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Category Archives: literature
Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco passed away on Friday February 19, 2016 at the age of 84. He has been suffering from cancer. I am deeply saddened. He was a great intellectual. He has been a novelist, essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician. … Continue reading
Posted in linguistics, literature, philosophy
Tagged Umberto Eco
Stephen Wolfram on Richard Feynman
There is a gem of an article by Stephen Wolfram titled “A Short Talk About Richard Feynman.” I found these comments from that article very interesting: “I think Feynman—at least in the years I knew him—was much more driven by … Continue reading
Posted in literature, physics, science, society
Tagged letters, physics, Richard Feynman, Setphen Wolfram
How can someone write more than 500 books in his lifetime?
I just learned that Isaac Asimov wrote more than 500 books in his lifetime. His first book was published when he was 30 years old. He died at the age of 72. He wrote for 42 years. His average was … Continue reading
Posted in literature
Tagged books, Isaac Asimov, Literature, papers, writing
Electronic Edition of the Works of P.R.Sarkar (Shrii Shrii Anandamurti)
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21, 1921 – October 21, 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was one of the highest expressions of Universal Teacher in human history. He was the founder of Ananda Marga. He was … Continue reading
Posted in history, inspiration, Intuitional Science, linguistics, literature, philosophy, poetry, psychology, science, society, spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality, yoga
Tagged Ananda Marga, Baba, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Religion and Spirituality, Shrii Anandamurti, Spiritual practice, Tantra, Universal Teacher, yoga
J.D. Salinger and Swami Vivekananda
Today, I was reading the news about L.A. Lauder’s 1 billion dollar gift to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in the form of an art collection. Buried in the news article was a tidbit of information that another … Continue reading
Textual Analysis and Psychological Dictionaries
It is becoming common these days for researchers to comb through and process large data sets such as tweets and other web based data. The purpose of such research is to determine the general mood of the society. Researchers are … Continue reading
Posted in literature, philosophy, prediction, science, society
Tagged Computer Science, Content analysis, Dictionaries, Linguistics, Psychology, Social science
Only You Exist
The original poem written in Turkish on July 25, 2012 . Bir kalb sızısıyla başlar böyle hisler ama Bugün öyle değil Bugün sızlamıyor kalbim. Güzel yüzler parlayıp kayboluyorlar Takılmıyorum güzelliğe. Şehir de parıltılı bugün, Herşey ışık dolu. Aynalar gereksiz bugün … Continue reading
Posted in literature, poetry
Tagged Turkish language
The Paris Review Interviews
The Paris Review opened up its archives of the interviews with famous poets and authors. The interviews are available online free of charge. I started reading these fascinating interviews. Each one is providing great insights into the lives of these … Continue reading
Posted in literature
Tagged Literature, Paris Review
Suresh Emre