Vergangenheitsbewältigung is the need of the hour
As we inch dangerously close to a third world war it would help to look back to history for some lessons on how to correct our course.
macOS for physicists
On why physicists love MacBooks; or, the complete guide to why you should opt for a MacBook if you’re into science.
The trouble with Google Search
Google is getting dangerously accurate thanks to some fearful, privacy-invasive features that promise to skew our individual visions of the world.
On entropy, randomness and shuffling a playlist
Randomness is a surprisingly physical idea.
The mathematics of a medical second opinion
The more threatening your diagnosis is, the more important it becomes to consult a second doctor. Here is the maths to prove it.
A drive through China–Lanka
While China pours money into Sri Lanka, India chooses to keep mum.
How the far right became popular
Flawed ideas about national borders and fake news floating around social media must both be checked.
Installing gnuplot on macOS
A quick—and popular, if Google is to be believed—guide to installing gnuplot on macOS.
A eulogy for my grandfather
My grandfather was a high-spirited, imaginative and eternally upbeat septuagenarian. His was a life well-lived.
A new LaTeX class for lecture notes
A new document class for LaTeX built from the ground up for preparing lecture notes, entire course notes and support sheets for individual talks/classes.
We must all sleep more
In a world that celebrates mindless hustling, it is sleep that is costing us the most.
P. Chidambaram at Mysore Literature Festival
India’s former finance minister talks about his new book and about the state of the country today
Quiet reflections on unplugging from society
A seaside getaway with no cellular network teaches one what it means to live life to the fullest.
