In one of my most favourite movies as a child “Sheena”, the young girl sheena summons a hedgehog using the power of her mind / rather brain ! And now, everybody can do it thanks to the rapid advances in … Continue reading →

It was less than five years ago when I thought a man speaking with a mobile handsfree set was probably mad and talking to himself ! Today we see telephones transported from their cradles onto trendy bluetooth earsets ! Around … Continue reading →

Originally posted on www.betterhumans.com “I was still in love with her..couldn’t help myself ! It has now been a week without her and I was savagely desperate ! It was lonely without her. It was utterly lonely and nobody seemed … Continue reading →

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON www.betterhumans.com The following is a work of fiction and bears no resemblance to any person living or dead. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Enjoy ! [share] Jack had his most important exam tomorrow. He had to have … Continue reading →

I made a video cartoon about a funny outlook into human evolution. Thought I would post it here. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.betterhumans.com Betterhumans. A very aspirational word for which the human species has progressed and struggled through several civilizations. An appropriate question would now be : Are we better humans ? . “Yes” would be the answer any … Continue reading →

Dr.Albert Hofmann, the man who gave the world LSD ( Lysergic acid diethylamide), popularly known as the addictive phsychedelic drug, “acid” is dead. He discovered the drug and intended that it would be used properly and carefully with respect.A similar … Continue reading →

Okay. Today on Earth day, I have finally seen Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth“. They screened it on cable television and I must say it is every bit as engaging and inspiring. The credits in the end of the movie … Continue reading →

I would not be dong justice to this blog if I do not embed a youtube movie about the latest Cyborg movie about IRON MAN… yep…that comic book superhero just came alive on celluloid….errrrr…..on the movie theatres anyway….btw.. is it … Continue reading →

Created by OnePlusYou Got the below one after finding it initially at Daisy’s dead air blog : Created by OnePlusYou This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

Hi readers,I am recovering from an illness and will not posting for some more time.Sorry,Manoj.V.R. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

I am happy to say that my paper “Spiritual transcendence in transhumanism” has been published in the Journal of Evolution and Technology 17(1) – March 2008 issue( http://jetpress.org/v17/manoj.htm ). Following is the abstract so you may have an idea :ABSTRACT … Continue reading →

My City saw a major science festival from Feb 6 to Feb 10. The department where I do research also had a stall put up. We had a stall on Wastewater treatment technologies and we demonstrated different methods of waste … Continue reading →

I just saw this awesome advertisement for shoes on television and thought of posting it here.. it looks awesome with Cyborg athletes playing football ! This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

In the future, we would still need considerable amounts of energy for doing our work. But, from where do we derive our energy to carry out our manufacturing, transportation, lighting and even cooking ?!? Energy is easily obtained from non-renewable … Continue reading →

I recently saw the movie, Evano Oruvan. It is a tamil language movie about the futile rebellion waged by a middle class bank employee against the monotony of his life and the callous nature of the society that engulfs him. … Continue reading →

When the Puppett becomes the Puppeteer, then what happens ? But then we are not Puppets, are we ? We like to be the super NEO who breaks out of the Matrix and shows the world that all you see … Continue reading →

I just saw the Movie : Fantastic Four : Rise of the silver surfer ! I should say the hero of the movie is the Silver Surfer as he is the one who sacrifices his life in order to save … Continue reading →

SUMMARY OF PART I : Human beings must understand that much of their grandeur and achievement pale in comparision to the other organisms on this planet. We must come to terms as an organism or as a species and realize … Continue reading →

How would the future look like ? It is rather amusing that we are no longer able to fully cope up our predictions of the future with the happenings around us. Science is accelerating rapidly as it should and has … Continue reading →