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The Higgs Field & And The Strings On A Guitar
The Higgs Field & And The Strings On A Guitar
You’re sitting against the backdrop of a glorious view, the sky & sea to behold & at the beachfront cafe you’re sitting at, the guitarist…
Gaurav Krishnan
Sep 9
The Story Of Einstein & Dark Energy — And The Latest Findings Of DESI & The Muon g2 Experiment
The Story Of Einstein & Dark Energy — And The Latest Findings Of DESI & The Muon g2 Experiment
From Einstein to the 21st century & recent findings — here’s everything on dark energy up until 2024
Gaurav Krishnan
Aug 21
Albert Camus, Neil Young The Absurd, Burning Out & Football & Music
Albert Camus, Neil Young The Absurd, Burning Out & Football & Music
What is the meaning of life? — The truth is there is none: It’s as pointless as a game of football or a rock song
Gaurav Krishnan
Aug 18
Ideas Of The Week #002 — Awareness Meditation, Four Tet, Singularity & Joaquin Phoenix At The…
Ideas Of The Week #002 — Awareness Meditation, Four Tet, Singularity & Joaquin Phoenix At The…
I started a new series on my Substack publication Light Years, wherein I curate handpicked content from around the web in byte-sized…
Gaurav Krishnan
Aug 4
The 9–5 Is Becoming Extinct — What The Future Of Employment Will Look Like In 2034
The 9–5 Is Becoming Extinct — What The Future Of Employment Will Look Like In 2034
The gig economy, micro-entrepreneurship, AI, your digital footprint & the future of work & livelihood
Gaurav Krishnan
Jul 25
How Disruption & Frustration Can Make Us Solve Problems Better & Be More Creative
How Disruption & Frustration Can Make Us Solve Problems Better & Be More Creative
The science & evidence behind how disruption & difficulties makes us problem solve better & be much more creative
Gaurav Krishnan
Jul 1
Still Water — A Zen Parable On How To Achieve A Peaceful State Of Mind
Still Water — A Zen Parable On How To Achieve A Peaceful State Of Mind
A mindfulness technique that can help you considerably if you practice it & truly understand it
Gaurav Krishnan
Jun 23
The Reward Is To Play — Musings On The Process Of Living Life w/ Examples From Music
The Reward Is To Play — Musings On The Process Of Living Life w/ Examples From Music
Whether you’re a musician or not, ‘to play’ i.e. the ‘process’ & journey is the most integral part of life
Gaurav Krishnan
Jun 7
Techno-feudalism then? — Is It The End Of Capitalism As We Know It
Techno-feudalism then? — Is It The End Of Capitalism As We Know It
The ballooning of technofeudalism that is seemingly replacing capitalism & morphing into something much more alarming
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 3
Correlating Black Holes, The AdS/CFT Duality & The Second Law Of Quantum Complexity
Correlating Black Holes, The AdS/CFT Duality & The Second Law Of Quantum Complexity
Explaining and exploring black holes, the AdS/CFT Duality & The Second Law Of Quantum Complexity and how they correlate with each other
Gaurav Krishnan
Jun 17, 2023
Einstein’s Theory Of Special Relativity — Explained With Simple Examples
Einstein’s Theory Of Special Relativity — Explained With Simple Examples
“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it’s comprehensible” — Albert Einstein
Gaurav Krishnan
Nov 2, 2022
Space Architecture: Exploring How We’re Going To Live On Mars & The Moon — Explained
Space Architecture: Exploring How We’re Going To Live On Mars & The Moon — Explained
The human race is at an interesting crossroads and interjunction where technology and ideas are coming together and evolving to make…
Gaurav Krishnan
Oct 21, 2022
Does The Universe Exist If We Aren’t There To Observe It? — According To Quantum Physics
Does The Universe Exist If We Aren’t There To Observe It? — According To Quantum Physics
“Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.” — Niels Bohr
Gaurav Krishnan
Feb 8, 2022
Architecture For The Future: A Vision Of The Ideal Sustainable Housing Solution For The Next…
Architecture For The Future: A Vision Of The Ideal Sustainable Housing Solution For The Next…
According to reports by the United Nations, by the year 2100, the world’s population will grow to over 11 billion people. That’s 3 billion…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 31, 2022
The Future Of Education: 3 Ways We Can Reinvent Higher Education To Lower The Barrier Of Entry To…
The Future Of Education: 3 Ways We Can Reinvent Higher Education To Lower The Barrier Of Entry To…
Less than 7% of people around the world today hold a bachelor’s degree. The reason for this is that higher education around the world is…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 26, 2022
The Neuroscience Behind Attention & How Mindfulness Helps In A Better State Of Mind & Better Life
The Neuroscience Behind Attention & How Mindfulness Helps In A Better State Of Mind & Better Life
How does attention relate to the brain and our conscious experience? When we’re given a task or we’re working, how does attention affect…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 23, 2022
3 Questions To Practice Mindfulness & The Art Of Mindful Walking Which Lead To Spiritual Growth
3 Questions To Practice Mindfulness & The Art Of Mindful Walking Which Lead To Spiritual Growth
The mind, body and soul are all interlinked. It’s commonplace for us to get overwhelmed in many moments of our lives with what happens…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 22, 2022
How We Must Reimagine Capitalism To Solve Climate Change
How We Must Reimagine Capitalism To Solve Climate Change
For the past century and well into the present, capitalism has gone unchecked. This has come at a severe cost to the planet.
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 20, 2022
Restoring Earth’s Biodiversity Using Drone Technology, AI & Machine Learning
Restoring Earth’s Biodiversity Using Drone Technology, AI & Machine Learning
Ever since the dawn of the industrial revolution, land all over the world has been continually destroyed for the purpose of industry and…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 19, 2022
The Future Of Medicine: Creating A Real Time Diagnostic Lab Inside The Body Using Smart Tissue Tech
The Future Of Medicine: Creating A Real Time Diagnostic Lab Inside The Body Using Smart Tissue Tech
The conventional ways of diagnosing diseases in patients is usually done from the outside, i.e. scanning a patient’s blood and body using…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 19, 2022
Tracking Worldwide Carbon Emissions Using Satellite Imaging & AI Computer Vision Algorithms…
Tracking Worldwide Carbon Emissions Using Satellite Imaging & AI Computer Vision Algorithms…
The now intensified fight for climate change using data from satellite imaging run through AI powered computer vision algorithms and TRACE
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 14, 2022
The Hyperloop Explained: Re-inventing How We Travel In The 21st Century Using Magnetic Levitation &…
The Hyperloop Explained: Re-inventing How We Travel In The 21st Century Using Magnetic Levitation &…
There have been certain inventions that were previously inconceivable and considered ludicrous, that were invented at the turn of the last…
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 14, 2022
Exploring Reality(Part I): How We Perceive & Know The World Around Us
Exploring Reality(Part I): How We Perceive & Know The World Around Us
What is the essence of ‘knowing‘ the world around us? When delving into understanding reality, how do we ‘know‘ something of it?
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 7, 2022
How To Submit?
How To Submit?
Here is how you can submit to Light Years
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 5, 2022
From Nikola Tesla To The 21st Century: How Wireless Electricity Is The Future Of How We Use Power
From Nikola Tesla To The 21st Century: How Wireless Electricity Is The Future Of How We Use Power
“What is now proved, was once only imagined.” — William Blake
Gaurav Krishnan
Jan 4, 2022
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