Where did everyone get the idea that it was "disposable"? All I got from the article/video was that it was made of recycled material.

I would like to know how durable this bike is, and how much energy is saved by using recycled cardboard versus a metal sourced by mining.

"Much better to have pointed out the vulnerability to github" - He did.

That's something I couldn't find when I was following up on the whole thing. Could you point me to that?

It's not information that's to blame, it's the condition of the world we live in. Knowing about glaring inequities will either

Cause resentment because one is at the bottom of the pyramid

OR

Create guilt because one is at the top of the pyramid

Add to that the realization that very few people are "self-made" and timing, family, culture and conditioning play a huge role in success and you have a recipe for self-doubt/flagellation.

In my case, I just hit a wall when self-preservation kicked in and said "I WILL BE HAPPY, DAMMIT!". I still work at projects I think will make the world better, but don't let their success or failure cloud my feelings. I'm content most of the time.

Reality is a myth.

Yup, I wish they had been able to journal/tweet/blog their experience. This is groundbreaking work in India. I have heard of people "experimenting" with being homeless or poor in the USA but it's much more daunting in a third world country.

I've heard that single-founder startups are frowned on by investors. Is it harder to raise money without a co-founder?

I think it's a combination of top notch care and an engaged mind. Even the medical establishment is acknowledging the connection between state of the mind and health (placebo effect research).

On a lighter note, here is something the great physicist cannot fathom: http://news.yahoo.com/women-mystery-british-physicist-hawkin...