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AI 3

Mon 14 September 2026 Shawn Smucker — “Please use AI”

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

Agatha Christie 1

Thu 22 September 2022 Miss Marple makes a comeback

Apple 5

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

Fri 28 February 2014 Apple’s Curse

Sun 30 June 2013 My scientific writing workflow

Wed 05 October 2011 Steve Jobs is dead.

Bangla 7

Tue 28 June 2022 Music: lyrics for Nao, by Ritam Sen, Prasen, and Hoodkhola Kobitara

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Daniken, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Haowaay Pa, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 19 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Bnaador, from Fossils 4

Fri 15 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Khnoro Amar Fossil, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Mohakaash, from Fossils 4

Bayesian 2

Sun 28 May 2017 How Bayesian inference works

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

Bhutan 1

Tue 30 October 2018 ‘Democracy brings discontent’ in peaceful Bhutan

Boston 4

Thu 10 September 2026 Aircraft flying low!

Wed 19 August 2026 Walking in North End, Boston

Wed 20 May 2026 Pretty Flowers at Orchard House

Sat 21 February 2026 New Years’ Eve at Boston Commons

Europe 2

Wed 18 July 2018 The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize in literature

Thu 23 June 2016 Britain has voted to leave the European Union

Fossils band 4

Tue 19 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Bnaador, from Fossils 4

Fri 15 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Khnoro Amar Fossil, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Mohakaash, from Fossils 4

Google 1

Wed 28 March 2012 And all because he didn’t know HTML

ISRO 2

Mon 27 February 2017 Recent ISRO satellite launch carried special imaging constellation

Wed 15 February 2017 Indian Space Research Organization launches satellites, breaks record

India 14

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Thu 10 September 2020 The state of dysfunction in the Indian Congress Party

Sat 15 August 2020 India’s Independence Day

Tue 02 June 2020 Pregnant elephant tortured to death in India: it was fed a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers.

Mon 14 October 2019 Wriddhiman Saha shines as India wicketkeeper

Mon 02 July 2018 New free street library in Kolkata!

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

Wed 06 June 2018 Indian Railways decides to enforce baggage limits

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

Mon 27 February 2017 Recent ISRO satellite launch carried special imaging constellation

Wed 15 February 2017 Indian Space Research Organization launches satellites, breaks record

Mon 30 May 2016 Mumbai Police go after comedian for “mocking” celebrities

Thu 26 March 2015 On India’s World Cup performance (they lost today)

Mon 08 July 2013 ‘It looked fine from the outside.’

Japan 1

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

John Gruber 3

Mon 17 August 2026 Some cogent blogging advice

Fri 27 May 2016 Creating “Linked-List” type posts

Mon 01 August 2011 Using Markdown by John Gruber

Kolkata 2

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Mon 02 July 2018 New free street library in Kolkata!

LLM 1

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

MATLAB 3

Tue 04 March 2014 Creating Bandpass Bessel Filter with MATLAB

Sun 15 December 2013 MATLAB repository

Mon 14 October 2013 Matlab: find a string within a cell array of strings

New England 2

Tue 13 October 2026 Fall is in the air

Sun 27 September 2026 Hints of the Nor’easter

Nobel Prize 1

Wed 18 July 2018 The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize in literature

Octopress 4

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

Fri 27 May 2016 Creating “Linked-List” type posts

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Fri 21 June 2013 Website Rebuild — using Octopress

Penn & Teller 1

Thu 01 September 2016 Penn and Teller — fooled by a card trick

Prasen 1

Tue 28 June 2022 Music: lyrics for Nao, by Ritam Sen, Prasen, and Hoodkhola Kobitara

Python 1

Fri 02 October 2020 Multi-core parallel processing in Python with multiple arguments

Ritam Sen 1

Tue 28 June 2022 Music: lyrics for Nao, by Ritam Sen, Prasen, and Hoodkhola Kobitara

