Archive for June, 2009
Hardest thing for me to do is, reading the mind that is not there – Al Koran, the mind reader
How often are we really there?
Imagine yourself at the coffee shop with your dear friend at the table sitting next to you. Assume it is one of those odd hours when the shop is [...]
Recently I came across a job advertisement that seemed almost perfect for me, given my qualifications, skill level and more importantly my schedule. But there was one catch. I am giving an excerpt of the ad and my reasoning for applying for this job, so that you will be in sync with what [...]
Is it OK for scientists to lie?
Tags: cold fusion, hypothesis, law of conservation of mass, make a living, peers’ review, repeatability, research grant, Steven Hawking, survival instincts
0 Comments Published June 6th, 2009 in Technology “Max, grownups sometimes tell lies to make a living” – Fletcher (Jim Carrey) in the movie Liar Liar to his son Max (Justin Cooper).
Remember Fletcher, a habitual liar, the lawyer in the movie Liar Liar, pleading with his son Max on his birthday, to ‘unwish’ so that, going forward his father can tell [...]


