PinnedStop, Breathe, Rejuvenate, Reflect.“Stop and smell the roses”, is a phrase most of us are familiar with, but only a handful of us actually stop and smell the roses. We all are rambling in quest of something, striving to accomplish whatever we could in this period of existence. We have set endless goals…Lifestyle4 min readLifestyle4 min read
Dec 30, 2021My brain & soul on PsychedeliaI still remember the heavenly sensations my body, especially my brain, experienced when I first heard “Time” by Pink Floyd. Goodness gracious, what an amazing aural trip I had that day; the surreal instrumental solo was enough to send chills up my spine, but the soothing vocals & enlightening lyrics…Psychedelics5 min readPsychedelics5 min read
Nov 27, 2021Brief report on “Getting Better from Worse: Augmented Bagging and a Cautionary Tale of Variable Importance” by Lucas MentchOver the past few years or so, a significant amount of algorithms have evolved that have revolutionized Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligent algorithms are enabling machines to think like humans and perform complex cognitive tasks ranging from perception to language. We come across these machines every day, and the learning in…Augmented Bagging3 min readAugmented Bagging3 min read
May 25, 2021Cubism & CognitionCubism was a revolutionary early 20th-century modern art movement, in which artists brought various fragments of any subject (figures or objects) together in the same canvas, creating paintings that appear fragmented and abstracted.Cubism4 min readCubism4 min read
Mar 28, 2021Our ever-expanding UniverseAbout 15 billion years ago marked the origin of the universe, which started with a cosmic bang, termed the Big Bang. It’s the idea that tells the universe began just as a single point then expanded & stretched as large as it’s right now. The bang not only created the…Universe8 min readUniverse8 min read
Feb 17, 2021Sufism in the 21st Century IslamOver the centuries — through the Islamic mystical dimension — Sufism, artists around the world have been able to create the most beautiful and transcendental forms of art that have aid the emergence of the idea of peace and love. Sufism enables its followers to attain spirituality rooted in the…Sufism14 min readSufism14 min read
Jan 24, 20218 life lesson Schitt’s Creek has taught meFrom “eat glass” to “lick rust”, Schitt’s Creek never failed to lighten up my day. I usually don't enjoy binge-watching TV shows, but Schitt’s Creek’s witty lines, humorous scenes, & brilliant acting lured me into bingeing the full show. Schitt’s Creek not only made me laugh, cry, & love the…Schitts Creek4 min readSchitts Creek4 min read
Jan 19, 2021My HPAIR 2021 experience & takeaways.Recently, I was selected as a Delegate for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2021, through a highly intensive selection process. HPAIR is an internationally recognized student organization at Harvard University, offering a forum of exchange to facilitate discussion of the most important economic, political, & social…Hpair12 min readHpair12 min read
Jan 16, 2021So that’s how you hear that beat…We’re perpetually surrounded by a variety of sounds that range from gentle swishing sounds, like the rustling of leaves, to noisy rumbling sounds, like the purring of a car’s engines. The human ear has a tremendous hearing range (audible range) and sensitivity, which enables us to perceive a variety of…Sound8 min readSound8 min read
Jan 10, 2021Our typical cosmic everyday buddy isn’t so “typical”There are a plethora of striking questions to ask about the universe we’re part of and many of them are in regard to the big ball of light that goes and comes around each day. I’d love to satiate these curiosities and try to inform you something about the gigantic…Sun7 min readSun7 min read