Rupam Islam 6

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Daniken, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Haowaay Pa, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 19 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Bnaador, from Fossils 4

Fri 15 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Khnoro Amar Fossil, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Mohakaash, from Fossils 4

SETI 1

Fri 28 October 2016 Of Alien Megastructures

Star Wars 2

Thu 03 November 2016 Hoshino — Star Wars fan film

Sun 29 May 2016 Star Wars Episode 4 in one graphic

TED talk 2

Mon 16 December 2013 The secret to happy work

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

UK 2

Tue 13 June 2017 UK Election: Interesting logistics of the Queen’s speech

Thu 23 June 2016 Britain has voted to leave the European Union

USA 1

Wed 11 July 2018 Disposable America — A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw. Seriously.

Virginia Tech 3

Fri 06 June 2014 On avoiding plagiarism

Tue 16 July 2013 Dissertation Proposal

Sun 25 September 2011 ‘Ph.D. Candidate’?

academia 7

Fri 06 June 2014 On avoiding plagiarism

Sun 20 April 2014 This may be the best journal article ever

Tue 16 July 2013 Dissertation Proposal

Fri 05 July 2013 How would you explain to a public audience the importance of interdisciplinary research?

Sun 30 June 2013 My scientific writing workflow

Sat 22 June 2013 The problem facing scientist writers

Sun 25 September 2011 ‘Ph.D. Candidate’?

aircraft 1

Thu 10 September 2026 Aircraft flying low!

aliens 2

Fri 28 October 2016 Of Alien Megastructures

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

ancient Egypt 2

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

animal cruelty 1

Tue 02 June 2020 Pregnant elephant tortured to death in India: it was fed a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers.

animals 7

Tue 02 June 2020 Pregnant elephant tortured to death in India: it was fed a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers.

Mon 29 May 2017 Everyday bat vocalizations are rich and complex

Thu 01 September 2016 A hermit crab changes home; brings house guests along

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Thu 01 November 2012 Virgin births… in snakes!

Sun 25 March 2012 Some birds have their own HUDs

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

anthropology 2

Mon 03 August 2020 Human evolution and the role of our grandmothers

Wed 14 August 2019 Celebrating babies’ first laugh

archaeology 2

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

astronomy 7

Wed 15 April 2026 Finding our galactic home (Youtube)

Tue 12 December 2017 Adios Cassini

Wed 02 November 2016 Hydrogen map of the sky to show the Sun’s motion in the galaxy

Fri 28 October 2016 Of Alien Megastructures

Sat 08 November 2014 Thoughts on Interstellar, the movie (spoilers!)

Thu 11 August 2011 When Galaxies collide…

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

banking 1

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

biology 10

Mon 29 May 2017 Everyday bat vocalizations are rich and complex

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Mon 24 June 2013 On using (or abusing) bio-technology

Thu 01 November 2012 Virgin births… in snakes!

Sat 21 July 2012 Of Space Worms

Mon 18 June 2012 Tapeworms inside the human brain

Sun 25 March 2012 Some birds have their own HUDs

Fri 16 December 2011 Of the brain-eating amoeba

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

Tue 18 October 2011 Trying to be too clean

biometrics 2

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

Fri 28 February 2014 Apple’s Curse

biomimetics 1

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

birds 3

Sat 21 July 2012 Rethinking Dinosaurs

Sun 25 March 2012 Some birds have their own HUDs

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

blogging 5

Mon 17 August 2026 Some cogent blogging advice

Fri 27 May 2016 Creating “Linked-List” type posts

Sat 22 June 2013 The problem facing scientist writers

Sat 22 June 2013 Where are the engineers’ blogs?

