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…2 min read·Sep 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…2 min read·May 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…3 min read·May 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…8 min read·Mar 15, 2022----
Shilpa Manikanteswaran3 Lessons from The Great Urban IronyWhat can we learn from the homeless community?2 min read·Jan 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?3 min read·Oct 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.3 min read·Aug 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?2 min read·Jul 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!3 min read·Jul 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.3 min read·Jun 17, 2021----