Sanket DashinRandom thoughts on societyThe burden of being a progressiveI was looking at some data on demographics in Israel. Israeli demographics is fascinating because only the 75 percent of the 10 million…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Sanket DashinPhilosophical RamblingsInevitability of World War 3The rise of China has been perhaps the most important socio-political event since the collapse of Soviet Union (USSR). The ramifications…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Sanket DashinThoughts on MathematicsUnreasonable Effectiveness of MathematicsEugene Wigner pointed about the “unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences” and stated that “the miracle of the…Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Sanket DashinPhilosophical RamblingsDeathUnderstanding something also involves what something is not. Hence, in order to understand life we also need to understand death. I was…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Sanket DashinPhilosophical RamblingsBody, Mind and SoulThe body collects information through the sense organs to create a picture of physical reality. However, there are postulated entities…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Sanket DashinPhilosophical RamblingsThoughts on AdvaitaAdvaitavad (Advaita=Non-dualism, vad=School of thought) is probably the most well-known school of Indian philosophy. In the colonial…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Sanket DashinPhilosophical RamblingsArtificial Intelligence and ConsciousnessThe definition, possibility, probable time of emergence and impact of artificial intelligence are among the most debated philosophical…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Sanket DashinEducation System in IndiaLanguage of InstructionThe language of instruction in educational institutions have been an issue in India from colonial times. The issue of language has become…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Sanket DashinThoughts on MathematicsNazism and MathematicsThe rise of Nazism in Germany has intrigued me for decades. How could Germans, arguably the most educated people of that period, fall for…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
Sanket DashinThoughts on MathematicsDefinitions of mathematicsI question that has irked me for more than a decade is- What is mathematics? My incoherent and unsystematic searches have not yielded any…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020