our memories and retroactively modify our experiences to fit a story. The only solution to this is to keep records and to trust the data. For me, the two most e . . . Read more