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Secret of fame

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Harvard law professor, head of a department in the Obama administration, and passionate Beatles fan, already famous author, Cass Sunstein reveals in How to Become Famous, both famous and forgotten or simply overlooked  artists and luminaries in music, literature, business, science, politics, and other fields, and explores why some individuals become famous and others don’t and offers a new understanding of the roles played by greatness, luck, and contingency in the achievement of fame. Fame is light lightning. Leonard da Vinci, Jane Austen, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Dylan, Taylor Swift all of them were struck. Susntein’s How to Become Famous features  an eclectic … Continue reading Secret of fame

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Embrace the power of AI as the ultimate learning tool

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Salman Khan, in his twenties was working as a hedge fund analyst in Boston when his 12-year-old cousin form New Orleans asked him for  some help with maths, which prompted him to tutor Nadia over the phone and she went from the remedial class to being the top maths student in her school. Soon Khan, decides to give remote lessons in Calculus and Algebra to his other 15 cousins in Louisiana.  He created a website by writing the software that  generated practice questions and recorded videos  to put on YouTube. Soon tens of thousands of students watching his online tutorials … Continue reading Embrace the power of AI as the ultimate learning tool

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How frightened teenage boys become dangerous men

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David, a protagonist, who hates primary school where he has been bullied for his Iranian heritage, more recently he was beaten up and humiliated by Muslim teenagers, and has reached sixth form without any friends.  He stops studying for his A-levels and, after working in a supermarket for several months, begins spending most of his time in his bedroom on the internet. As somebody who is searching for meaning and community, David is vulnerable to charlatans peddling easy answers to complex questions and shortcuts to belonging. Music is the only that keeps him going. Inspired by his hero Karl Williams, he … Continue reading How frightened teenage boys become dangerous men

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Sun Storms intensify to reveal more Northern Lights in two weeks

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More Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are on the way, as huge sunspot cluster that hurled energy and gas towards Earth will rotate back towards us in around two weeks. The Sun has continued since last Saturday, pumping out increased radiation – a huge solar flare on Tuesday disrupted high-frequency radio communications globally the Sun is approaching “ Solar Maximum” a point during an 11-year cycle when its activity is intense, when the Sun’s magnetic poles flip –  a process that creates sunspots that fire out material, generating space weather.  This solar cycle is the 25th since humans started systematically observing … Continue reading Sun Storms intensify to reveal more Northern Lights in two weeks

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Short Story: The Octopus Curry

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The Octopus Curry  – A Short Story by Penny Nair Price Liz and Roger worked together and were great comrades in the office – Roger had had his eye on her for some time but he was strapped for cash and when  Friday evening came,  another colleague – Chris invited him to eat locally to the office as a treat. Liz said her goodbyes and went on her way for the weekend.  The chosen restaurant was on the first floor.  Roger took his rucksack with him, found a space for it,  and the two colleagues sat down to a wonderful … Continue reading Short Story: The Octopus Curry

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Death by reckless cycling is to become an offence

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Cycling death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling is set to become an offence, after the British government agreed to a change in the law. Under the change, dangerous cyclists could face up to 14 years in prison. Rigorous campaigning by Tory MP and former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith had proposed an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir iain  Duncan Smith said his proposal was not anti-cycling, it is about making sure this takes place in a safe and reasonable manner, but cyclists … Continue reading Death by reckless cycling is to become an offence

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Alice Munro, master of short story and Nobel Prize winner dies aged 92

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Alice Munro known for mastery of short stories and depictions of womanhood in rural settings, has died in Ontario, Canada aged 92. Born in 1931 in Wingham, Ontario, Munro grew up in a fox and mink farm, in the most disreputable part of the town. Munro found an escape in reading as a child and her favourite writers like Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens, and Lucy Maud Montgomery guided her in appreciating literature beyond her age. “Books seem to me to be magic, and I wanted to be part of the magic, Books are far more important to me than life”  … Continue reading Alice Munro, master of short story and Nobel Prize winner dies aged 92

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Agony and ecstasy engulfed by desire

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Provoking offbeat sexual acts, challenges the binary of marriage and explores sexuality in perimenopause.  All Fours is tender, hilarious and sexy. A semi-famous artist announces her  pan to drive cross-country, from LA  to New York. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey. Miranda July in All Fours, a 45-year-old “semi-famous” artist who remains unnamed locks eyes with the young man who’s squeegeeing her . Their intense but … Continue reading Agony and ecstasy engulfed by desire

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On the Brink of fear & disaster

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Philip Notman, an acclaimed medieval history professor whose fondness for Emerson’s scariest quote “ I  am glad to be on the brink of fear”, attends a conference in Bergen, Norway. On his return to London, and to his wife and son, something unexpected and inexplicable happens to him, and he is unable to settle back into his normal life. Seeking answers, he flies to Cadiz to see Inés, a Spanish academic, with whom he shared a connection at the conference, but his journey doesn’t end there. A chance encounter with a wealthy, elderly couple sends him to a house on … Continue reading On the Brink of fear & disaster

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Snakes

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Snakes symbolise life, rebirth, resurrection, destruction and play a significant part in many mythologies and cultures. Lord Shiva and his connection with the Spectacled Cobras in Indian mythology is famous as three snakes symbolise time frames of past, present, and the future. The first known fossil of four legged snake, from Brazil dates back 110 million years ago, making it the oldest definitive snake, described in the Journal science, the evolutionary process by which some reptiles became serpentine during the dinosaur era. “It is generally accepted that snakes evolved from lizards at some point in the distant past” according to … Continue reading Snakes