Thought Provoking Entropy | 23 Jan 2012
The Content isn’t King, Context is King .. Wish to share eloquent,persuasive & dazzling essay by Lawrence H. Summers, may appear long to read on the web, however its worth the attention and effort. Lawrence H. Summers is former president of Harvard University and former secretary of the Treasury. This essay is based on a [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 01 Jan 2012
Wish to begin new year first post by reproducing profound essay by Astrophysicist Adam Frank sharing his thoughts on Vaclav Havel … What is the value of not knowing? What is the value of boundaries between what we think we know, and what we do not even know how to formulate? The poet, playwright and [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 18 May 2011
The essence of humanity’s spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views? – E. O. Wilson In the words of David Brooks NYT columnist and author – We have [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 12 Apr 2011
Metaphors can be used to increase understanding of the real world, or they can be used to construct worlds that are not real, worlds that are all scaffolding and no structure. Metaphorically speaking, that is… Metaphors are central to our thought life, and thus are worth a closer look. Once again reproducing and sharing animated [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 20 Mar 2011
THE FUTURE JUST ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE The New City focuses on the way we live, and how it will impact the way we move. Part of a four film series about the future of mobility “Wherever You Want To Go” is the first release under BMW Documentaries… From the minds of some [...]
Books &Thought Provoking Entropy | 01 Feb 2011
I am and will remain a bibliophile, for me the books are living and tactile.. For books are more than books, they are the life The very heart and core of ages past, The reason why men lived and worked and died, The essence and quintessence of their lives. -Amy Lowell Wish to share this [...]