Shilpa ManikanteswaranExploring The Manifestation of Otherness in Search BehaviourSearch data can reveal numerous insights about society and individuals that might be challenging to gather through observation or…Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Shilpa ManikanteswaranIndian School Experience — a rant“You forgot your homework? Did you forget to eat?” says every Indian teacher ever. It is one of the most common insults in a classroom of…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Shilpa ManikanteswaranQuestioning the morals of moral tales from PanchatantraA quick google search suggests that Panchatantra — popular animal fables children grow up hearing in India — originated to discuss policy…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Shilpa ManikanteswaranThoughts on ‘The Myth of Monogamy’ book by David P. Barash and Judith Eve LiptonA short summary and my review on the book which discusses patterns of mating through an evolutionary lens with cases from different…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Shilpa Manikanteswaran3 Lessons from The Great Urban IronyWhat can we learn from the homeless community?Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Shilpa ManikanteswaranThe 8-second, worse-than-a-goldfish Attention SpanAre humans attention span really worse than that of a Goldfish’s 8 seconds?Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
Shilpa ManikanteswaranAre psychometric tests and personality types pseudoscientific just like horoscopes?Vagueness, not being time bound and providing a false sense of certainty are a few similarities between horoscopes and psychometric tests.Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
Shilpa ManikanteswaranHas listening to music become individualistic?Over time, what music we listen to and how we listen has changed drastically thanks to disruptive tech! Is it becoming individualistic?Jul 27, 2021Jul 27, 2021
Shilpa ManikanteswaranHome Sciences — A Gender PerspectiveHome science and economics has been restricted to women for many decades. It’s time to break institutionalised stereotypical gender roles!Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Shilpa ManikanteswaranBS (read Behavioural Science) behind MinimalismPsychological reasons behind why decluttering is hard. And overview on how popular minimalism methods could tackle irrationality.Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021