Today I met Philip Emeagwali (emeagwali.com, wiki) Met as in, heard a lecture of his. The man, by the way, is some very high-funda guy in supercomputing. The lecture, however, was quite pathetic for quite a few reasons. First of all, his African accent made comprehending him quite a challenge. He began with congratulating himself [...]
Posts Tagged ‘science’
Philip Emeagwali
Posted in Reviews, tagged experience, kshitij, lecture, science, supercomputing on January 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We’ll miss you sun!!!
Posted in humour, tagged astronomy, crap, news, physics, science on February 27, 2008 | 25 Comments »
Disclaimer: This is a very narrow-minded take on the subject of cosmology (a science which according to me deals with knowing a lot of things which we do not have any business knowing). Please do forgive me if you feel offended. I must admit that my dislike for the subject of cosmology is entirely due [...]