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Message from Mars 3

By Chindu Sreedharan
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A negative inflection will make a disproportionately stronger impact on the receiver than the verbal content. So the dancer who feeds back “You are rushing me” – which, on its own, is not bad – is likely to do more damage if s/he delivers that in the wrong tone of voice. The last part of… »

Beautiful, beautiful (?) me

By Chindu Sreedharan
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Here’s a site that caters only to beautiful people. You upload your pix, and the members of the opposite sex vote. If they think you are beautiful, you are in. You will be “granted a full membership”. Me, I am waiting for the… »

Message from Mars 2

By Chindu Sreedharan
message from mars 2

Productive communication produces a supportive climate where meaningful and problem-orientated exchanges can take place, and sets the stage for more of the same. Ditto, negative communication. It encourages a defensive climate, leading to more of counterproductive communication and conflict. Tips for the athlete? Five… »


Message from Mars

By Chindu Sreedharan
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One of the burning regrets in my life is that I do not speak fluent Venusian. The nuances of the… »

The end of childhood

By Chindu Sreedharan
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Bhima, our hero, is installed in the palace of Hastinapur, ready to take on the many hardships that life, and… »

Death by research

By Chindu Sreedharan

And this in the name of research — seriously, what’s wrong with these kids? This is the story: technology student… »

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