Life

Life

Broccoli, Artificial Selection and Culture

Apparently broccoli is a man-made plant. Legend has it that an Italian family by the name Broccoli artificially selected broccoli from the wild cabbage. The flowers…

Decision making, Life

The chicken or the egg?

What came first, the chicken or the egg? This is a common question that has elicited interesting debate for centuries. I think the answer is…

Decision making, Education, Life

Riding a bike

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I just learnt to ride a bike a few weeks ago. A whole mubaba has been walking around…

Decision making, Life, Politics

White Elephants

A white elephant is a rare type of elephant that is considered sacred and prestigious in Thailand and other south-east Asian countries. It was often…

Decision making, Life, Politics

Lies, Bullshit and the Truth

In his seminal essay On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt seeks to show the difference between lies and bullshit. He argues that lying requires subversion of…

Decision making, Life

Language games

There is a difference between kicking a stone and kicking a sleeping dog. With your scientific prowess, through calculation of velocity, weight and newton’s law…

Decision making, Life

Pandora’s box

Long time ago when the gods used to eat, have sex and quarrel with each other, there lived Zeus and Prometheus. Zeus, the king of…

Decision making, Life

The Walk of Shame

When we were in campus, Willie used to convince someone’s daughter to spend the night at his room at the men’s hostel. He had a…

Decision making, Life, Politics

Religion

If you go to a bar, you will find more men. If you go to a church, you will find more women. We have a…

Decision making, Life

Dealing with bullies

Kids can be mean. During my primary school days, we used to go to school with boys who were much bigger in size.  There was…