SAMVAD (Together In Conversation)

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of September 2026, I shared an excerpt titled ‘Tribal Instincts – Secret to our Success depending on how we manage them ’, which is from the book titled – ‘ Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts that Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together ’ by Dr. Michael Morris. According to Dr. Morris, when cultural codes opera...

Our tribal instincts are at the root of some of our most deeply wired cultural and psychological behaviours. Although, they can at times lead us—and our groups—into trouble, they can also be harnessed towards positive and cooperative outcomes.

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of May 2026, I shared an excerpt titled ‘Contingent Convergence and Why Every Moment Matters’ , which is from the book titled – ‘ Fluke ’ – Chance, Chaos and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas . In his book Brian points that Contrary to our instinctive beliefs, cause and effect are never simple and easy t...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the first week of May 2026, I shared an excerpt titled ‘Control Theory and its Underpinning’ , which is from the book titled – ‘Human Compatible – AI and the Problem of Control’ by Stuart Russell . Russell suggests that we can rebuild AI on a new foundation, according to which machines are designed to be inherently uncertain ab...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of March 2026, I shared an excerpt titled ‘Thought, Perception and The Hidden Dimension’ , from the book – ‘The Hidden Dimension’ by Edward T. Hall. The central theme of the book is social and personal space and man’s (Human being) perception of it. It highlighted that, Communication constitutes the core of culture and...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of February 2026, I shared an excerpt titled ‘Ways to Think About Economy in the 21st Century’ , which is from the book titled – ‘Doughnut Economics’ – Seven Ways to Think like a 21 st Century Economist by Kate Raworth. It highlighted, “What if we started economics not with its long-established theories, but with human...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of January 2026, I shared an excerpt from a reflective field note titled ‘What AI Can’t and Shouldn’t Replace’ . The field note points out that, what we’ll give up for AI if we’re not careful is an essential degree of challenge and struggle in our pursuits which has a refining influence on our beings and defines us as humans...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation).  In the last week of December 2025, I shared some excerpts from a message that I came across by Dr. Robert Svoboda. He is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. The key message was – To remain awake without becoming overwhelmed, engaged without becoming en...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Four weeks ago, I shared an excerpt titled – ‘ Making Accurate Predictions and Uncertainty ’ from the blog-post titled ‘ Can We Make More Accurate Predictions in Economics? ’ by Ayubkhon Azamov writer, translator and educator with a background in economics. In this episode we drew attention to the point that our true strength lies not in flaw...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week, I shared an excerpt titled – ‘ Conversations and Community ’ from the book titled ‘ The Argument Culture ’ by Deborah Tannen, a distinguished university professor in the Linguistics Department at Georgetown University and author of many books and articles about how the language of everyday conversation affects relationships. In thi...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week, I shared an excerpt titled – ‘ The Power of Words – Rhetoric and Reality ’ from the book titled ‘ The Axemaker’s Gift ’ – Technology’s capture and control of our minds and Culture by James Burke and Robert Ornstein. In this episode we drew attention to the fact about Rhetoric, the art of presenting an argument so as to convince the...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week, I shared an excerpt titled – ‘ The Power of Words – Do We Use Language or Is Language Using Us ’ from the book titled ‘ The Argument Culture ’ by Deborah Tannen. In this episode we drew attention to the fact that when we think we are using language, language is simultaneously using us and it invisibly molds our way of thinking. Now...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation). Last week, I shared an excerpt titled – ‘ Do Arguments Resolve Anything ’ from the book titled ‘ The Argument Culture ’ by Deborah Tannen. In this episode we drew attention to the fact that when you’re having an argument with someone, you’re usually not trying to understand what the other person is saying, or what their experience leads them...