Fri 21 June 2013 Website Rebuild — using Octopress

books 3

Thu 22 September 2022 Miss Marple makes a comeback

Wed 18 July 2018 The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize in literature

Mon 02 July 2018 New free street library in Kolkata!

boxing 1

Sat 04 June 2016 Muhammad Ali is no more

children 3

Wed 14 August 2019 Celebrating babies’ first laugh

Tue 10 March 2015 Elementary school dumps homework; parents are ‘outraged’

Thu 11 July 2013 A-second-a-day video

cityscape 1

Wed 19 August 2026 Walking in North End, Boston

climate change 3

Tue 13 September 2022 News Juxtaposition: Climate Change

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Sat 12 January 2013 It doesn’t matter if global warming is man-made

comedy 1

Mon 30 May 2016 Mumbai Police go after comedian for “mocking” celebrities

comics 1

Tue 09 August 2011 Choosing passwords

composites 4

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Sun 10 March 2013 So, what are Composites, again?

Tue 05 March 2013 Getting up to speed…

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

corruption 2

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

cricket 4

Wed 08 December 2021 Of Cricket, and How Fast Bowling is About More Than Speed

Mon 14 October 2019 Wriddhiman Saha shines as India wicketkeeper

Wed 03 February 2016 Of Cricket, Mankad-ing, and the Spirit of the Game

Thu 26 March 2015 On India’s World Cup performance (they lost today)

culture 2

Mon 14 September 2026 Shawn Smucker — “Please use AI”

Wed 14 August 2019 Celebrating babies’ first laugh

dandelion 1

Thu 15 October 2026 Dandelion in the summer

data analysis 6

Wed 08 December 2021 Of Cricket, and How Fast Bowling is About More Than Speed

Mon 29 May 2017 Everyday bat vocalizations are rich and complex

Sun 28 May 2017 How Bayesian inference works

Thu 09 June 2016 Gallons per 100 Miles — The Calibration Chart

Mon 18 June 2012 Confusing correlation with causation

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

democracy 3

Thu 10 September 2020 The state of dysfunction in the Indian Congress Party

Sat 15 August 2020 India’s Independence Day

Tue 30 October 2018 ‘Democracy brings discontent’ in peaceful Bhutan

design 3

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Wed 28 March 2012 And all because he didn’t know HTML

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

dinosaurs 2

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Sat 21 July 2012 Rethinking Dinosaurs

disease 4

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

Wed 14 June 2017 Radiolab Podcast: Using flickering lights to treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Sun 15 March 2015 So-called “Scientist” bets against science; loses

Mon 18 June 2012 Tapeworms inside the human brain

economics 2

Wed 11 July 2018 Disposable America — A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw. Seriously.

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

education 2

Tue 10 March 2015 Elementary school dumps homework; parents are ‘outraged’

Fri 06 June 2014 On avoiding plagiarism

elections 3

Tue 30 October 2018 ‘Democracy brings discontent’ in peaceful Bhutan

Tue 13 June 2017 UK Election: Interesting logistics of the Queen’s speech

Thu 23 June 2016 Britain has voted to leave the European Union

engineering 7

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Mon 08 July 2013 ‘It looked fine from the outside.’

Sat 22 June 2013 Where are the engineers’ blogs?

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Sun 10 March 2013 So, what are Composites, again?

Tue 05 March 2013 Getting up to speed…

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

ethics 4

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

Wed 03 February 2016 Of Cricket, Mankad-ing, and the Spirit of the Game

Fri 06 June 2014 On avoiding plagiarism

Mon 24 June 2013 On using (or abusing) bio-technology

evolution 7

Mon 03 August 2020 Human evolution and the role of our grandmothers

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Thu 01 November 2012 Virgin births… in snakes!

Sat 21 July 2012 Rethinking Dinosaurs

Sun 25 March 2012 Some birds have their own HUDs

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

facepalm 4

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

Fri 29 June 2018 Indian banks contemplate ‘face reading’ to spot doubtful loan seekers

Mon 30 May 2016 Mumbai Police go after comedian for “mocking” celebrities

Sun 15 March 2015 So-called “Scientist” bets against science; loses

failure analysis 4

Fri 15 December 2017 How the smallest programming bugs can be catastrophic

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Mon 08 July 2013 ‘It looked fine from the outside.’

