Avg, mean, and average
One of the annoying things about learning a new programming language / library is to remember all the small nuances that come with it. For example, why should it be that in some places you have to use...
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On the opposite end of the Imposter Syndrome
Many things have been written about Imposter Syndrome. A condition that results in lower self-confidence, and a constant fear of being called out for being a phony. But I believe that Impostor Syndrome...
View ArticleThe Artificial in AI
We may have figured out how to create a brain, before we figured out how it actually works. Full disclosure, the quote above is not mine. I heard it from someone who heard it from someone who read it...
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Can god create square circles?
Short answer: yes. Some of the arguments on whether God is omnipotent asks questions that are inherently an impossibility. For instance, can God create a square circle? This is, at first glance, an...
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Teenage Rebellion is just Wind
Anyone who has undergone the process can tell you that teenagers are surly, distant, reckless, and most important of all, immensely abhorrent to critical feedback, especially from their parents. While...
View ArticleManifesto: Code as an alternative to Mathematics
For sure, many of the natural phenomena as well as logical arguments are best described using Mathematics. This is not merely because Mathematics is precise, concise, expressive, and powerful, but also...
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A non-mathematical introduction to Kalman Filters for programmers
Read my manifesto on Code as an alternative to Mathematics. Code for this article can be found on this Colab Notebook should you choose to follow along. Why Kalman Filters? Kalman filters are ingenius....
View ArticleYet another explanation for the Monty-Hall problem
I assume that you know what a Monty-Hall problem is. It’s a problem that’s always fun to argue about, especially an uninitiated friend or acquaintance. But each time you discuss the solution with...
View Article100 pages vs 11 words.
How difficult is it to find a solution for something like this: “Mary baked some breads. For each bread, she boiled the same (as the bread) number of eggs. For each egg, she made the same (as the...
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Solving the Nerd-Sniping Problem: When Electronics meets Heat!
I recently stumbled upon this exciting problem from XKCD, aptly named as the Nerd-Sniping Problem: True to its name, it successfully managed to derail me from whatever it was that I was doing. The...
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