The Great Ganesha

Let’s see a show of hands for those who remember the grainy black and white reels that used to be shown before movies in Indian cinemas in the 80s. Remember those reels by ‘Films Division Presents’? I remember one on Hillary (not Clinton – the original one) and his conquest of Everest. Yes – they [...]

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There is now a machine through which you can attain nirvana for only $23. It was only a matter of time, you know… And, oh yeah, no mind-altering substances involved. Just a little ambient music.

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For you distance-running, techno-lovers, I found this podcast from a runner-friendly DJ. DJ Steveboy creates 1-2 hour long podcasts, also listing the beats-per-minute of the track. Pretty cool. Incidentally, there is pretty solid evidence that the right kind of music can enhance athletic performance. This meta-analytic study (that means an analysis of other people’s analysis) [...]

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It’s been a while since I posted, but since I read somewhere that blogging was defined as “talking to a brick wall,” I figured that it would be ok. Still, apologies to the regular viewer (note singular usage). I just got to know last week that my advisors are letting me defend in June/July sometime. [...]

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