Tue 07 February 2012 Guess why the Russian spacecraft failed…

fall season 1

Tue 13 October 2026 Fall is in the air

feeds 1

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

fireworks 1

Sat 21 February 2026 New Years’ Eve at Boston Commons

flight 2

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

flower 2

Thu 15 October 2026 Dandelion in the summer

Wed 20 May 2026 Pretty Flowers at Orchard House

fluid dynamics 2

Tue 12 December 2017 Adios Cassini

Sat 21 July 2012 Of Space Worms

free speech 1

Mon 30 May 2016 Mumbai Police go after comedian for “mocking” celebrities

fuel economy 1

Thu 09 June 2016 Gallons per 100 Miles — The Calibration Chart

galaxies 3

Wed 15 April 2026 Finding our galactic home (Youtube)

Wed 02 November 2016 Hydrogen map of the sky to show the Sun’s motion in the galaxy

Thu 11 August 2011 When Galaxies collide…

genetics 4

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Mon 24 June 2013 On using (or abusing) bio-technology

Sat 21 July 2012 Of Space Worms

health 8

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

Wed 14 June 2017 Radiolab Podcast: Using flickering lights to treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Sun 15 March 2015 So-called “Scientist” bets against science; loses

Mon 18 June 2012 Confusing correlation with causation

Mon 18 June 2012 Tapeworms inside the human brain

Fri 16 December 2011 Of the brain-eating amoeba

Thu 17 November 2011 ‘Forks over Knives’

Tue 18 October 2011 Trying to be too clean

health monitoring series 4

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Sun 10 March 2013 So, what are Composites, again?

Tue 05 March 2013 Getting up to speed…

history 4

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

Wed 11 July 2018 Disposable America — A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw. Seriously.

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

journalism 2

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

Thu 27 June 2013 Chicago Sun-times fired its photographers. How’s that turning out?

king tut 1

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

landscape 2

Thu 15 October 2026 Dandelion in the summer

Thu 10 September 2026 Aircraft flying low!

law 2

Tue 02 June 2020 Pregnant elephant tortured to death in India: it was fed a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers.

Mon 30 May 2016 Mumbai Police go after comedian for “mocking” celebrities

lyrics 7

Tue 28 June 2022 Music: lyrics for Nao, by Ritam Sen, Prasen, and Hoodkhola Kobitara

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Daniken, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Haowaay Pa, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 19 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Bnaador, from Fossils 4

Fri 15 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Khnoro Amar Fossil, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Mohakaash, from Fossils 4

magic 1

Thu 01 September 2016 Penn and Teller — fooled by a card trick

marine life 1

Thu 01 September 2016 A hermit crab changes home; brings house guests along

markdown 3

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Sun 30 June 2013 My scientific writing workflow

Mon 01 August 2011 Using Markdown by John Gruber

mass extinction 3

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Sat 12 January 2013 It doesn’t matter if global warming is man-made

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

materials science 6

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Sun 10 March 2013 So, what are Composites, again?

Tue 05 March 2013 Getting up to speed…

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

media 7

Fri 03 March 2017 Duck Tales 2017, first look

Thu 03 November 2016 Hoshino — Star Wars fan film

Thu 01 September 2016 Penn and Teller — fooled by a card trick

Sun 29 May 2016 Star Wars Episode 4 in one graphic

Sat 08 November 2014 Thoughts on Interstellar, the movie (spoilers!)

