I have published the first episode of a new Sinhala series investigating the origins of human cognition from the perspectives of evolutionary psychology, philosophy, AI, and psychoanalysis. One of the central ideas discussed is that knowledge does not necessarily require language . Evolution…
Introduction: The Promise vs. The Reality We’ve all been sold the same shiny promise: technology exists to make our lives frictionless. When self-checkout kiosks first started replacing traditional cashier lanes, the elevator pitch was seamless. No more standing behind someone dividing a month’s…
Anger management and emotional intelligence are closely linked tools for handling feelings, but they differ in scope: anger management focuses narrowly on controlling one specific intense emotion, while emotional intelligence is a broad ability to understand and use all emotions in yourself and…
In the modern world, AI is making headlines. Building apps, generating images, videos, producing songs based on lyrics, writing various types of documents, etc., for example. When the world started using PCs for day-to-day office work, there were many dislikes as PCs may affect a reduction in…
Sri Lanka's urban centers are changing shape. As cities like Colombo, Kandy, and Gampaha grow denser and land becomes scarcer and costlier, the traditional open playground or neighborhood field — once the natural home of sport and recreation — is quietly disappearing from the urban landscape. At…
Introduction Customer service bots — often called chatbots or virtual assistants — have become a common part of how businesses interact with customers. From answering simple questions to guiding people through complex processes, these tools are now present across almost every industry. As with…