[Music] Which one of these lines do you think is longer. I'm assuming most of you would say that it is the one in the background, but it is not. Actually both these lines are of the same size and we perceive it differently because the parallel converging squares in the background are decreasing in size making one of the lines look longer than the other.This is the ponzo illusion and it uses geometry to distort our sense of depth. Now, have you ever felt your energy increase drastically when in open fields c ...

[Applause] How did you get here. Raise your hand. How many of you drove here.Right. Most of you. Think about how you got in that car.You took down the road and you searched for a free parking spot. This is a process that you experience every day. Every day, everywhere you go.Now, I want you to think of the environment you pass through while driving. Generally, you don't notice it as much, right. Well, one thing you'll notice throughout all these trips if you look is the ugly scenery.Wide, beat up roads with ...

[Music] We all punakers spend around 1.5% years of our lifetime just waiting at traffic signals. It's almost like doing a master's degree. Now managing this traffic or driving in Pune is not less than a Olympic level sports.When we go on the streets every day, it's like managing a stampede. Stampede not of bulls or animals but of cars, two wheelers, trucks, autorias. And when you have to manage it, it's a big problem because sometimes you may very well encounter with the occasional buffalo because she feels ...

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