Thu 20 June 2013 Stephen Colbert touches hearts as always—in a different way today

Thu 17 November 2011 ‘Forks over Knives’

meteorites 2

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

microbiology 2

Fri 16 December 2011 Of the brain-eating amoeba

Tue 18 October 2011 Trying to be too clean

music 7

Tue 28 June 2022 Music: lyrics for Nao, by Ritam Sen, Prasen, and Hoodkhola Kobitara

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Daniken, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 25 April 2017 Music: lyrics for Haowaay Pa, from Rupam Islam’s Notun Niyom

Tue 19 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Bnaador, from Fossils 4

Fri 15 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Khnoro Amar Fossil, from Fossils 4

Sun 10 November 2013 Music: lyrics for Mohakaash, from Fossils 4

my lens 7

Thu 15 October 2026 Dandelion in the summer

Tue 13 October 2026 Fall is in the air

Sun 27 September 2026 Hints of the Nor’easter

Thu 10 September 2026 Aircraft flying low!

Wed 19 August 2026 Walking in North End, Boston

Wed 20 May 2026 Pretty Flowers at Orchard House

Sat 21 February 2026 New Years’ Eve at Boston Commons

naked mole rat 2

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

neuroscience 2

Wed 14 June 2017 Radiolab Podcast: Using flickering lights to treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

nutrition 2

Mon 18 June 2012 Confusing correlation with causation

Thu 17 November 2011 ‘Forks over Knives’

obituary 5

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Sat 04 June 2016 Muhammad Ali is no more

Thu 20 June 2013 Stephen Colbert touches hearts as always—in a different way today

Fri 16 December 2011 Christopher Hitchens is dead

Wed 05 October 2011 Steve Jobs is dead.

paleontology 2

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Sat 21 July 2012 Rethinking Dinosaurs

pandemic 1

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

parasites 1

Mon 18 June 2012 Tapeworms inside the human brain

parenting 3

Wed 14 August 2019 Celebrating babies’ first laugh

Tue 10 March 2015 Elementary school dumps homework; parents are ‘outraged’

Thu 11 July 2013 A-second-a-day video

personal 6

Sun 27 September 2026 Hints of the Nor’easter

Mon 17 August 2026 Some cogent blogging advice

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

Tue 16 July 2013 Dissertation Proposal

Sun 25 September 2011 ‘Ph.D. Candidate’?

photography 2

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Thu 27 June 2013 Chicago Sun-times fired its photographers. How’s that turning out?

photojournalism 2

Tue 05 May 2026 Photographer Raghu Rai passes away

Thu 27 June 2013 Chicago Sun-times fired its photographers. How’s that turning out?

physics 2

Wed 15 February 2017 Indian Space Research Organization launches satellites, breaks record

Sat 08 November 2014 Thoughts on Interstellar, the movie (spoilers!)

podcast 1

Wed 14 June 2017 Radiolab Podcast: Using flickering lights to treat Alzheimer’s Disease

poetry 1

Mon 14 September 2026 Shawn Smucker — “Please use AI”

politics 5

Thu 10 September 2020 The state of dysfunction in the Indian Congress Party

Sat 15 August 2020 India’s Independence Day

Tue 30 October 2018 ‘Democracy brings discontent’ in peaceful Bhutan

Tue 13 June 2017 UK Election: Interesting logistics of the Queen’s speech

Thu 23 June 2016 Britain has voted to leave the European Union

privacy 1

Fri 28 February 2014 Apple’s Curse

programming 8

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

Fri 02 October 2020 Multi-core parallel processing in Python with multiple arguments

Fri 15 December 2017 How the smallest programming bugs can be catastrophic

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Tue 04 March 2014 Creating Bandpass Bessel Filter with MATLAB

Sun 15 December 2013 MATLAB repository

Mon 14 October 2013 Matlab: find a string within a cell array of strings

psychology 2

Sun 20 April 2014 This may be the best journal article ever

Mon 16 December 2013 The secret to happy work

public safety 1

Mon 08 July 2013 ‘It looked fine from the outside.’

railways 2

Wed 06 June 2018 Indian Railways decides to enforce baggage limits

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

religion 1

Fri 16 December 2011 Christopher Hitchens is dead

scandal 2

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

Wed 18 July 2018 The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize in literature

science 21

Wed 15 April 2026 Finding our galactic home (Youtube)

