I'm Prashanth Shankar
Fascinated by Startups, Theoretical Physics, Philosophy, Information, Computation, Rationality, Human Computer Interface, Neuroscience, and Mind.
Worked across three Series A startups, often as the first or sole analyst, and helped scale a marketing agency while heading analytics.
Also took a couple of shots at building things, including a startup and a podcasting agency.
Ran technical book clubs and analytics community events across Bangalore, London, and Berlin.
Studied Theoretical Physics at King's College London, and still hopeful of retiring as a physicist someday.
Writing
AI and Education
AI could impact education as profoundly as the printing press or the internet, but first we need to embrace the Popper-Deutsch view of the theory of mind.
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Criticism
Criticism is essential for progress, but it is important to understand the different kinds of criticism.
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Why Do I Like Teaching?
Tracing back a passion for teaching to the very first moment of instructing someone in chemistry.
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