tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51059612011-04-21T18:13:34.978-04:00Kaarthik Sivashanmugam's WeblogKaarthikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050105271272546098noreply@blogger.comBlogger621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105961.post-1767165486400633352008-01-21T00:31:00.000-05:002008-01-21T00:35:38.349-05:00

In this three-part documentary series, Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever: that all the material world is made up of atoms. Atom - The Clash of the Titans: Professor Al-Khalili takes us from the discovery of the atom to the development of quantum mechanics. Atom - The Key to the Cosmos: This episode tackles world-changing discoveries such

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Scientific American: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids: "Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life. Our society worships talent, and many people assume that possessing superior intelligence or ability—along with confidence in that ability—is a recipe for success. In

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"Andrum, Indrum, Endrum" Maestro Ilayaraja Live in Concert - Jaya TV video (34 parts)Title CreditsIlayaraaja InterviewPrayerSong: "Janani Janani", Movie: "Thaai Moogambigai", Singer: IlayarajaParthiban - MCSong: "Mandram Vantha Thendralukku", Movie: "Mouna Raagam", Singer: SPBSong: "Enna Solli Paaduvatho", Singer: Hariharan, Sadhana SargamSong: "Ennai Thaalatta Varuvaala", Movie: "Kadhalukku

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Docs Change the Way They Think About DeathBiologists are still grappling with the implications of this new view of cell death—not passive extinguishment, like a candle flickering out when you cover it with a glass, but an active biochemical event triggered by "reperfusion," the resumption of oxygen supply. The research takes them deep into the machinery of the cell, to the tiny membrane-enclosed

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Politics is inevitable, deal with it: "Those who combine competence and usefulness (to the organization) are key elements of the mortar that makes for success. But in the absence of political sensitivity and smartness they may go waste. The challenge is to deal with the creative tension while maintaining one’s professional integrity. This is a challenge that one must not run away from."

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Don't Believe the Hype: The 21 Biggest Technology Flops: "Hype is the coin of the realm in the technology business. If you listen to vendors and the media, it may sometimes seem as though every new product, service, concept or even security threat will be the Next Big Thing. Some live up to all the fuss, but many don't -- and some fail spectacularly. "

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The incredible story of the Rs 1-lakh car: "There is a lot riding on its small wheels. If the yet-to-be-named car is a success when it goes on sale next year, it would herald the emergence of Tata Motors on the global auto scene, mark the advent of India as a global center for small-car production and represent a victory for those who advocate making cheap goods for potential customers at the '

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Be More Than You Can Be: "Heat-resistant. Cold-proof. Tireless. Tomorrow’s soldiers are just like today’s — only better. Inside the Pentagon’s human enhancement project. "

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Laws of nature - Fine tuning of constants - Eternal struggle between science and religion.

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Scientists now believe there may really be a parallel universe - in fact, there may be an infinite number of parallel universes, and we just happen to live in one of them. These other universes contain space, time and strange forms of exotic matter. Some of them may even contain you, in a slightly different form. Astonishingly, scientists believe that these parallel universes exist less than one

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Global Security News and Analysis: Five Minutes to Midnight: "We stand at the brink of a second nuclear age. Not since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has the world faced such perilous choices. North Korea’s recent test of a nuclear weapon, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a renewed U.S. emphasis on the military utility of nuclear weapons, the failure to adequately secure

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Change or Die: "What happens if you don't work at mental rejuvenation? Merzenich says that people who live to 85 have a 50-50 chance of being senile. While the issue for heart patients is 'change or die,' the issue for everyone is 'change or lose your mind.' Mastering the ability to change isn't just a crucial strategy for business. It's a necessity for health. And it's possibly the one thing

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Maya civilization: "The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. Many of these reached high development during the Classic period (c. 250 to 900), however these advances were also in the

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State of the union- 2006: A year of divorces in India: "In blocking traffic, marriages are second only to God. The pomp and scale of marriages in 2006 were probably unmatched in the past. But the year also saw an alarming number of divorce suits and an unprecedented number of verdicts. Some of the reasons for divorce in cities include snoring, incompatible eating habits, dress sense and other

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Life of Buddha: Buddha Chaitanya Part 2:

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Vision - A Tribute to Carl Sagan Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Carl Sagan on Evolution:

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Technology Review: The Problem with Programming: "Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of the C++ programming language, defends his legacy and examines what's wrong with most software code."