Mon 27 June 2022 Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death

Mon 03 August 2020 Human evolution and the role of our grandmothers

Thu 01 November 2018 The climate change that helped the dinosaurs

Tue 12 December 2017 Adios Cassini

Wed 14 June 2017 Radiolab Podcast: Using flickering lights to treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Mon 29 May 2017 Everyday bat vocalizations are rich and complex

Wed 02 November 2016 Hydrogen map of the sky to show the Sun’s motion in the galaxy

Fri 28 October 2016 Of Alien Megastructures

Thu 01 September 2016 A hermit crab changes home; brings house guests along

Sun 15 March 2015 So-called “Scientist” bets against science; loses

Sat 12 October 2013 More on the Naked Mole Rat

Mon 24 June 2013 On using (or abusing) bio-technology

Sat 12 January 2013 It doesn’t matter if global warming is man-made

Thu 01 November 2012 Virgin births… in snakes!

Sat 21 July 2012 Rethinking Dinosaurs

Sat 21 July 2012 Of Space Worms

Sun 25 March 2012 Some birds have their own HUDs

Fri 16 December 2011 The rat that’s ‘immune’ to acid

Thu 11 August 2011 When Galaxies collide…

Mon 01 August 2011 It’s all in the Statistics!

science communication 7

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

Wed 01 June 2016 King Tut’s dagger was made from a meteorite

Fri 05 July 2013 How would you explain to a public audience the importance of interdisciplinary research?

Sat 22 June 2013 The problem facing scientist writers

Sat 22 June 2013 Where are the engineers’ blogs?

Mon 18 June 2012 Confusing correlation with causation

Fri 16 December 2011 Of the brain-eating amoeba

science fiction 3

Thu 03 November 2016 Hoshino — Star Wars fan film

Sun 29 May 2016 Star Wars Episode 4 in one graphic

Sat 08 November 2014 Thoughts on Interstellar, the movie (spoilers!)

scientific computing 2

Fri 02 October 2020 Multi-core parallel processing in Python with multiple arguments

Tue 04 March 2014 Creating Bandpass Bessel Filter with MATLAB

security 1

Tue 09 August 2011 Choosing passwords

services 1

Mon 02 July 2018 New free street library in Kolkata!

signal processing 1

Tue 04 March 2014 Creating Bandpass Bessel Filter with MATLAB

skepticism 5

Sun 15 March 2015 So-called “Scientist” bets against science; loses

Sat 12 January 2013 It doesn’t matter if global warming is man-made

Mon 18 June 2012 Confusing correlation with causation

Thu 17 November 2011 ‘Forks over Knives’

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

soccer 1

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

society 4

Tue 13 September 2022 News Juxtaposition: Climate Change

Wed 11 July 2018 Disposable America — A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw. Seriously.

Tue 10 March 2015 Elementary school dumps homework; parents are ‘outraged’

Fri 16 December 2011 Christopher Hitchens is dead

software bugs 2

Fri 15 December 2017 How the smallest programming bugs can be catastrophic

Tue 07 February 2012 Guess why the Russian spacecraft failed…

space exploration 6

Fri 15 December 2017 How the smallest programming bugs can be catastrophic

Tue 12 December 2017 Adios Cassini

Mon 27 February 2017 Recent ISRO satellite launch carried special imaging constellation

Wed 15 February 2017 Indian Space Research Organization launches satellites, breaks record

Sat 21 July 2012 Of Space Worms

Tue 07 February 2012 Guess why the Russian spacecraft failed…

sport 6

Wed 08 December 2021 Of Cricket, and How Fast Bowling is About More Than Speed

Mon 14 October 2019 Wriddhiman Saha shines as India wicketkeeper

Thu 16 August 2018 FIFA updates its ethics code… to fight defamation, not corruption

