WikiLeaks, Swiss Banks and Alien invasions
A month ago, I wrote an open letter to the late Sir Arthur C Clarke, titled ‘Living in the Global Glass House’. It was inspired by the WikiLeaks cablegate controversy, which heralded…
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Julian Assange’s turn for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011
Photo courtesy Wired A week or so ago, a veteran editor cum journalist in a conversation on conflict and peace said, his choice for the next peace prize is Julian Assange. Agreed.…
Living in the Global Glass House: An Open Letter to Sir Arthur C Clarke
Colombo, Sri Lanka: 16 December 2010 Dear Sir Arthur, I write this on your 93rd birth anniversary. Just over a thousand days have passed since you departed. Like all true rationalists, you…
Sacred Cows and Orbital Dreams in Sri Lanka
It happened 20 years ago, but I still remember the incident. In early 1990, as a young science journalist working for the magazine of Hong Kong, I was being shown around the…
Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma (1923-1994): A Passionate Champion of Public Science
On 20 December 2009, we mark the 15th death anniversary of Professor Cyril Ponnamperuma, one of the best known scientists produced by Sri Lanka during the Twentieth Century. He was both an internationally…