Are you an academic? Ever secretly longed to become a Dean? The questionnaire in The Chronicle of Higher Eduction offers you a healthy reality check. 2. As dean, do you plan to maintain an active research agenda? YES , Incorrect. You know … Continue reading
It seems at last the western world is waking up to the pleasures of eating with one’s own hands. The New York Times has an article today reporting that upscale Manhattan restaurants are offering ‘eat with you hands’ menus. …Though a basket … Continue reading
The on-again-off-again news of a hollywood movie on the life of mathematical genius Ramanujan has resurfaced again. This time, with little more details that Tamil actor Madhavan will play the lead and that the movie will be titled ‘The man … Continue reading
There seem to be a good interest emerging on Multi-touch Displays. At CES 2012, so far MultiTaction and 3M have showcased their latests. (click on the image to see the gallery). 3M display is a 40-inches table with 1080p resolution. It … Continue reading
The Hindu has a special section on 125th anniversary of Indian math genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan. This excellent collection has articles on ancient numbers in India, overview of combiantorics in ancient and medieval India, Understanding Ancient Indian Mathematics, Ramanujan Timeline, etc. … Continue reading
Random House has released a new set of paperbacks for Franz Kafka’s great works. They have some great cover designs by Peter Mendelsund. Mendelsund employs brilliant colour schemes and a font designed out of Kakfa’s own handwriting. Finnish graphic … Continue reading
Dr. Padmanabhan Krishnagopalan Iyengar passed away yesterday. He was a former Atomic Energy Commission of India chairman during 1990-93 and Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Bombay. He was largely responsible for the Neutron Physics division in BARC. He was … Continue reading
The Observer opines physics major is becoming attractive due to the sitcom ‘Big Bang Theory’ popularity. According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), there was a 10% increase in the number of students accepted to read physics … Continue reading
Freakonomics comes up with this curious product pricing in Amazon. The caucasian family costs $63.99 whereas the Afro-american family costs only $37.99 But, to be fair, these two are by two different vendors. The cheaper A-A family doll is … Continue reading
I want this piece of pi!