Sat 04 June 2016 Muhammad Ali is no more

Wed 03 February 2016 Of Cricket, Mankad-ing, and the Spirit of the Game

Thu 26 March 2015 On India’s World Cup performance (they lost today)

structural health monitoring 2

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Mon 08 July 2013 ‘It looked fine from the outside.’

tech history 3

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

Fri 15 December 2017 How the smallest programming bugs can be catastrophic

Wed 28 March 2012 And all because he didn’t know HTML

technology 11

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

Tue 13 June 2017 UK Election: Interesting logistics of the Queen’s speech

Mon 27 February 2017 Recent ISRO satellite launch carried special imaging constellation

Wed 15 February 2017 Indian Space Research Organization launches satellites, breaks record

Fri 28 February 2014 Apple’s Curse

Wed 28 March 2012 And all because he didn’t know HTML

Tue 07 February 2012 Guess why the Russian spacecraft failed…

Wed 05 October 2011 Steve Jobs is dead.

Sun 25 September 2011 The Boeing 787

Tue 09 August 2011 Choosing passwords

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

transportation 3

Wed 06 June 2018 Indian Railways decides to enforce baggage limits

Mon 18 September 2017 Of India’s high-speed rail ambitions, and lazy Indian journalism

Thu 09 June 2016 Gallons per 100 Miles — The Calibration Chart

travel 3

Wed 06 June 2018 Indian Railways decides to enforce baggage limits

Mon 30 May 2016 Minimalist Travel — The World in One Backpack

Mon 10 October 2011 The Mystery of the Abydos flying machines in ancient Egypt

tutorial 9

Fri 02 October 2020 Multi-core parallel processing in Python with multiple arguments

Sun 28 May 2017 How Bayesian inference works

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

Sun 07 June 2015 On Failure in Metallic Materials

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Mon 14 October 2013 Matlab: find a string within a cell array of strings

Fri 15 March 2013 What advantages does a composite have?

Sun 10 March 2013 So, what are Composites, again?

Tue 05 March 2013 Getting up to speed…

version control 1

Sun 15 December 2013 MATLAB repository

video 14

Sun 27 September 2026 Hints of the Nor’easter

Wed 15 April 2026 Finding our galactic home (Youtube)

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

Tue 07 May 2024 Bertrand Serlet — ‘Why AI works’

Sun 28 May 2017 How Bayesian inference works

Fri 03 March 2017 Duck Tales 2017, first look

Thu 03 November 2016 Hoshino — Star Wars fan film

Thu 01 September 2016 Penn and Teller — fooled by a card trick

Thu 01 September 2016 A hermit crab changes home; brings house guests along

Sat 04 June 2016 Muhammad Ali is no more

Mon 16 December 2013 The secret to happy work

Thu 11 July 2013 A-second-a-day video

Thu 20 June 2013 Stephen Colbert touches hearts as always—in a different way today

Tue 02 August 2011 The Robot that flies like a bird

video games 1

Mon 30 March 2026 Of the original Prince of Persia video game (Youtube)

weather 2

Sun 27 September 2026 Hints of the Nor’easter

Tue 13 September 2022 News Juxtaposition: Climate Change

web development 5

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

Fri 27 May 2016 Creating “Linked-List” type posts

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Fri 21 June 2013 Website Rebuild — using Octopress

Wed 28 March 2012 And all because he didn’t know HTML

website 5

Mon 17 August 2026 Some cogent blogging advice

Sat 28 May 2016 Octopress — adding category tags to the blog RSS feed

Fri 27 May 2016 Creating “Linked-List” type posts

Thu 10 April 2014 Using MathJax with Octopress

Fri 21 June 2013 Website Rebuild — using Octopress

writing 7

Mon 17 August 2026 Some cogent blogging advice

Fri 06 June 2014 On avoiding plagiarism

Sun 20 April 2014 This may be the best journal article ever

Sun 30 June 2013 My scientific writing workflow

Sat 22 June 2013 The problem facing scientist writers

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