In 2007-08, western capitalism was on the brink of collapsing which still shows deficient signs of recovery. The global financial crash led to the deepest and the longest recession in modern history. Certainly, mainstream economic thinking gives us inadequate resources to understand multiple crises which new economies confront. Is the market economy possible without Capitalism?…
Some time ago, I had a meeting scheduled with a guy. I was running late, the traffic was heavy and I reached the spot 9 minutes after our session was about to begin. As I burst into the room, hastily I said, ‘Let’s make a start! Traffic was really bad and delayed the appointment!’. The…
Imagine dropping your teenage child off in an isolated island or somewhere in the middle of the forest to survive for at least a week. What do you think will help him overcome this challenge? Or what should have you taught him in advance to ensure that he will beat the odds? I am sure,…
In twenty five years of the world wide web, the ways of interaction have completely changed. From ‘social friends’ to ‘social media friends’, the old way of friendship has angled off. The degree of honor to a relationship is being measured by one’s status update. ‘What are you feeling now?’, ‘What are you currently doing?’…
How can a physical mesh of neurons generate feelings uncoupled with the physical world? We know the anatomy of a dog’s body and the working of its brain but still not know what it feels like to be a dog. How does the brain produce a subjective experience of a being? For decades, scientists have…
We constantly complain about the moral disintegration of our age. And we have pretty good reasons to do so. The ethical transgression is a bulwark of the news and here’s what pops up when we tune in to the channel: Businessman booked under financial fraud Distrust in leadership; citizens growing politically polar Scientists doctoring data…
Global corporate world is experiencing a shift in paradigm today, from a conventional financial structure to a modern-capacity based economy exploring green economic aspects of business. Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is a principal strategy in business where the HR department is adopting a number of environmental management techniques depicting the significance of going green…
Future of technology is the age of automation. How will it affect workers? Will they be left behind? Fear of machines overtaking human jobs is already prevalent. What can humans do to keep their worth intact in the world? Amid technological disruption, it is high time for corporate leaders to rethink and reinvest in hidden…
Collaborative companies with the highest brand recognition are some of the giants in the world. Sharing economy, a new type of viable business model based on the concept of shared resources in decentralized marketplaces, is a leading trend which has the power to stay for the long-term. People are directly serving each other for their…
Can the use of DNA be extended beyond biological purposes? Can DNA store other forms of data? Well, when we speak about DNA, we picturize it as a set of genetic code composed of ATGC – the pattern that is unique in each one of us. Since conception till the formation of a body inside…
