Month: November 2011

Earworms: Kolaveri Di and the Pathogenesis of a Musical Malaise

Like the rest of the nation (and some would say, the world), I have been asking myself over and over again why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di. And in addition to that I have been asking myself why the heck does this happen to us in the first place. Now if you are not aware … Continue reading Earworms: Kolaveri Di and the Pathogenesis of a Musical Malaise

Penile Cancer: Another Reason to Stop Banging Animals: (Insert Zoophilia Joke)

First up, I cannot believe the numbers! This is awe-inspiring. I read the abstract three times in order to convince myself that I was not seeing things. More than the results of the study itself what intrigues me no ends is how the researchers got the participants to open up about screwing with Billy. Billy … Continue reading Penile Cancer: Another Reason to Stop Banging Animals: (Insert Zoophilia Joke)

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win."

Have you heard of Sanjit Bunker Roy? NO? Of course. Your nose mjust have been buried in some rotten MCQ book like mine. Go read this then. STAT! One of the prestigious Time 100 in 2010, he is one rebel I would love to emulate. Check out this TED talk of his. [Thanks to Dr. … Continue reading "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win."

So What If Peter Roebuck WAS Gay?

I logged in to check if I had any comments or mails to moderate or reply to and I was hugely shocked to see this on the stats tab of the blog: Initially I had thought that the spike of visits was because of this post I wrote about my experience of the AIIMS PGMEE … Continue reading So What If Peter Roebuck WAS Gay?

R.I.P.: Peter Roebuck

Just as I was about to wind up for the night, I came across this news bit on Twitter: Peter Roebuck is dead. He was supposedly being investigated for committing sexual assault when he jumped t0 his death from the 6th floor of his hotel room in South Africa. He was there to cover the … Continue reading R.I.P.: Peter Roebuck