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Interesting Reads

Interesting links, videos, and papers that inspire us, and we hope they inspire you too! Let's explore together. 

Books

Divaswapna

​Gijubhai Bhadeka

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The Teacher (English)

Silvia Warner Ashton

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The Man Who Planted Trees

Jean Giono

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The Periodic Table

Primo Levi

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The Teacher (Hindi)

Silvia Warner Ashton

Links to Resources

There are several online resources that fascinate us! Here are a few links to some of the most fascinating things we have come across that we hope will inspire you as well. 

Erik Demaine

Above: 6.849: Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra, which has freely available video lectures.

'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

The Google, Apple and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet.

Microplastics found for 1st time in Antarctica snow. Know what it means here

It is likely that the presence of humans in Antarctica has established a microplastic 'footprint', says researchers

Maryam Mirzakhani, Only Woman to Win a Fields Medal, Dies at 40 (Published 2017)

Dr. Mirzakhani, a mathematician at Stanford University, was the only woman and only Iranian ever to win what is often described as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.

Opinion | What Poisons Are in Your Body? (Published 2018)

Take our quiz to see which everyday products might be causing you harm.

Strangers in Our Homes: TV and Our Children's Minds - Waldorf Library

Before watching TV, he would be outside in nature, content to look at bugs, make things with sticks and rocks, and play in the water and sand.

Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops (Published 2016)

Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.

Optimize App Retention with the Hooked Model

Nir Eyal explores how applying the hook model to apps could drive retention by fostering positive habits

Indian mathematician Neena Gupta wins Ramanujan Prize 2021 for her work in algebraic geometry

Neena Gupta is the third woman to receive the Ramanujan Prize, which was first awarded in 2005.

Vihart | YouTube

Vi Hart likes triangles! AND APPLES!

Understanding Myself and the World Around

Meeting Dhirendra ji and Smita ji

Remembering Magnus Wenninger – National Museum of Mathematics

National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery

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