Commentary

A 700,000 square meter Hindu temple—the world’s second-largest Hindu temple--was recently inaugurated in New Jersey. The sect that built the temple is known for building many other elaborate temples, see, for instance, the temple in Delhi (TripAdvisor rates it as the second biggest attraction in Delhi) or

Even the best placed among us are to be pitied. Human lives today are blighted by five things: 1. Limited time. While we have made impressive gains in longevity over the last 100 years, our lives are still too short.  2. Less than excellent health. Limited lifespan is further blighted

White-collar elites venerate travel, especially to exotic and far-away places. There is some justification for the fervor—traveling is pleasant. But veneration creates an umbra that hides some truths: 1. Local travel is underappreciated. We likely underappreciate the novelty and beauty available locally. 2. Virtual travel is underappreciated. We know

Neil deGrasse Tyson: “…[generational spaceships produce] interesting ethical questions … to bring an entire generation of humans into the world whose only mission is to bring another generation into the world with a goal that they will never see.” Chuck Nice: “In a way, Neil, that is [the] kind of the

There used to be a time when before buying something, you asked your friends and peers about advice, and it was the optimal thing to do. These days, it is often not a great use of time. It is generally better to go online. Today, the Internet abounds with comprehensive,

I recently read Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto. (You can read my review of the book here and my notes on the book here.) The book made me think harder about failure and how to prevent it. Here’s a result of that thinking. We fail because we don’t