The Crystal Gazer, Ph.D.

Worked extensively in Africa & other parts. Ph.D. in International Studies. Believe in Quality not Clutter!

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani:

China has rescued 800 million people out of poverty — two and a half to three times the population of the United States. That's an amazing achievement.

When people say the Chinese people are not free, I ask a very simple question:

If the Chinese people are not free, why do over 130 million Chinese people leave China each year and then, using their own two feet, return to China every year?

[Mustufa Khan @mustufa4socials]

https://t.co/m5leqLx6zj

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🫨

Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to break the 2-hour barrier in official race conditions, storming to a historic 1:59:30‼️

@KejelchaYomif, on his marathon debut, also breaks 2 hours with a stunning 1:59:41 and @jacobkiplimo2 clocks 2:00:28, also faster than the previous world record 😤

[Rima Sarkar @_RimaSarkar]

The man whom nation failed. 🇮🇳
Imagine being 24 years old, sitting in a quiet room in Cambridge, holding a future of absolute power and wealth in your hands. ​Subhas Chandra Bose had just ranked 4th and was set to join the "Steel Frame" of the British Raj. But as he looked at the prestigious life ahead of him, he saw the chains of his countrymen.

​On April 22, 1921, he chose a different path. He picked up his pen and wrote a simple letter to resign. He even offered to pay back every penny of his stipend, wanting to owe the British Crown nothing but his defiance.

​"The best way to end a government is to withdraw from it."

​In that moment, he didn't just quit a job; he sacrificed his personal comfort for our collective freedom. He became the first Indian to walk away from the ICS for his conscience, proving that no salary is worth the price of one's soul.

​This wasn't just a resignation. It was the birth of Netaji.

[ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY @adgpi]

Cabinet Secretary Addresses Army Commanders’ Conference

During the ongoing Army Commanders’ Conference #ACC at New Delhi, the Cabinet Secretary, Dr T V Somanathan, addressed the senior military leadership, highlighting key strategic imperatives for national preparedness.

He emphasised the critical need for the development of sovereign AI models and highlighted the significance of resilient supply chains in an evolving geopolitical landscape. He also underscored the importance of enhanced civil-military cooperation and stressed that a whole-of-nation approach is imperative for achieving optimal outcomes in both conflict and peacetime scenarios.

During his interaction with the audience, he spoke of #Atmanirbharta not just as a policy, but as a mindset, where every sector, every institution and every citizen contributes to building a self-reliant, resilient India.

@PMOIndia
@DefenceMinIndia
@SpokespersonMoD

[Evan Luthra @EvanLuthra]

Every time you accepted a salary, chose a price, or walked into a negotiation, the other person was running GAME THEORY in their head.

You were guessing.

This 1-hour Yale lecture by Professor Ben Polak will permanently change how you read people and make decisions.

Most MBAs pay $150k to learn this. Yale posted it for free:

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Spectacular lightning storm over Western Australia filmed in timelapse by photographer Geoff Green.

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Giant honeybees use a collective defense known as "shimmering" to deter wasps and other predators, whereby hundreds of individual bees flip their abdomens upwards in a coordinated Mexican wave-like pattern.

[Rakesh Krishnan Simha @ByRakeshSimha]

Kerala women's Kalarippayattu martial arts performance has the audience spellbound. Wielding the Urumi, a flexible, whip-like sword, they showcase a level of focus and body control that takes years to master. From fast-paced footwork to the rhythmic clashing of steel, their performance is a tribute to a 3,000-year-old legacy.

[The Crystal Gazer, Ph.D. @Reach_Nishant]

Upanishadic message is Atman=Brahman: inner self of individual is identical with universal reality. Realising this identity dissolves apparent separation between person &cosmos.Manifest world is seen as expression of Brahman; Atman is same reality experienced in the first‑person.

[The Crystal Gazer, Ph.D. @Reach_Nishant]

This is the essence of ancient Indian texts; Upanishads the ultimate reality (Brahman) and the individual self (Atman); liberation involves realising their essential unity. #sanatandharm

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This lady tells 1 year of studying quantum physics in under 60 seconds:

Quantum physics isn't just science; it's logical spirituality.

[Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @woofknight]

At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her.
The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter “written” by the doll saying “please don’t cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures.”
Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka’s life.
During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written with adventures and conversations that the girl found adorable.
Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (he bought one) that had returned. “It doesn’t look like my doll at all,“ said the girl.
Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: "my travels have changed me.” the little girl hugged the new doll and brought her happy home.
A year later Kafka died. Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written:
“Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way.”

[Goshawk Trades @GoshawkTrades]

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: "you should study risk taking, not risk management"

[World's Amazing Things @Hana_b30]

Prague's Astronomical Clock is the world's oldest working clock one of its kind. Installed in 1410, it is located on the Old Town City Hall in Prague's Old Town Square, Czechia.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Sabrina Pasterski is a renowned theoretical physicist recognized for her work on quantum gravity, black holes, and celestial holography. Famous for being a child prodigy who built her own plane at 14, she later gained prominence as a top-scoring MIT graduate, Harvard Ph.D., and for her foundational research cited by Stephen Hawking.

Harvard University has suggested that a new Einstein may already be here, referring to Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, an American theoretical physicist whose unconventional journey has garnered attention from top institutions.

At just 16 years old, she built and flew her own single-engine airplane, documenting the entire process herself. Although initially rejected by MIT, she later gained admission after submitting a video of her completed flight and graduated at the top of her class. Pasterski now focuses her research on quantum gravity and black holes, areas that seek to resolve gaps left by Albert Einstein's theories. Known for avoiding publicity and declining lucrative offers from the industry, she has chosen to work independently, prioritizing pure research.

Her work aims to deepen our understanding of the universe's fundamental structure, and her commitment to knowledge and discovery has made her one of the most promising young physicists today.

[The Driven Man @Thedrivenman]

When Mike Tyson walked back into Vegas, the entire celebrity world showed up... and it ended in 89 seconds

[Africa First @AfricaFirsts]

Kenya Airways 🇰🇪 Captain Ahmed gives passengers a stunning view of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania 🇹🇿.

Absolutely stunning. Both sides of government can make this a specific tourist attraction.

📹eric.thimba

[Nandakumar Aswin @journalistaswin]

This is a miniature of a $15M dollar luxury yacht that is made in #beypore Kerala , with 90% of its structure including its hull made of teak wood. Called as uru in malayalam or Dhow, today only two companies remain. A 2000 yr old maritime tradition is slowly fading away. No documented work exist of its engineering. Noone has reverse engineered it. It stays in the mind of few mastercraftsmen. Can it be saved? Will politicians do something to find a market? coming soon on @ndtv

@MinOfCultureGoI @shipmin_india

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The stunning beauty of an Altay sunset, Kazakhstan

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

Malcolm Gladwell explaining why some people succeed and some don't.