The best decision I ever made

The best decision I ever made.

sciencemag.org SCIENCE I undertook a bachelor’s degree in zoology at the University of Delhi, with the intention of going to graduate school in North America. But my family couldn’t understand why I wanted to live in the Western world as a poor graduate student when I could have a comfortable life in India. Elders clicked their tongues in disapproval, and friends thought that I had lost my mind...

The Dumbest Mistake I Ever Made

Life as a Neurological Surgeon is a foreboding responsibility and a gratifying opportunity. Having the confidence and trust of individuals faced with a life or death situation requires extensive training and experience. Curiosity provides the motivation to continuously seek better understanding of complex disease problems, better technology, improved diagnostic capability, and surgical skills. ...

The best advice I ever got.

A young manager faces an impasse in his career. He goes to see his mentor at the company, who closes the office door, offers the young man a chair, recounts a few war stories, and serves up a few specific pointers about the problem at hand. Then, just as the young manager is getting up to leave, the elder executive adds one small kernel of avuncular wisdom--which the junior manager carries with...

IJCAI 2015 - The Worst Best Ever

Were the 1996{2000 Yankees the Best Baseball Team Ever?

In the aftermath of the New York Yankees World Series victory over the New York Mets games to many fans sportswriters and baseball insiders focused attention on whether the Yankees achievement of four World Series championships in ve years was the most impressive team accomplishment in the history of the sport In particular how did it compare to the ve championships in six years including four ...