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Fatalistic Science, Horoscopes, and other Deceptions
Fatalistic Science, Horoscopes, and other Deceptions
Taller people tend to be happier than shorter people, members of racial/ethnic group X prefer dating members of group Y more than group X…
Aditya Tyagi
Mar 13, 2021
Where smart people go wrong, or the Ludic Fallacy.
Where smart people go wrong, or the Ludic Fallacy.
I’d like to begin with homage to a thinker whose writing frustrated me, enlightened me, and then frustrated me again: Nassim Nicholas…
Aditya Tyagi
Feb 13, 2021
Discover your inner magic (Brazilian style): Part I — Self-Awareness
Discover your inner magic (Brazilian style): Part I — Self-Awareness
Humiliation is an understatement for what happened in 1950 in the Rio de Janeiro. Never before had such a shock been felt by so many so…
Aditya Tyagi
Jul 14, 2020
My Résume of Failures…
My Résume of Failures…
These days, when most people write their resumes, they tend to fill it with all the cool stuff they’ve done, which often starts with a…
Aditya Tyagi
Jan 9, 2020
A Regression Model for Life, Effort, and Failure in 2019…
A Regression Model for Life, Effort, and Failure in 2019…
As the year (or for the more dramatically inclined, the ‘decade’) comes to an end, you might find yourself asking whether the past…
Aditya Tyagi
Dec 20, 2019
Dodgeball with Depression and Finding Happiness Again…
Dodgeball with Depression and Finding Happiness Again…
An exuberant, cheerful crowd gather on a sunny beach somewhere in the Tropics. They are from different walks of life, different ages…
Aditya Tyagi
Nov 25, 2019
Sadness, Disappointment and Math-based Mood Enhancers…
Sadness, Disappointment and Math-based Mood Enhancers…
The high school crush whose approval gave you that warm, fuzzy feeling inside, and ensured the planets continued orbiting around the Sun.
Aditya Tyagi
Nov 18, 2019
The Exclusivity Spell Broken: the Power of Inclusivity
The Exclusivity Spell Broken: the Power of Inclusivity
I ended my last post (here if you haven’t read it) with a question: what would happen if one of us suddenly changed our outlook and became…
Aditya Tyagi
Nov 6, 2019
Backfoot to front foot, but how? Is there a formula?
Backfoot to front foot, but how? Is there a formula?
In August of 2018, I had my final year of college in front of me. I had come to the crushing realization that I had not lived up to my…
Aditya Tyagi
Sep 14, 2019
I love coming first, and I cannot lie…
I love coming first, and I cannot lie…
An astutely scientific observation: Human children, regardless of time, place or era come pre-programmed with the ability to (1) barter…
Aditya Tyagi
Sep 10, 2019
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