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The Birth of the Machine That Changed the World: "Twenty-five years ago today the nation?s largest computer company introduced to the world its smallest computer ever, the IBM Personal Computer. The rollout of the PC was perhaps the most momentous product introduction of the past half century. But was it a phenomenal market coup or a serious business blunder? A shot of adrenaline for the personal

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Heroes and Icons of the century: "Twenty people who articulate the longings of the last 100 years, exemplifying courage, selflessness, exuberance, superhuman ability and amazing grace."Scientists and Thinkers of the century: "People who overthrew our inherited ideas about logic, language, learning, mathematics, economics and even space and time."Leaders and Revolutionaries of the century: "Twenty

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In the mind of the brain: "A conversation with Professor V.S. Ramachandran, world-renowned explorer of the human brain, on neuroscience, philosophy, consciousness and beyond."

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Factory Farms: "There is no specific definition of what a factory farm is, but they tend to have certain characteristics in common. Animals most often raised in these conditions are dairy cows, cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys. The main characteristic of a factory farm is that animals are crowded together in confined spaces where they can’t carry out their natural behaviors like grazing,

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At the Five-Year Mark, Agile Manifesto Still Stands: "Five years after the Agile Manifesto was inked, the jury is out on its impact. On the one hand, there is evidence that the ideas put forth by its backers have taken hold, influencing how teams think about software development today. On the other hand, adoption of agile methodologies is only now beginning to get off the ground. "

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The World's Largest Matrix Computation - Google's PageRank : "The World's Largest Matrix ComputationGoogle's PageRank is an eigenvector of a matrix of order 2.7 billion. One of the reasons why Google is such an effective search engine is the PageRank algorithm, developed by Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, when they were graduate students at Stanford University. PageRank is

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Srinivasa Ramanujan: "Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan (December 22, 1887 - April 26, 1920) was an Indian mathematician and one of the most esoteric mathematical geniuses in the twentieth century. Nicknamed as 'the man who knew infinity,' he had uncanny mathematical manipulative abilities. He excelled in number theory and modular functions. He also made significant contributions to the development of

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Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances - Online Public Grievance Lodging And Monitoring System: "The Public Grievance Lodging And Monitoring System, is an online computerised system over NICNET which has been developed with an objective of speedy redress and effective monitoring of grievances by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG) besides providing a

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Spying and lying in 21st-century America: "Freedom rests on the principle of the rule of law and equality before the law. So when government, fearing the citizenry in the exercise of their constitutional rights, ignores its duty to safeguard those rights and even undercuts them, despotism looms in the future and democracy becomes an endangered species. "

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ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM ON THE EVE OF 57TH REPUBLIC DAY - 2006: "Mission for Scientists and Technologists: For the scientists and technologists of the nation, I have five immediate national missions: (a). Increasing the Solar Photo Voltaic Cell efficiency from 14% to 45% using nano technology; (b). Research in proteomics to identify the disease

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Big Ball of Mud: "While much attention has been focused on high-level software architectural patterns, what is, in effect, the de-facto standard software architecture is seldom discussed. This paper examines this most frequently deployed of software architectures: the BIG BALL OF MUD. A BIG BALL OF MUD is a casually, even haphazardly, structured system. Its organization, if one can call it that,

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Democracy, modernity, and the Indian child: "At present, our schools act like factories, forcing children into a fixed, preconceived mould. They stifle natural curiosity and creativity. The fruits of democracy and modernity will remain elusive if education is not structurally adjusted to the needs of the rural poor. "

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Business 2.0 :: My Golden Rule: "We asked 30 business visionaries, collectively worth over $70 billion, what single philosophy they swear by more than any other -- in business, life, or both. Here are the secrets of their success."

