Nature’s Perfection

The sheer precision of the spider is an incredible sight to be hold. For all the talk about the superiority of the human species, these does appear to be a lot we can learn from the mechanistic and strategic brilliance animals exhibit in their day-to-day pursuit of survival.

Why is the Chase More Fun Than the Catch?

Why is it that we fancy the chase to a destination to only reach it and have a let down? It is a common utterance that people enjoy the courting phase of a relationship than a marriage. Broadly, it is also a common belief that the chase is more fun than the catch. I have [...]

Willful Ignorance

The saying goes ignorance is a bliss. That, however, is referencing to the type of ignorance that is beyond the control of  oneself – the type of ignorance that one can be availed of up on proper educationing. It also points to the lack of knowledge about the existence of the ignorance itself.
In a heated [...]

One Million Words

The total number of words in the English language is predicted to reach one-million by sometime in April. Happy one-million word to all!
…English does indeed have lots of words, almost certainly more than any other tongue. That is the consequence of its evolution. Basically Germanic, it was expanded by the conquering Normans, who introduced French, [...]

Alex the Parrot and Dr. Irene Pepperberg

An incredible story about animal cognition and linguistics. Over a span of more than 30 years Dr. Pepperberg conducted a research that has debunked the myth about “bird-brain,” and demonstrated that Alex, an African Grey parrot with a nut-sized brain, can learn to accomplish tasks that a toddler or some of the primates are believed [...]

The Basic Male Tool Kit Under Threat?

So says a scientist of a study which is reported here that:
shows that a host of common chemicals is feminising males of every class of vertebrate animals, from fish to mammals, including people. Backed by some of the world’s leading scientists, who say that it “waves a red flag” for humanity and shows that evolution itself is [...]

The Laws of Incremental Returns: Reclaiming the Long-term Perspective

The old adage has it that patience is a virtue. In the day and age where attention is continually being interrupted and many of us are driven by the desire to find the shortcuts in life there is a case to be made for patience. I shall aspire to document thoughts and information that will [...]