What Are You “Working” On?
A rare, rainy day for drought-stricken San Jose, California, ushered a lot of wet students into my room…
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The Orientalists – Part 2
In Xanadu: A Quest, William Dalrymple’s first book, is a work that amassed critical acclaim from the likes…
The Orientalists – Part 1
Author’s note: Many of the books and authors mentioned here are well-known. There are dozens more from writers…
A Mathematical Journey of Thinking
The single biggest problem regarding mathematics and the sciences is motivating younger students to study them. While the…
Work Received: Spiritual Peace And Thereafter
Serge and I were buddies. Our interests were largely similar. We were both interested in Oriental mysticism, travel…
The Great Wave: The Aftermath
“It’s my fault, all my fault; I should’ve tried harder,” he said. A quintessential characteristic of his –…
Sleep Wellness: What to Do for It?
Sleep is a period of renewal that prepares us for the new day and enables our brain and…
Love and Suicide
The day my husband died, my work for a newspaper had taken me out of the office to…
Hizmet Embraces the Entire Human Family
I’m saddened to hear that the Hizmet Movement here is being categorized as a terror group. I’ve been…
Rights, Justice, and Games
One picture that has been viral these days depicts a diver next to a giant shark. It reads…
Brittlestars: Fabricating Microlenses with Perfect Geometry
The unity underlying nature manifests itself in many different forms. Sometimes various “things” work towards accomplishing only one…
The Minimum Work Principle in the Universe
Gravity is usually accepted as the reason behind the fall of every object we drop. Physicists, however, associate…
Gamification: A Tool for Motivating Children
Jack had been the ruler of the village for more than six months. He had many ups and…
Islamic Civilization and Science: A Forgotten History
If you are interested in Muslims’ contributions to science and some of their inventions, this interview may be…
The Islamic world and cultural revival
Question: The Islamic world has been in a period of stagnation for a long time regarding scientific development…