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Happiness and positive social interaction

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Evolution has shaped the human mind to prioritize survival, which explains why emotions like fear and anxiety often dominate our thoughts when we are alone. In contrast, the hormones associated with happiness evolved later to reinforce social behaviours. The message is clear: engaging in positive social interactions is fundamental to achieving happiness. References: 1.    Höffken, O. (2025). Evolutionary conditions of happiness . Journal of Happiness Studies, 26, Article 120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00927-y Read the article 2.    Singh, D. K., Mishra, J. P., & Singh, R. K. (2022). A study of human happiness, health, hormones, brain and body related to green-psycho-chemistry . International Journal of Novel Research and Development, 7(3), 686–690. Read the article 3.    Pandey, K. N. (2024). Happiness and its factors in relation to human well-being . International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(3), Article 121. https://doi.org/10.2...
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Good for Health!

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  Cartoon drawn on my request by MS Copilot with GPT-5 A friend had given me a box of Mysore Pak. I gave it to a 7-year-old child. Good for health, mine as  well as the child's! Srinivasan Ramani
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Best wishes for a Safe and Happy Deepavali! (October 20, 2025)

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  Image credit: Wikimedia Commons   https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ 15–18% rise in blood sugar is commonly observed among diabetics during Diwali. Reference: https://www.freedomfromdiabetes.org/blog/post/celebrate-your-diwali-diabetes-friendly/355 “Excess oil and sugar can spike blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels.” — SAAOL Heartcare Experts Reference: https://www.saaoldelhi.com/blogs/heart-healthy-diwali-recipes-snacks-sweets-and-smart-food-tips-for-a-safe-festival/
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The Tradition

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Photo credit:  Thomas Harrison, Wikimedia Commons   The tradition I love is one of innovation, transformation, and renewal. Srinivasan Ramani
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The cockroach is not far behind humans in the number of protein-coding genes!

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  The number of thoughts one has is not the critical measure; it is the quality of the thoughts, how they are organized, and how they are pursued!  Srinivasan Ramani  P.S. This blogpost was triggered by a report I read that said that the cockroach had more genes than we do. A later study shows that c ockroaches have 16780, while humans have 19969.  
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life is too short for perfect capitalization and punctuation

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Surviving the AI wave

  Driverless vehicles? Let them compete with: the pharmacy that delivers medicines to the home, the small restaurant that sends home snacks and beverages, as well as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, & the electrician who makes a home call, finds the problem, determines the solution, goes out to buy the necessary materials, and returns to fix the problem! My snacks, beverages, breakfast, lunch, and dinner would be free for life if I could invest the price of a driverless car! Srinivaasan Ramani
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