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A curiously large gap in engineering eduction

Most engineers out of engineering colleges cannot make or even repair any real world machine. What is this about?

Jan 11

A curiously large gap in engineering eduction

Jan 11

Why are we burning wood in power plants?

The Drax power plant in England consumes four times more wood every year than all of England did in the mid eighteenth century! I came…

Dec 28, 2024

Why are we burning wood in power plants?

Dec 28, 2024

Wind is a fickle friend

Nobody likes an unreliable friend. Wind turbines are very unreliable.

Nov 16, 2024

Wind is a fickle friend

Nov 16, 2024

Donald Trump has taught us something about prediction models

I get irritated by complex models that claim to predict outcomes in one off events. Recent elections in the US illustrate my point.

Nov 10, 2024

Donald Trump has taught us something about prediction models

Nov 10, 2024

When trial and error beat first principles thinking

I loved Physics in school. It was astonishing for me that a few fundamental principles could explain so much about the world. However, this…

Oct 12, 2024

When trial and error beat first principles thinking

Oct 12, 2024

It pays to be free- How the British exploited their colony India

From taxation to opium dens, the British used a variety of ways to loot India. It indeed pays to be free.

Aug 24, 2024

It pays to be free- How the British exploited their colony India

Aug 24, 2024

Renewables — The line between positivity and dangerous deception

The media coverage of renewable energy has crossed the line between positivity and deception. I detail three ways this is done

Jul 21, 2024

Renewables — The line between positivity and dangerous deception

Jul 21, 2024

Why is it tough to transition to a business leader?

What is tougher — To solve the Rubik’s cube or to successfully design, manufacture and sell a product like it? The…

May 26, 2024

Why is it tough to transition to a business leader?

May 26, 2024

Another Inconvenient Truth

It is time to recognise the tradeoff between job creation and Variable Renewable Energy

Apr 27, 2024

Another Inconvenient Truth

Apr 27, 2024

BS in number’s clothing

We ‘analyst types’ love numbers. We see the deluge of BS that comes at us and we expect numbers to protect us. Numbers are what separates…

Feb 17, 2024

BS in number’s clothing

Feb 17, 2024

Yogesh Upadhyaya

Yogesh Upadhyaya

Entrepreneur. Economist. Investor. Actor. Technophile. Policy wonk. Comedian. I love to explore places where these worlds intersect.

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