In a previous article we discussed about the various biases that affect us – Me, Myself and Mind. This time we will isolate the channels through

“Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal.” ― Robert A. Heinlein The mind can be brutally rational and sometimes hopelessly irrational. The

Anti-fragility (described by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book  – Anti-fragile)  is a property of gaining/ getting better with disorder. This is probably the most

We live in an age where personal expression and individuality are considered to be important. In fact it is associated with coolness. We have ever

Discussions on ‘proximate causes’ and the most visible ‘symptoms’ of a problem makes for great tea-time conversation. They however will remain the privelege of the

“An empirically weak science carries the weight of a civilization” “Normative economics presupposes a focus on the long term..but in the long term we are

“Fooled by Randomness” a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb talks about how we suffer from Randomitis… a disease that inclines us to underestimate the role of

I have spent some time thinking about your question – “what is the difference between man and animal?”I have reached a surprising conclusion…we are not that

Human beings are flawed creatures. We are susceptible to bottomless greed, extremes of anger, revenge, lust and other malaise that constitute the suffering of the