Crazy ideas..

1. Every single car owner shells out a good amount of money to get those 15K, 30K, 40K (and so on..) miles maintenance cycles.. Every cycle reveals things which need attention.. I wonder if this money can be saved..

Why can’t my car do a 140-point (or whatever) self diagnostic and present me with a report highlighting things which need attention at 15K, 30K, 40K..?? Every car owner will save so much money..

2.

Woohoo.. Wireless Electricity..!!

It seems my last blog has created quite a sensetion around this topic..!! :D :D

MIT nerds have come up with a way to safely transmit electricity over 7 ft. Check this out..

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gee-whiz/mit-dudes-develop-mind+boggling-wireless-electricity-267238.php

Wireless Power Transmission

A few days back, when I moved houses.. I had this discussion with Saurin..

I want to put up my 5.1 system in the new house, but the sheer tangle of wires that thing has turned into, is stopping me from doing it.. I was telling Saurin that its surprising that we still deal with a fundamental problem... wires and the mess they create..!!

The idea of cleaning the back of my computer desk or my TV/Home Theater unit disgusts me.. I ll never do it, unless I have to (one advantage of moving houses..!!).. How about getting rid of all those power cables.. I'd love that..!!

Imagine.. every house has one power outlet. There is a device in the market which needs to be plugged into that socket and then it transmits power to all the electrical devices in the house wirelessly.. We can have exactly the same model as wireless internet, admin can secure his power connection so that he's neighbours dont steal power..!! Each electrical device can communicate wirelessly with this device and let it know its power requirements etc...

Its fun to visualize something like this.. is this scientifically possible? Certainly passing electrons through air seems unlikely given the high resistance of air, but i faintly remember Electromagnetic Induction and induction current concepts from Physics II.. that can possibly be a way..

Out there, scientists are thinking about this problem.. something that I came across today:
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070423/full/070423-11.html

Not to bad for a start..!!! :)

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Intelligence is a manifestation of high mental capacity. Intelligence is defined as an individual's aptitude for learning, reasoning, understanding, and grasping truths, facts, relationships, meanings, and the like. Intelligent people are often admired by their peers who aspire to be like them.

I'm a huge fan of intelligence and have often wondered on how best to identify and classify it. Common sense, wit, math, music, GRE, GMAT, education, degrees, etc., are often used as yardsticks to measure intelligence. In most sections of the society, intelligence is far too often compared with pedantic learning. Multiple degrees and bookishness are popularly used as exclusive tools to measure mental capacity.

Contradictory to this traditional belief is Howard Gardner's "Theory of Multiple Intelligences". Gardner's theory argues that intelligence, as it is traditionally defined, does not adequately encompass the wide variety of abilities that humans display. For example, a child who excels in science is not necessarily more intelligent than a child who struggles with Newton's Laws. The latter may be gifted in another kind of intelligence and may excel in other fields like music.

So, rather than blindly pursuing degrees and higher education that channel brain development in one direction, individuals should work to develop their mental faculties in some core areas like linguistics, logical-mathematical ability, spatial sense, music, kineseology, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, and naturalistic intelligence.

This theory has recently gained the favor of many educators. There are several schools that now espouse Gartner's Multiple Intelligence as a pedagogy, with many books and materials that explain how it may be applied to the classroom. Is this a Revolution in Education? Will this pioneer all-round growth in future generations of students? Will this help the children of tomorrow in easily identifying and excelling in their chosen fields?Definitely some food for thought. For more on this, read on at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_intelligence.