We Can Interpret Emotions Better Over The Phone

Quote from here

"we are more accurate [in interpreting emotions] when we hear someone’s voice than when we look only at their facial expressions, or see their face and hear their voice. In other words, you may be able to sense someone’s emotional state even better over the phone than in person."

This is quite interesting.  

Birds And Animals - Speed

A friend sent me this lovely video comparing the speeds of various birds and animals.

Lovely Study On To Cultural Impact On Gender Differences

This is an interesting study http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/30/the-math-gender-gap-nurture-can-trump-nature/?iid=pf-main-mostpop2

Eighty

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Scientific Modeling - Theory of Weather Prediction

http://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Modeling-in-Scientific-Research/153

Interesting Site On Indian Railways

http://www.irfca.org/ - Don't come to this site if you want to book tickets or check your PNR status. Come to this site if you are looking for a just plain reading or browsing pictures of trains.. This site is like a railway museum.

And some interesting articles here - predictably this is largely a men only forum. There are as many women here as there are men in a site for cooking recipes. Here is a nice one on fruits from Afghanistan for my enigmatic friend.

Additional reading:

• Life (Time) Magazine Photos: http://time.com/photography/life/
• http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2014/04/going-on-trip-tips.html

What Consent Means

A friend sent me this link to a video about (sexual) consent with a tea metaphor. Lovely. https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsider/videos/1486796681627725/

Intelligence

Usually the standard of articles in Indian newspapers these days is fairly low (of the kind mentioned in an earliest post,  http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2011/02/analysis-lack-thereof.html). 

I read this article (http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/O-zone/entry/who-is-really-intelligent) today. It was refreshing and absorbing.

A Person With ADHD

This is a post by a person with ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health/former-poster-child-for-female-adhd-decides-her-past-wont-hold-her-back/2011/05/31/AGOz5unH_story.html). 

Very few people can talk about or admit to their own disorders or eccentricities. Sam Vaknin was another such person (http://samvak.tripod.com/). It makes things so much easier if we could acknowledge reality.

Benami Properties of Lalu Prasad And Rabri Devi Attached Following Raids

http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/full-list-benami-properties-of-lalu-prasad-relatives-seized-by-i-t-dept-117062000700_1.html - this is serious stuff.

How did IT or CBI or whoever identify Lalu as a potential raidee?

An Indian's Visit To Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1340543

Government Lateral Hiring To Improve Efficiency

Narendra Modi is hiring private sector people to improve efficiency in government as per this article. Let's see how this experiment goes.

Humsafar Express Upgraded

http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/718322/humsafar-express-upgraded-15-new-features-in-indian-railways-all-ac-3-tier-affordable-luxury-train-service/

This is the description of Humsafar express trains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humsafar_Express

Among other Humsafar trains there couple from Jammu Tawi from Sealdah and Tirupati, one from Trichy to Ganganagar, one from Chennai to Ahmedabad and one from Bangalore to Kamakhya.

Tamiraparani, Papanasam

http://www.thehindu.com/society/the-river-that-tamil-nadu-often-forgets/article18919699.ece

Companies That Hire Remote Workers

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/companies-hire-remote-workers/

100 Marks In English And History

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155374619294680&id=679309679

Moving To A Central AND Online Adoption Mechanism

https://scroll.in/article/839493/cold-comfort-what-ails-indias-new-centralised-online-adoption-system -  this is an interesting article.

Additional reading:

https://scroll.in/article/745981/adoption-rules-are-changing-but-can-the-new-system-really-give-more-children-a-home

Learning Python

• https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+6.00.1x+2T2017/courseware/c77f2cc9fb2a42589f0d723e8fefbd35/c58684c1812443db80c4b0028aba9bc3/?child=first -  Documentation
• https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html Python Tutorial
• http://www.pythontutor.com/ Python Tutor
• http://www.pythonchallenge.com/ Python Coding Challenge

Young Blood Cuts Cancer And Alzheimer Risk

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2133311-human-tests-suggest-young-blood-cuts-cancer-and-alzheimers-risk/

Curious People Make Better Relationships

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_curious_people_have_better_relationships?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=694ab4495d-GG_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-694ab4495d-51673647 - Basically openness as per 5 factor theory and I guess P as per MBTI refer to curiosity

Additional reading:
Sacrifice is stressful: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/when_is_sacrifice_bad_for_your_relationship?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=694ab4495d-GG_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-694ab4495d-51673647