I was always a believer in the socio-economic theory that population growth declines with rising education and rising living standards. The crude version of this theory is that poor and illiterate people have more kids. But facts around me belied this theory. Like many in my generation, I have roughly four to five uncles/aunts on …
Today we will discuss Johannes Kepler, the scientist best known for his Laws of Planetary Motion. In the Hindi movie ‘OMG,’ Kanjibhai (an atheist) sues God after his “antique” shop is destroyed by an earthquake, and the insurance company refuses his claim because the quake was “an act of God.” Kanjibhai decides to file a …
Whiplash is one of those movies, where, the first viewing is not enough, it requires many subsequent viewings, each proving more insight than the previous viewing. At first glance, the movie seems to have straight forward plot. The story revolves around two central characters, an Instructor and his student. It primarily depicts a clash between …