Does the “Superintelligent Will” Exist?
This piece was written as a term paper for the course ‘Philosophy and Cognitive Science’ at the Young India Fellowship and I co-authored it with my batchmate Deepain Yadav. The pdf of the Superintelligent Will by Nick Bostrom can be READ MORE
Religion for the argumentative IITian
Disclaimer: Religion is a sensitive subject and I have tried to keep this blog post as unbiased as possible. It consists entirely of my own analysis and since my factual knowledge of world religions is limited, some of the examples READ MORE
IIT Kanpur… Looking Back
Hey there, I am Simrat, someone who spent four years studying microelectronics and power systems but is now going to pursue a year-long fellowship in liberal arts at Ashoka University to find that something (read finance?, economics?, public policy?) that READ MORE
When Watches Teach You Astronomy
Ever since I discovered Hodinkee, it has become my mainstay for escaping boring lectures that I need to attend to complete attendance requirements. Most of the time, this is when I discover interesting articles and learn new tech from the READ MORE
The Art of the Deal
Summer internships in cities away from home are always exciting. I have interned for each of the past three summers in college and they have all enriched me with new experiences. Living in Gurgaon after completing the first year of READ MORE
In Pursuit of the Perfect Luxury Hotel
The expectations for the stay were sky high, part of which can be attributed to the heavily photoshopped, panoramic photographs on the website to lure guests. The ITC Grand Bharat lies in the cradle of the Aravallis and is far, READ MORE
An Unconventional Love Story
It all started in January this year when I realised that I had a void in my heart that had reappeared. I desperately looked for someone to fill it but I didn’t know where to start. Stumbling along the way, READ MORE