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Are You a Star at Work?: "How do you become a star at work? For more than a decade, Robert E. Kelley has tried to answer that question, conducting in-depth research at such companies as AT&T's Bell Labs, 3M, and Hewlett-Packard. How do average performers differ from stars? Are stars just smarter? Or more self-confident? Or better at interpersonal and leadership skills? The answer, says Kelley, is

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NRI's dilemma resolved: Indians Abroad: "Oh, and I will say 'it's wicked cold' but I will continue to pronounce 'aunt' and 'half' the way I always have. If people don't understand my accent, well, I guess they'll just have to learn. I am from India. This is how I talk and this is how I live. This is my way."

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Memory and Learning: Myths and Truths: "Those who plan to improve their learning skills must be alert against a volley on false claims that are ripe in books and materials devoted to accelerated learning. This short and concise list should help you avoid books or websites that do not stick to the basics of science. In addition to memory myths, you will find, at the bottom, a summary of other

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Social Issues Research Centre Guide to flirting: "Flirting is much more than just a bit of fun: it is a universal and essential aspect of human interaction. Anthropological research shows that flirting is to be found, in some form, in all cultures and societies around the world. "

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South Indian Classical Carnatic Music Krithi Archive with Online Audio Music Class and Lessons: "An excellent site with downloadable audio lessons for learning Carnatic classical music. "

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Yahoo! Netrospective: 10 years, 100 moments of the Web This is a cool site that celebrates the web's history over the last decade and takes us on a trip down memory lane and makes us think how the Internet has developed over the last ten years, becoming an essential part of all of our daily lives.

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The cradle that is India: "Oppenheimer concludes with two extraordinary conclusions: 'First, that the Europeans' genetic homeland was originally in South Asia in the Pakistan/Gulf region over 50,000 years ago; and second, that the Europeans' ancestors followed at least two widely separated routes to arrive, ultimately, in the same cold but rich garden. The earliest of these routes was the Fertile

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The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time: "Whether they're strapped to our belts, sitting on our desks, or jammed in an overstuffed closet, we absolutely love our gadgets. So it wasn't exactly easy coming up with the definitive list of the 100 best gadgets ever unleashed. In the weeks we spent debating the entries, tempers were flared, fingers were pointed, chairs were smashed over heads, and feelings

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Kyoto Pact goes into effect: "Amid fanfare marking the enactment of the Kyoto global warming pact, leading proponents laid out their next goals Wednesday: persuading the United States to join the world crackdown on emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases and planning further steps when the current agreement runs out in 2012. "

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Escape From the Universe: "The universe is destined to end. Before it does, could an advanced civilisation escape via a 'wormhole' into a parallel universe? The idea seems like science fiction, but it is consistent with the laws of physics and biology. Here's how to do it"

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Great moments in microprocessor history: "The evolution of the modern microprocessor is one of many surprising twists and turns. Who invented the first micro? Who had the first 32-bit single-chip design? You might be surprised at the answers. This article shows the defining decisions that brought the contemporary microprocessor to its present-day configuration."

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PhysicsWeb - Physics World - The greatest equations ever (October 2004): Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism and the Euler equation top a poll to find the greatest equations of all time. Robert P Crease discusses the results of his reader survey

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Entropy and Art: "Order is a prerequisite of survival; therefore the impulse to produce orderly arrangements is inbred by evolution. The social organizations of animals,the spatial formations of travelling birds or fishes, the webs of spiders and bee hives are examples. A pervasive striving for order seems to be inherent also in the human mind-an inclination that applies mostly for good practical

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The Story of the Two Things: "For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things or just not important."

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Students saying no to computer science: "Nationwide numbers for undergraduate enrollments in computer science departments this fall were not available. But a survey of Ph.D.-granting computer science departments in the United States by the Computer Research Association found that the number of new undergraduate majors in the field dropped 18 percent last year. "

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Black holes turned 'inside out': "The black hole only appears to form but later opens up and releases information about what fell in, so we can be sure of the past and we can predict the future."

