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Elon Musk just dropped Neuralink's craziest bombshell:
“In the next 6 to 12 months, we're going to implant the first vision devices. Even if you're 100% blind from birth, we're going to write directly to your visual cortex… and you're going to see.”
“And that's just the beginning. In the long term, you'll have ultra-HD resolution and real superpowers: you'll see in infrared, ultraviolet, and even radar. Literally like a superhero.”
The future is no longer science fiction. It's Neuralink.
The conversation about America's intellectual roots didn't begin in Europe alone.
As America marks 250 years, we're revisiting the ideas that have shaped Western thought and the often-overlooked role of Indian philosophy.
In this clip from That's So Hindu, @hinduprof explores the connections between Plato, Pythagoras, and Hindu philosophy, revealing how concepts like rebirth, meditation, and the nature of reality have traveled across civilizations for centuries.
See the evidence for yourself 👉 https://t.co/XyUw01D7Ji
@BillAckman@BernieSanders@elonmusk@SpaceX I wish Bernie was honest in pointing out that these are fruits of starting 20+ years ago, putting all his assets at stake. It could have all gone to Zero. Was Bernie going to be there to share those losses.. which in fact is the case of many startups who do not make it.
Sewa South Jersey Participates in America250 Celebration
More than 80 volunteers joined Chesterfield's America250 parade, celebrating community, civic engagement, and America's 250th anniversary. Sewa's youth band added to the festivities.
#America250#SewaSouthJersey#USA250
How do ancient, pre-Christian traditions around the globe connect with Sanatan Dharma?
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Prashant Arve of Ramjas College speaks with renowned scholar Prof. Yashwant Pathak to break down the striking parallels between indigenous philosophies and Vedic thought.
The discussion explores how concepts like Atman, Paramatman, and rebirth mirror global beliefs from Mayan rituals to Africa’s Zulu tradition of ‘Itongo.’
They expose how colonial narratives distorted these ancient cultures and examine why the pre-Abrahamic world shared a genderless, direct, and deeply human relationship with the divine.
Watch the full interview to explore how ICCS is connecting ancient civilisations, shifting academic lenses, and navigating the future of culture, AI, and geopolitics.
Watch the full interview here 🔗: https://t.co/4vlbTVlebb
I built a Fremont business from scratch. I know exactly what red tape, high taxes, and lack of access to capital do to small business owners.
My plan: expand lending for small businesses, simplify taxes, and make vocational training free for the skills employers actually need. Who else is building something in CA-14? Tell me below.
#SmallBusiness #CA14 #RakhiForCongress #SupportLocal
Apoorvanand’s broad causal assertion is fundamentally flawed:
He argues that the guru–shishya system undermined critical thinking in India because it is based on a power imbalance that discourages questioning.
This implies a causal chain:
Guru–shishya tradition → discourages questioning → weak critical thinking → long-term intellectual consequences in India
For this to be true, evidence would need to show that:
•Indian traditions discouraged questioning, and
•Societies without guru-style pedagogy produced more critical thinking.
Neither is backed by facts.
In fact, historical evidence directly contradicts the claim
Indian philosophical traditions were built on debate
The guru–shishya system historically produced traditions centered on argument, logic, and questioning, including:
•Nyāya → formal logic and epistemology
•Buddhist scholastic debate traditions
•Advaita–Dvaita–Vishishtadvaita debates
•Upanishadic dialogues, which are literally structured as student questioning teacher
Examples:
•Gargi challenging Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
•Mandana Mishra vs Shankaracharya debates
•Nalanda universities where debate was required for admission
These are not exceptions; they are the norm in classical Indian education.
A system that produces formal logic schools cannot reasonably be said to suppress critical thinking.
More importantly, the argument assumes modern Western pedagogy is uniquely questioning (also counter-factual)
Medieval Europe had stronger authority hierarchies
Historically:
•Medieval European education was based on authority of Church and Aristotle
•Questioning doctrine could lead to punishment
•Scholasticism relied on commentary on approved texts
Yet Europe later produced the Enlightenment.
So the causal link
hierarchical teaching → no critical thinking
does not hold.
The argument confuses misuse of authority with the structure itself
Any mentor-student system has asymmetry:
•PhD advisor–student
•Professor–resident
•Coach–athlete
•Zen master–disciple
•Music guru–student (in West as well)
Power imbalance does not automatically mean suppression of thought.
The article assumes:
imbalance = intellectual stagnation
This is a philosophical claim, not a historical fact.
The real historical causes of decline in Indian scientific output are elsewhere, including factors like:
•Collapse of universities (Nalanda, Vikramashila)
•Political instability and invasions
•Colonial economic restructuring
•Loss of patronage systems
•Industrial revolution occurring in Europe
None of these are caused by guru–shishya pedagogy.
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I feel you're being too generous by expecting him to grow up, he's a 55-year-old man. A man blinded by pure politics and opportunism will not grow out of it.
Have u ever experienced a state where "Nothingness" takes over on everything that's experienced through the 5 senses. It opens up doors beyond our perception of physical & mental knowing. That's called #Shoonya
Only #Sadhguru is offering it at present, if you want it, go for it
The strategic adviser to the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Abe’s foreign policy speech writer says he understands why India needs to officially be called Bharat. For the same reason as Japan should be Nippon (Japan was name invented by Marco Polo!). Full video —>
Life is fragile, one never knows from one moment to next. For this family - they were finally going to be together in their new home took that journey with so many hopes and dreams 😕😢
Pratik Joshi had been living in London for six years. A software professional, he’d long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India.
After years of waiting for due clearances the dream was finally coming true. Just two days ago, his wife, Dr. Komi Vyas, a renowned doctor in Udaipur, resigned from her job. The bags were packed, goodbyes said, the future within reach.
This morning, the family of five, filled with hope and excitement, boarded Air India flight 171 to London. They clicked a selfie. Sent it to relatives. A one-way journey to a new life. But they never made it. The plane crashed. No one survived.
In a matter of moments, a lifetime of dreams turned to ash. A brutal reminder, life is terrifyingly fragile. Everything you build, everything you hope for, everything you love, it all hangs by a thread. So while you can, live, love, and don’t wait for happiness to start tomorrow.
Washington DC: On a question asked by his son Ishaan Tharoor of Washington Post about whether any country had asked the delegation for evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Pahalgam attack and about Pakistan's repeated denials of any role in the attack, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "I'm very glad you raised this. I didn't plant it, I promise you. Very simply, no one had any doubt, and we were not asked for evidence. But the media have asked in two or three places. Let me say very clearly that India would not have done this without convincing evidence. But there were three particular reasons I want to draw your attention to all of you. The first is that we've had a 37-year pattern of repeated terror attacks from Pakistan, accompanied by repeated denials. I mean, Americans haven't forgotten that Pakistan didn't know, allegedly, where Osama bin Laden was until he was found in a Pakistani safe house right next to an army camp in a cantonment city. That's Pakistan. Mumbai attacks- they denied having anything to do with it...So we know what Pakistan's all about. They will dispatch terrorists, they will deny they did so until they're actually caught with red hands..."
@sabeer I don't think we are, disruption applies to a narrow set of problems to keep it from becoming disaster, Can India do more and faster, absolutely!
@sabeer
You are the creator of the message, you're not delivering somebody else's message. your logic of don't criticize the messenger, does not hold.
Improvement must be celebrated, and there is no end to the process of improvement.