How do bank machines work?
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Panini was a Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and revered scholar in ancient India (4th century BCE)
Read more: Pāṇini and Bharata on Grammar and Art - Pāṇini, Xuanzang, and Tolkāppiyaṉ: Some legends and history - A 21 year old’s appreciation post on Panini’s Astadhyayi
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Charaka and Suśruta replaces the Hippocratic oath in India
National medical commission on India has given orders to Medical Colleges in India to replace the Hippocratic oath with "Maharishi Charaka shapath". Now Modern Medicine Doctors will be taking the oath in the name of the Father of Ayurveda. Additionally, Students face "compulsory 10 days of yoga for one hour per day" and Yoga is going to help allay depression and suicidal tendencies.
Comment by Joe Agneya: Charaka & Suśruta has direct contributions to modern medicine-Variolation, Cataract extraction etc Charaka was translated & studied in Arabic & Latin. Why must Indians honor Hippocrates? Decolonization needs change of heroes & scientific independence.
Comment by Vakibs: Charaka Samhita is also the first clear formulation of the scientific method, anywhere in the world. One cannot get a better antecedent to “evidence based medicine”. [...] The first clear enunciation of scientific method was in Ayurvedic texts: termed as "Yukti". It is a better formulation as it takes care of the bias from language. Europe just copied wholesale a lot of science & maths from India. Bullshit about inventing the "scientific method"
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The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously
Imagine being on vacation: you can laze around, sipping on margaritas, not worrying about what you have to do today, not worrying about the time, just being without all the anxiety.
Now imagine being busy at work: you are doing one task while worrying about others, worrying that you’re not doing the right task, thinking about all the other things on your schedule and task list, interrupted by others, filled with anxiety.
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"Stillness in Movement and Movement in Stillness" is the guiding principle
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A Sixth Sense: Sharks and Electricity
Sharks exhibit an incredible sensitivity to their watery environment, including an extra sensory advantage: the ability to detect tiny electric signals. This "sixth sense" can help them locate meals, identify mates, and even, we believe, navigate the oceans. Hundreds of "electrosensors" sit embedded within a shark's head; in concert, they can discern changes as small as a billionth of a single volt. This talk brings together physics, chemistry, and biology to reveal how a creature can "see" the world electrically. Our speaker is Dr. Brandon Brown, Professor and Chair in the Physics Department at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Brown's Wonderfest presentation was recorded by Eric Yao on December 9, 2019, at HopMonk Tavern in Novato, California.
Biophysicist Adrianus Kalmijn Dies at 88
His work revealed that sharks use an electromagnetic sense to navigate and detect prey.
Adrianus Kalmijn: The Electric and Magnetic Sense of Sharks, SkaS, and Rays (1974)
