Ode to Brain

Welcome to the poetry of modern day.. :) symphony of science series is a project of John D Boswell. Wonderfully edited 14 such videos are around the globe released. It feels great to listen to the classics of science lectures so well blended with melody. find them here, on the official Symphony of science website or on their youtube channel melodysheep. I like it when Taylor says "information in the form of energy... streams in ! in the form of energy, simultaneously" :)
 (Carl Sagan's lyrics written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter)

 [Robert Winston] It's amazing to consider that I'm holding in my hands The place where someone once felt, thought, and loved For centuries, scientists have been battling to understand What this unappealing object is all about

 [Vilayanur Ramachandran] Here is this mass of jelly You can hold in the palm of your hands And it can contemplate the vastness of interstellar space

 [Carl Sagan] The brain has evolved from the inside out It's structure reflects all the stages through which it has passed

 [Jill Bolte Taylor] Information in the form of energy Streams in simultaneously Through all of our sensory systems And then it explodes into this enormous collage Of what this present moment looks like What it feels like And what it sounds like And then it explodes into this enormous collage And in this moment we are perfect We are whole and we are beautiful

 [Robert Winston] It appears rather gruesome Wrinkled like a walnut, and with the consistency of mushroom

 [Carl Sagan] What we know is encoded in cells called neurons And there are something like a hundred trillion neural connections This intricate and marvelous network of neurons has been called An enchanted loom The neurons store sounds too, and snatches of music Whole orchestras play inside our heads 20 million volumes worth of information Is inside the heads of every one of us The brain is a very big place In a very small space No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain We can change ourselves Think of the possibilities

 [Bill Nye] Think of your brain as a newspaper Think of all the information it can store But it doesn't take up too much room Because it's folded

 [Oliver sacks] We see with the eyes But we see with the brain as well And seeing with the brain Is often called imagination

 [Various]
 [Robert Winston] It is the most mysterious part of the human body And yet it dominates the way we live our adult lives It is the brain

The Stroke of Insight

Think of all those people who have extra ordinary experiences in life, wonder how many of them are well informed as what they are undergoing. Think how many of them survive the bliss and can comprehend it. How many such fortunate beings have you heard of ?? Jill bolte taylor is one name that i can't ever forget !! I don wanna talk much.. How many neuro-biologists get an opportunity to study themselves inside out. This i think brings spirituality close to science. The angels, gods and demons and unique out of body experiences now make perfect sense medically. They are just bundle of information processed at that moment. just a hallucination for others, but UNIVERSAL TRUTH for the person.

General Relativity and the Einstein equations

I just feel i got promoted from inertial from to accelerated frame.. My research on special relativity have made way to the realm of general relativity. I now feel that, my answers to some unsolved questions of special relativity lie in general relativity and electromagnetism. As soon as i realised this, i was in search for a perfect mathematical fundamental book about general relativity. Popular science books have stopped being sweet for me, they no longer kindle my passion they now frustrate me! yeah they do.. you know what i am talking about if you what i am talking about !! That is when i found this book, i had my hand always layed on a book of James B. Hartle known as "Gravity: An Introduction to General relativity". but some how ended up with this book. Gonna start reading this very moment. Well, the prize on Amazon, Flipkart, Rediff, what-not.. were never less than 6 Thousand Indian Rupees. well that was upsetting. but thanks to EBOOKEE as usual ! here you find the link  DOWNLOAD [click on the capitalized download] to a free ebook. If you are flexible to read it from a softcopy like me, you will appreciate the benefits of internet ;)

Little Buddha

This is yet another awesome movie that i always relish... such complete delivery of the substance blended with the melody. -- I never expected to see Keanu Reeves in the role of Gautama Buddha. Little Buddha was release in 1993.

The Life of Buddha

What do i say.. i just stare at the statue of buddha on my desk thinking what can i possibly say about the enlightened one ! He is that guy who showed the world much more evolved form of existence. Avatar's of Vishnu that is believed to have come time-to-time updated the way we understood religion and restored its true spirit, though changing the mere methods. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha is the one who could comprehend the way the nature works and become the nature itself. He did not meditate on any god. he did not follow any meditation technique that would require a seeker to make initial assumptions, Blindly. He reached nirvana just in search of answers.. He chose to be known as a teacher than a god and his teachings a route to enlightenment rather than religion. Gautama buddha was not a miracle, he was answers. He did not make the impossible happen and gathered people who are looking for material benefits. His life was a simple. I thank heenayaana clan of buddhists for not following what buddha preached and indulging in idol worship, i am thankful for the history they have carried about Gautama. --A BBC made documentary.