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The Earth’s Orbit is not Elliptical
A couple of days ago, I had a rather interesting discussion with a gentleman. Usually, these days, uncles who talk deeply about subjects other than politics or do not parrot noisy news anchors are hard to come by. This gentleman was one of these gems—he was interested in the celestial realm. While discussing about the celestial objects (and their effects on us), a few minutes into the discussion, he asked me what the shape of the earth’s orbit was.
Mid-brain Activation
Remember those days in school when you had people come over and show you how to remember lists of words, calculate complex arithmetic in seconds, etc.? We had such people visiting our school a couple of times as well. A lot of my schoolmates had enrolled themselves for these “workshops”, in hopes of achieving better scores. None of them worked; had anything so groundbreaking happened, our school would have organised these workshops every year, and we would have aced all state- and national-level competitive exams.
Is EdTech a Scam
About half a year ago, an EdTech (Education Technology) start-up came into the limelight. The company had found its way into serious controversy, including claims that the company had misled parents and children, ripped them off of millions of rupees and were home to some questionable conversations. The subject came up tonight and I did not know how to conclude one way or another. I thought I could try to untangle it using a post.