Sunday, September 14, 2008
Lift kara de
Never have I give so much thoughts to elevators/lifts then after reading this fascinating post on NewYorker (Up and Then Down). As part of modern life, they are so ubiquitous to be invisible, and only association one may have is when delays becomes irritating. But therein lies technology, innovation, psychology, fear and a fascinating journey in chain supported metal boxes plying up and down the dark vertical tunnel.
Book Review - Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy (2003)
I can say, with some modesty, that I am familiar with the subject of mathematics more than an average person is. Despite that I hadn’t ever ...
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When I tinker with my eyes, as in when I am trying to put on contact lenses, specially when it takes longer than usual and my eyes become wa...
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“Practice makes a man perfect”, so goes the saying. So what makes a woman perfect? Perhaps she already is. Alright, that was lame. But that’...
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Concept of evolution of specie is really as complex to truly understand as easy it appears to understand. No wonders myths abound. I didn’t ...