The following is a draft short story written by me. The Story is set in the future in a dystopian nation. The story, names, characters and all events portrayed are work of fiction, and any resemblance to real life events, individuals, groups and organizations is purely coincidental and unintentional. All…

Sri Lanka is a nation which is no stranger to insurgencies and terrorist attacks. Since independence, the country had faced two Marxist insurgencies and a separatist civil war which spanned over three decades. There was a time when the island nation was embroiled in wars from two fronts at the…

The economic crisis of Sri Lanka, and the subsequent protests which led to the ousting of an executive president has caught the attention of the world. Daily power cuts and weekly fuel rations has become part of the daily life of a commoner, and many have become accustomed to it…

Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis in 2022 has been a matter which has received wide international attention. Arguably, a fair share of this attention has been drawn by social unrest and political turbulence which ensued following the rapid depletion of the government’s foreign reserves, leading the country to a pre-emptive default…

Jean-Paul Sartre is a prominent French philosopher in the 20th Century. Sartre is a proponent of Existentialism; a broad spectrum of philsophical ideas which share the common argument that life is inherently meaningless and it is up to individuals to define their own purpose and meaning of life . His…

Knowledge has been an important criteria for many activities and professions in a community. And as technology progresses, the value of knowledge amplifies as well. Knowledge has been considered a supplemental economic growth factor in economic studies since the early days of economics. …

The rise of Social Media platforms and the emergence of monopolistic technological companies has been meteoric. The introduction of online platforms was truly an innovative idea. It connected many people and created a space for people to express their opinions. An invention which started with mediocre goals eventually grew into…

The movie Joker (2019) garnered both acclaim and concerns from a wide range of viewers and critics. Based on the aggregate ratings of critic scores, the movie sure seems controversial. However, ratings of the viewers do, almost unambiguously, imply that the Joker is a cinematic masterpiece. …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fascinating invention of mankind. Fusing the computational power of a machine with the intellect of a human undoubtedly creates new possibilities of innovation and tremendously increases the likelihood of realizing those which were already conjectured. The power of AI in both improving and manipulating human…