Wall Street Journal

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Sciences

Science of Winning and Losing: People are wired differently; an interesting discussion

People differ in how they approach competition. Men and women are different as well in their approaches. When the stakes are high, when it’s all on the line, some people rise to the occasion. They savor the challenge. The thrill of competition. They want, badly, to win. While others

Desh Kapoor

18 Mar 13 3 min read

Relationships

Secrets of Happy Families: Wisdom from Empirical study runs counter to traditional wisdom

For his new book, The Secrets of Happy Families, Bruce Feiler used his experience as an investigative reporter to discover new techniques and ideas to make contemporary family life more functional, more meaningful and more fun. Rather than turning to traditional experts, he interviewed creative thinkers from the fields of

Desh Kapoor

19 Feb 13 3 min read

Natural Disasters

Russian Meteor weighed 10,000 tons and released energy equal to 30 Hiroshima Atomic Bombs!

Remember the meteor over Russia that exploded? It was a once in a century event. Last time such a massive meteor of this size hit the earth was in 1908! And unlike the initial estimate of 10 tons that the scientists had of this meteor; it is now believed to

Desh Kapoor

18 Feb 13 1 min read

India

Rape Map of India: Insightful, Indicative and Useful

The following “Rape Map of India” is very interesting. In 2011, a total of 24,206 rape cases were registered in India, as per the National Crime Records Bureau. The map gives the distribution of the cases. Obviously, reporting of rape cases in India is not the same as reporting

Desh Kapoor

04 Jan 13 2 min read

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