Life & Thought Provoking Entropy | 27 Jan 2009
Wish to share stimulating piece by New York Times columnist David Brooks..
We have grown more suspicious of almost all our society’s major institutions. That includes business, unions, public schools, the legal and medical professions, religious institutions, journalism and nonprofit organizations. The example sets out to show that playing by the rules is respecting the game. [...]
Poetry & Science Entropy | 25 Jan 2009
E=Mc2 is arguably most referred, used, abused and least understood scientific equation. The equation’s influence, on both scientific and sociological fronts, is indeed hard to separate from Einstein’s influence as a whole which, like E = mc2-derived heat from the sun, shows no sign of diminishing.
Recite this charming poem by Morris Bishop.
E = MC2
What was [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 23 Jan 2009
In connection with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. re-administered the oath to Mr. Obama on Wednesday evening, one day after the two men stumbled over each other’s words during the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol. This is a fascinating article by Steven Pinker a Harvard Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. He also conducts [...]
Music & News Entropy | 22 Jan 2009
I was moved by sublime music performance , Air & Simple Gifts..during inauguration, to an extent, due to the fact that I ve always loved Yo YoMa’s music
Excerpts form NYT captivating review reproduced here..
The cellist Yo-YoMa, who was asked by the inauguration committee to organize the performance, invited three illustrious colleagues to [...]
On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, I write this post with the contradictory feelings of hope and cynicism.
These are unprecedented and extraordinary times as The World seems to have collapsed economically & socially and we also have lost our moral compass.
I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America [...]
Meditation-Introspection & Poetry Entropy | 16 Jan 2009
Carl Sandburg’s poems touches our Lives. He spent a lifetime exploring what it meant to be an American and asked the eternal questions, “Who am I, where am I going and where have I been?”
He did this through poetry, song, writing and lasting friendships with kindred spirits. This is a wonderful & simple poem on [...]