Author: Shubham
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My 12 favourite problems
I’ve never been particularly successful with new year resolutions. So in setting my intentions on what I want to focus on in 2023, I wanted to use the concept of 12 favourite problems. The concept is based on the Nobel winning scientist Richard Feynman’s unique approach to problem solving. My approach to problem-solving is to…
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Moving places and changing worlds
A home is a place where you are the most comfortable. But to make progress in life you have to get out of your comfort zone. For me to grow, I turned over a new leaf when I moved out of my home.
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Getting work done in a large organization is tough
Challenges of working in a large organization and some ways tackle them
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A solution to feed 10 billion people by 2050
Around 3 billion people lived on Earth in the 1960s. By 2050, this population is estimated to reach 10 billion. Current farming practices alone will not be able to feed this growing demand. In the traditional agricultural cycle, a farmer prepares the soil, sows the seed, and then hopes the season brings favorable weather to…
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MY TIME IN IOWA – II
Part 2: Work as a Student Back in 2015, when I decided to pursue my master’s degree, there were quite a few factors that I had to consider to shortlist universities. Some of them were US college rankings, location, weather, course structure, and jobs. But to begin with, as an international student when I landed…
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I SURVIVED A BLIZZARD IN THE MID-WEST
The time when I got stuck in a snowstorm but luckily survived.
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WHERE ALL GROW CORN, THIS FARM GROWS LETTUCE
I finally got to check out an indoor hydroponic farm and see how a farmer is growing lettuce in the middle of corn country..
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THE POLLINATION PICKLE OF INDOOR FARMING
A few months ago, I wrote a post about how the farms in the future could go indoors. I had looked at some of the pros and cons of indoor farming and had barely scratched the surface. So I dived a little deeper and found this really interesting challenge as the nascent indoor farming industry…
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My top 5 audiobooks for 2020
This year, I got onto the reading/listening train quite late and approximately got in 187 hours of audiobook listening as compared to the 250 hours in 2019. Hopefully, I can make a comeback in 2021. Here are my top 5 in no particular order. Where the crawdads sing by Delia Owens: A young girl who…
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