You Waste It, You’ ve Lost It!
This is the Winner essay of our 2010 writing contest conducted in cooperation with Everest Productions. Participants were…
Issue 80 (March - April 2011)
19 articles
The Great Flood of Questions
Nowadays, we are alerted by scientists about possible future floods due to extreme weather events or melting of…
A Pristine Spring
A skyline of lively hills and purple mountains appeared As sleepers floated in their deepest slumbers In purple…
Haya (Modesty)
Sufis use haya, which literally means shame, bashfulness, and refraining from saying or doing anything improper or indecent,…
Metaphors, Metaphysics, Mathematics, etc.
Analogies, metaphors, and similes are essential elements of human cognition and this makes them an indispensable tool in…
Cognitive Dissonance and the Psychology of Sin
Peter was a successful banker and the vice president of one of the biggest banks in the state.…
Super Computer in a Cell
Since the first electronic computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was announced in 1946, computers have changed…
Watermark
“It is a sin to waste water,” warns my mom. She might as well save her breath. After…
Thinking
I was sitting by the beach and thinking about anything, everything, yet nothing all at once… The waves…
The Fountain Talks
2011 has started off with a bang. Many Arab countries are following the examples of Tunisia and Egypt.…
It’s Us Peter! Your Teeth
Dear Peter…! We agreed with the other organs to explain the splendid art inherent in us to you;…
In Between Contrasts
Year in and year out, as a community we have been concurrently going around the “vicious” and “virtuous”…
Reproaching Our Fellow-travelers
Question: Different groups or individuals who do good work in their own way are sometimes critical of others…
Human Brain and Crossing beyond Self
People everywhere seem to have an innate need to reach out to the ultimate, to connect with some…
“As if I ate” diet is effective
1- “As if I ate” diet is effective Original Article: Morewedge C.K. et al., Science 330, 1530 (2010).…