After listening to Thomas Sowell, who wrote a book on Social Justice Fallacies. "A thought-provoking Challenge to Modern Social Justice Narratives". I now understand the position of the USA Conservatives among our colleagues. Thomas Sowell explained that liberal intellectual elites often think they possess the blueprint for running countries, economies, and societies. However, the failure of socialism in Eastern Europe and the centralized planning in economies like the Soviet Union, although there were initial improvements, these efforts resulted in unintended consequences such as food shortages and economic downturns. Thomas Sowell believes that intellectual elite liberals in our Universities lack practical knowledge and hence may be unable to advise running governments. Being a software developer/ project manager, I know what is involved in running out-rolling complex solutions and various applications. It has also led me to understand that practical knowledge is often ess
I love talking about astronomy. It is fascinating and raps up science, history, mythology, mathematics and culture into one brilliant container. StarTalk is a podcast by Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson and some other hosts. The episode I came across today that tickled my fancy is about how the planets and moons in our solar system got their names, the exceptions to the rule, and the reasons why. The episode was with Mr Chuck Nice, a comedian who asked questions that we non-professional astronomists would love to ask and would make it funny and understandable to the common man in the street. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has been the body responsible for naming astronomical bodies since its inception in 1919. They followed a rule when it came to naming the planets. Since these have been known to us since antiquity, they use their Latin names as done in other fields like Medicine, Chemistry, etc. The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky: the Sun, the Moon, and the five br