Emerging from the wild growth of dry zone vegetation of the ancient city of Anuradhapura are monoliths of old, some standing defiantly, which may seem intimidating to those who gaze upon them. In contrast, others appear as if ... Read more
Author: Yowan Dias
Lectures
It's a relatively quiet uneventful Thursday morning. A morning where I spent the major part studying for the upcoming exams. (Or how I would like to call it studying). While engaged in the quest to find missing notes ... Read more
Saving The Banks: Nobel Prize In Economics 2022
The Nobel Prize in Economics was established in 1895 and is officially called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Sveriges Riksbank is the central bank of Sweden and the prize was ... Read more
Looking up at the stars: The Hubble Space Telescope
On April 24, 1990, NASA launched a device capable of observing space like never before. This device was called the Large Space Telescope and was later renamed the ... Read more
DÉJÀ VU
I can't remember the beginning.
My mind was a jumble of thoughts
like shards of broken glass
strewn across the ... Read more
Her: An Unconventional Love Story
Written and directed by the American filmmaker and musician, Spike Jonze, Her, in essence, is more than just your ordinary love story. The movie which was released back in 2013 bagged an Academy Award for Writing ... Read more
Sense-sational Science: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021
What makes us who we are? This deep, philosophical question is one that mankind has been struggling to find answers to. Most argue that our lives are amalgamations of our sensory experiences – each of those providing a unique ... Read more
“What makes you beautiful”: The Science of Human Beauty
Think about the last time you fell in love. Yeah, I know, some of us wouldn’t want to take the trip down that memory lane. Nevertheless, you probably experienced the general warm-fuzzy feeling that accompanies when ... Read more