The Law of Supply and Demand: An Example of Pseudoscience?

By KP Mohanan

I believe that the law of supply and demand in economics does not meet the norms of laws in scientific inquiry. I would like to share with you the reasons for this position, with the hope that those who understand economics better than I do will correct me if my understanding is flawed.

Population Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

By KP Mohanan

This note presents a rational argument for the claim that if population genetics is viewed as a part of the research program of evolutionary theory in biology, the current research program in population genetics is deeply flawed. It then points to a modified version of population genetics, which we may call categorial genetics as a better fit with evolutionary theory.

Scientific Temper in Education

By KP Mohanan

This article contains a video link to the talk given by KP Mohanan on "Scientific Temper in Education" in  VarahaMihira Science Forum .

 

Listening To Learn: "How to Learn to Reason by Listening"

By KP Mohanan

Below are videos links to two talks given by KP Mohanan on "Listening To Learn: How to Learn to Reason by Listening."

Email exchanges on the article “The Crisis ahead: from Learning Loss to Resumption”

By KP Mohanan

This is a set of email exchanges between Vagish and Mo on the article “The Crisis ahead: from Learning Loss to Resumption” by Ramanujam.

The Earth and Sky

By KP Mohanan and Tara Mohanan

We see these notes as teaching-learning materials for schools, as part of a series on the earth, sun, moon, planets, and stars, beginning with Class 6 (or the earliest appropriate class) and culminating in Class 9 or 10.

Research Culture in Theoretical Linguistics in India

By KP Mohanan

This article is an email exchange in the context of a conversation on the difference between two kinds of cultures in theoretical work, namely, research culture and textbook culture

Towards a Theory of Adaptive Fitness and Natural Selection

By KP Mohanan and Tara Mohanan

This is an invitation to join a research program to construct a theory in biology.

Preparation to Read The Evolution of Physics by Einstein and Infeld

By KP Mohanan, Aditi Ahuja and Sriram

This write up is about the challenges that a typical learner from age sixteen to age sixty  might face when reading Einstein and Infeld's book The Evolution of Physics. But at a deeper level, it is about learning, and about the obstacles that the process of studying tends to create for meaningful learning