To most humans, the most important object is ‘self’. Humans have always been interested in understanding themselves and their relationship with their environment. Understanding the environment is important to survive and thrive in the present situation and plan for the…
Corelation is the Mother of Causality
I have always heard, for as long as I remember, that correlation and causality are not the same. That is OK. They are indeed different. But there is always this implication by many, if not the most, people that correlation…
Building on the Disruption in Learning and Education
The last decades have been the decades of disruption. Books (including encyclopedia and newspapers), music, phones, and retails are among those who have already been metamorphosed, thanks to rapid advances in technology, and have to be creative just for survival.…
Focused MicroBlogs (FMBs): Going Beyond Twitter
Twitter became a very powerful medium and its popularity soared rapidly. Twitter became a major News source for the latest events. And it remains a popular site. Many academic researchers are exploring all aspects of twitter ranging from how it…
Creating Persona using data streams
We are living in transformative times. Our society is going through a major transformation both at the individual level as well as at the global level. The most important factor in this transformation, the fuel powering this new engine, is…