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  • Srinivasa Ramanujan via Wikipedia CommonsMy father, a south-Indian from a traditional Coimbatore home, was passionate about numbers and my childhood was spent listening to stories of very particular hero’s; No, not Wonder woman – He told me about Srinivasa Ramanujan who he said, finished a three hour math exam in thirty minutes and came up with multiple solutions to […]

    For the Love of Math, 1

    Srinivasa Ramanujan via Wikipedia CommonsMy father, a south-Indian from a traditional Coimbatore home, was passionate about numbers and my childhood...

  • Female clients in psychotherapy have shared with me these insecurities related to sex:“I’ve never had an orgasm. Am I normal?”“I seldom have orgasms during sex. Maybe it’s because I don’t love him?”“Sex is painful, but it’s my duty to my husband. I just close my eyes and wait until it’s over”“I don’t know how to […]

    Andaz Apna Apna (To Each His Own)

    Female clients in psychotherapy have shared with me these insecurities related to sex:“I’ve never had an orgasm. Am I normal?”“I...

  • In 2009 the insurance company “Mutual” of Omaha claimed to be the “official sponsor of the aha moment” and applied to trademark the phrase. Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions Inc. challenged this because they claimed that Winfrey regularly uses the phrase "an aha moment" on her television program and it was synonymous with her. The story that […]

    Of Aha Moments and Enlightenment

    In 2009 the insurance company “Mutual” of Omaha claimed to be the “official sponsor of the aha moment” and applied...