In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche Our conception of what is beautiful, what is aesthetically pleasing, what art, music or poetry is worthy of appreciation, should ideally be instinctive, something you are not consciously aware of. The subconscious nature of the feeling it evokes, shouldContinue reading “Aesthetics, Herd Mentality and Social Identity Theory: Why You Should Just Be Yourself!”
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Political Correctness and Free Expression in the Realm of Comedy
A recently resurfaced video of an Indian stand-up comedian had many people out for blood, both online and offline. In the clip, comic Agrima Joshua joked about the upcoming Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue that is to be made in the Arabian Sea. She described some of the comments she had read online that spoke aboutContinue reading “Political Correctness and Free Expression in the Realm of Comedy”
Ad Hominem Politics: We Don’t Have A Healthy Political Discourse
There will always exist a dispute amongst two or more parties in politics with a different set of beliefs, and with that will always exist partisanship. However, a democracy allows for the fruition of debate and argument to put that dispute to a rest by the majority’s vote. Yet this vote can be manipulated withContinue reading “Ad Hominem Politics: We Don’t Have A Healthy Political Discourse”
3 Ways Data Science is Just as Important as Medicine in Determining Public Policy: COVID-19
Both before and especially since COVID-19 had been officially declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, doctors across the world worked around the clock to fight the virus by treating patients, recommending measures to lower mortality rates, and conducting research to develop an effective vaccine. Panic set in and the world went intoContinue reading “3 Ways Data Science is Just as Important as Medicine in Determining Public Policy: COVID-19”
Stochastic Tinkering, Techne vs. Episteme, and the COVID-19 Vaccine: How Science Really Works?
There has been much speculation regarding progress towards the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine, which some believe may be the only lasting solution to the pandemic. Without mass immunization it is likely that lockdowns will persist across the world as cases continue to rise. How soon can we expect the vaccine, how long does scientificContinue reading “Stochastic Tinkering, Techne vs. Episteme, and the COVID-19 Vaccine: How Science Really Works?”
The Candid Contrarian 