“Mankind must put an end to war. Or, war will put an end to mankind.” This stark warning by John F Kennedy was delivered on 25 September 1961 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The world was deep in the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union were locked in…
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War What did Sun Tzu quote mean? Sun Tzu’s assertion that “the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” represents the pinnacle of strategic wisdom in The Art of War. This philosophy argues…
“We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons. AI is somewhat similar — it’s part way out of the bottle.” —Warren Buffett The world is rapidly changing at an unprecedented pace ever since artificial intelligence got deployed in the mainstream space as AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini gained popularity….
For centuries, science and spirituality have been framed as two boxers in a ring; destined to fight until one is knocked out. We are often told to choose either the cold, hard logic of the laboratory or the warm, intuitive embrace of the spiritual. Carl Sagan, perhaps the 20th century’s greatest bridge-builder, disagreed. He didn’t…
Today’s word, floccinaucinihilipilification, is a noun describing the habit or act of considering something worthless. The unusual term gained wider attention in 2021 when Congress leader Shashi Tharoor—known for his fondness for rarely used and difficult-to-pronounce English words—engaged in friendly banter with then TRS working president KT Rama Rao over the complex names of Covid-19…
Many people assume that building wealth demands complex formulas, insider access or a relentless chase for the next big opportunity. But one of the world’s most successful investors, Warren Buffett, has long argued that the foundation of financial success is surprisingly simple. Buffetf, who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway….
‘My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility.’ This thoughtful reflection by Chelsea Clinton highlights a balance often missing from modern discourse. Critical thinking is praised. Responsibility is sometimes ignored. Clinton suggests that questioning the world is important, but so is contributing to it….
On April 16, 1953, only twelve weeks after taking office as the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, delivered a speech on the “issue” of ‘peace’ while addressing the American Society of Newspaper Editors. It was famously called “The Chance for Peace” speech. Joseph Stalin had just died, and the Cold War was…
Some sentences do not attempt to grab attention at first, but grab attention later. One such line belongs to Harper Lee in her famous novel To kill a mockingbird. When she wrote that “people usually see what they look for and hear what they listen for”, she was not just being poetic. She was describing…
Quote of the day: “Heart is what separates the good from the great”—this famous and often-quoted line by NBA legend Michael Jordan is deeply synonymous with the second half of his Chicago Bulls career, which was between 1995 and 1998. Michael Jordan won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. The first…
