At the Prague airport
On my way from the Prague airport to the city of Prague, I sat on a bus next to a man wearing a suit and tie. “Here for business?”, I asked. “European Space Agency meeting”, he replied. Those were the […]
Kyoto in three days
Unlike Tokyo, Kyoto is a nice and cozy city. We started the day with a walking tour that gave us an intense view of this city of shrines. There is a lot to do in this city. However, I would […]
Book summary: Sick Societies: Challenging the Myth of Primitive Harmony by Robert B. Edgerton
This book seems to address the myth that primitive societies are more harmonious than our present societies.
Statistical outcomes require statistical games
Let’s say 1% of kids are born with allergies. The statistic is useful for a public policy maker, someone who is setting up food menus in schools or regulating restaurants. However, the statistic is useless for you as a parent. […]
Illegal immigrats to Europe via Cairo
While traveling in the streets of Cairo or Qahira/क़ाहिरा, I came across a group of Indians who didn’t look like tourists.
Tokyo in three days
Tokyo isn’t a city per se but a prefecture. A prefecture is more akin to a county in the US. Japan has 47 prefectures. I would recommend two important cities in Tokyo to spend your time in – Akihabara Electronic […]
Mobs are Status Games
Unlike an army or a militia, mobs are loosely held groups of individuals. Mobs are held together by some identification (race, ethnicity, shared belief towards a cause, etc.). While an army/militia is more top-down, a mob is bottoms-up in many […]
Writing Script matters as much as the spoken language
Language isn’t just a means of communication but it is the medium of propagating culture. That’s why culturally Canada is similar to the USA while Mexico (and the rest of Latin America) to Spain. One huge advantage the USA has […]
Sri Lanka in 5 days
Sri Lanka is a small island country near the southern coast of India. My trip was heavily focused on Ramayana and Hinduism. While I loved it, those who have little interest in Hinduism might find the trip. Like Kerala and […]
LLMs: great for business but bad business
The true value proposition of LLMs lies in their ability to convert unstructured data from sources like websites and documents into structured information with reasonably high accuracy. Yet, the real profit lies in the products built on top of LLM […]