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I'm passionate about

Technology
Brain Computing
Philosophy

An idea worth spreading

Wisdom is not just in having right answer for all the questions but more than that in understanding to ask the right question. - TriVinDreamer

Talk to me about

Brain - Organization, Development, Functions, Pathology & Disorders
Brain Computer Interface
Neuroscience
Computer Science
Business Intelligence

People don't know that I'm good at

Bugging, I mean Singing.
Poetry
Guitar and Harmonica

My TED Story

I love watching videos that can amaze me. Q: What can amazes you? Something you dont know and probably never expected. TED has number of such amazing videos.
I love watching documentaries and then to have discussion over it may be with self, or if I'm lucky and other not then with person in front.
So my story with TED started like - I was browsing somewhere, and I don't remember where on internet, and got link that had so many interesting videos on all sorts of topics. And yes that was TED.
I want to thanks that link for it has given me TED, one place you can find everything what ever might be your interests. I have been with TED for nearly 1 year now.
One of my passion that I get fulfilled here at TED is my interest in Brain Computer Interface and Neuroscience; the field I would have been had I have not started my career as Programmer first. I am amazed by the complication, mystique and grandeur of human brain.
Thanks TED and to all the links that points to TED.

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  A reply on Talk: Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar

  Jun 6 2012: As an introvert as you said, when depressed your tone lowers and you adapt a very formal way of communication, or you find hard to smile sincerely but do so under constant social pressure and rest of things you told about you that matches with characteristics to identify a liar as told in the talk. Well let me tell you, lie could be many kinds - and even in this case you are communicating something that's not true. You may not be saying a lie, maybe just the emotions and feelings; but still you are hiding something, like smiling when inside you don't feel like smiling.
  I haven't read the book, nor is this talk very convincing to me; but I can tell one thing - Lies can be of many types, and this is also one kind, by hiding the true feelings. Intentionally or unintentionally, we all do it sometime.

• A reply on Talk: Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

  Jul 20 2011: And I argue this very idea of Daniel, it wont be true when we consider case where we have bad experience in length of time, but ends rather in a better way. This good ending wont change our remembering self, thus making it any better.
  The reason I give, individual differences set aside, as very human nature we cling easily to negative than to positive. And that also explains why remembering self does not has the good 20 minutes of music, but stuck to one moment of bad creepy sound.

• A reply on Conversation: Do you have a suggestion for TED? Something we could do better?

  Jun 12 2011: You got it right Will. That's exactly what I mean.

• A reply on Talk: Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention

  Jun 12 2011: @Zdenek: If someone happens to be in such hostile situation, hot and thirsty as you said, either they come out of it shining or they just perish. To illustrate my point, there are two kind of response in event of hardships - some gets torn like a fabric, others shine like metal. Only those who have ability to come out shining; sure will always find ways out to help themselves in any situation.
  
  Further, for ideas and creativity, you don't need to give end to all your job, sit somewhere pondering over things to come to your mind. Instead whatever you do, along with that just keep your eyes and mind open, and ability to relate non-obvious things.

• A reply on Talk: Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India

  Jun 10 2011: Vivek,
  I am replying to your comment because I guess there will be many like you with these grudges against IPL. I am not a bitten by cricket bug, but I understand its significance.
  
  1. ".. taking advantage of huge workforce who are good at doing nothing".
  Anyone who is good at doing nothing wont do anything even if there is no IPL or cricket for matter of fact. But don't forget what it does for those who want to do something but don't get the opportunity, for instance the local cricket hero, or lots of small businesses growing around a single IPL game.
  
  2. ".. National feeling among states and region.. IPL creating regions and part".
  This is probably the most illogical statement. Competition in game do not divides regions, it actually bring them together. If you can't understand this, then you won't even understand why you might have had fights with your siblings but they might be the ones you love most. Or why having India-Pak Cricket is considered as means of bringing both nations together.
  
  One thing I do agree with you, cricket is no more just a game in India, its more of business now-a-days, and that's what you get with capitalism. And I see it as a change, but not as a disaster. And now we have change like this every where; movies are more commercial than they were in old days, so is even professions like doctors, lawyers, you name it.
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  A comment on Talk: Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

  Jun 9 2011: I argue that a bad ending has bigger impact and creates bigger difference between the experiencing self and remembering self as compared to one that end with relatively good experience.
  
  Daniel Kahneman gave two example - First, two patients having colonoscopy, one having worst experience to end with and second, a person in concert having good 20 minutes but ended with rather a bad creepy sound that ruined the whole experience. Here he found a gap between experiencing self and remembering self.
  
  I argue that, if the guy in the concert did had a rather boring 20 minutes but ended with rather really good last minutes, it won't change his remembering self to the same degree as much as it ruined it in its above example. Any thoughts?
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  A reply on Talk: Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids to take charge

  Jun 8 2011: All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are movable; and those who move. - Benjamin Franklin
  Congratulation Kiran, I really appreciate your work and the talk.

• A comment on Talk: Ravin Agrawal: 10 young Indian artists to watch

  Jun 8 2011: Ravin, congratulation and thanks for your talk. Really Informative and interesting talk.

• A reply on Talk: VS Ramachandran: The neurons that shaped civilization

  Jun 8 2011: Wow good question indeed. I guess it is related.
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  A comment on Talk: Romulus Whitaker: The real danger lurking in the water

  Jun 7 2011: Its rather strange to see only 350+ ratings and 29 comments on such a incredibly beautiful talk. I am not a wildlife expert, or as said in talk, "a wildlife nut", but I do understand the problems that we are creating and appreciate and inspired by the work done by guys like Romulus Whitaker.
  
  So many less discussion and rating does indicate the lack of interest people have in issues like these and so does explains their actions. And interestingly and to my agony, you see hundreds of discussion going on inane topics like God, Spirituality, World Politics etc. I mean these topics are, if not more, then as equally important.