Things school should teach us – significance of area in modelling data

Kunal RoyJanuary 30, 2020

We learn about area in elementary school. The most fundamental notion is land area. Look at the figure below. We can think of the rectangle as a slab of land.... Read More...

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Alcoholism and how to beat it

Kunal RoyJanuary 25, 2020

Alcoholism is among the most rampant of addictions. Alcohol is a natural part of being an adult in most cultures. When you socialize, you drink. Everyone has t... Read More...

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Good education – Promoting concept transfer

Kunal RoyJanuary 23, 2020

Think about the nuclear physicist who ends up pursuing a career in computer science. Or, the kid who is good at biology and chemistry, who ends up becoming a d... Read More...

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Need of the hour – mental health within constraints

Kunal RoyJanuary 20, 2020

What if competition benefited everyone equally i.e. everybody could have skills and maximize the gain from those skills, and nobody's gain would outpace or out... Read More...

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Let’s have a civilized (non-aggressive) discussion on the environment

Kunal RoyJanuary 17, 2020

Activists can make environmental issues seem like an attack on one's humanity and decency. Their tone really is unfortunate given that they often have very goo... Read More...

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Error minimization – The holy grail of machine learning

Kunal RoyJanuary 14, 2020

In many cases, the objective of machine learning is to reduce the error between the data prediction and the true prediction. For example, we might know that th... Read More...

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When disaster strikes

Kunal RoyJanuary 9, 2020

Disaster can strike from anything. From the death of a loved one. From a natural disaster. From a severe medical condition. From romantic heartbreak. So on and... Read More...

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Why is war still so appealing?

Kunal RoyJanuary 6, 2020

The world has seen many wars. Every last one of them led to catastrophic results. Yet, there is still so much war-mongering. Looking beyond the moral and polit... Read More...

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The basics

Kunal RoyJanuary 6, 2020

In all the talk about complex mental illness and heated social issues, the basics often get ignored. At an individual level, there are things that constitute t... Read More...

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What is a “good” person?

Kunal RoyJanuary 5, 2020

When we're kids, we believe that stealing is bad. As we get a little older, we think that, under inescapable circumstances, it might be okay to steal. When we ... Read More...

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