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Top Ten Technologies of the Century: "The 20th century has hosted an incredible plethora of technological advances. Medical advances are such that the average Joe can extend his usefulness and outlive it. Science split the atom so that we could destroy a couple of cities in the name of peace, and we sent men to the moon so that they could bring back some rocks. We accidentally learned to melt ice

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NASA - Gravity Probe Launched: "Gravity Probe B was successfully launched on its mission to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. More info available here

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Kashmir - Years of violence - By Francois Gautier : "Do you know the real history of Kashmir? There is a great deal of misconception among the people about the State: That Kashmir did not always belong to India, or that it is a 'disputed area'. This is why we recently at FACT (Forum Against Continuing Terrorism) chose to hold an exhibition at the India Habitat Centre, which was a great success.

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The loser's guide to getting lucky: "Professor Wiseman's four top tips for becoming lucky: Listen to your gut instincts - they are normally right Be open to new experiences and breaking your normal routine Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well Visualise yourself being lucky before an important meeting or telephone call. Luck is very often a self-fulfilling prophecy"

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The Law of Accelerating Returns - by Raymond Kurzweil : "An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense 'intuitive linear' view. So we won't experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century -- it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today's rate). The 'returns,' such as chip speed and cost-effectiveness, also

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ponniyin celvan of kalki: "Ponniyin celvan of Kalki"

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Mohammed The Prophet: "The subject of my writing is about the tenets of a religion which is historic and its prophet who is also a historic personality. I may also add Prophet Mohammad is also a historic personality, every event of whose life has been most carefully recorded and even the minutest details preserved intact for the posterity. His life and works are not wrapped in mystery. My work

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Scientific American: Is dark matter theory or fact?: "Dark matter is known to exist through the gravitational effect it exerts on visible matter in the universe. As our astrophysical experiments become more sophisticated, and our understanding of large gravitational systems (galaxies and clusters of galaxies) grows, we will answer more of the questions that have faced us years. New questions

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The Physics of Santa: "A funny Scientific Disproof of the Santa Theory, and a couple of Rebuttals Thereto."

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Extracts from Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda: "Yoga is the science which teaches us how to get these perceptions. It is not much use to talk about religion until one has felt it. Why is there so much disturbance, so much fighting and quarrelling in the name of God?. There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause, because people never went to the fountainhead; they

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Films Division videos: If you have grown up in India during the good old days when Doordarshan was the only option for TV entertainment, you would definitely remember Ek, Anek Our Ekta (full lyrics) and The Balloon, Let Me Live, and The Race with Death videos from Films Division of India.

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Asha for Education™: Sandeep Pandey wins 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award: "There are six levels an individual can live by - yourself, your body, your family, society, nature, universe. The biggest challenge facing mankind is in bringing these levels into harmony. Only if both material and consiousness needs are satisfied will human beings be happy. From this one derives two principles of education - (

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Why I Am An Atheist by Bhagat Singh: "As regards the origin of God my own idea is that having realized the limitations of man, his weaknesses and shortcoming having been taken into consideration, God was brought into imaginary existence to encourage man to face boldly all the trying circumstances, to meet all dangers manfully and to check and restrain his outbursts in prosperity and affluence."

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19th Century Guide to Dishonest Argument: "A man may be objectively in the right, and nevertheless in the eyes of bystanders, and sometimes in his own, he may come off worst. For example, I may advance a proof of some assertion, and my adversary may refute the proof, and thus appear to have refuted the assertion, for which there may, nevertheless, be other proofs. In this case, of course, my

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So..finally I have experimented with blogs. Long time since I have developed interest in creating blogs. Now that google has shown interest in blogs and news is out suggesting the use of blogs in Semantic Web initiative, I had to create this blog (as Semantic Web happens to be my area of research interest).

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