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Observational Intelligence

This is an off-cycle post, but Socratus is organising two in-person events in the next few days and we would love to have you participate.

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

June 2025

Wystem Architecture 4: Philosophy as Infrastructure

This is the last essay in the Wystem Architecture series.

Jun 30 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

Wystem Architecture 3: Connection by Design

On Trust and Connection

Jun 23 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

Wystem Architecture Part 2: Technologies of Connection

We have argued many times that challenges like climate change and social inequality defy simple solutions, we need new ways of bridging divides …

Jun 16 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

Wystem Architecture, Part 1

Leszek Kołakowski (1927–2009) was an influential Polish philosopher and historian of ideas, best known for his critical analysis of Marxism and his role…

Jun 9 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

Elephant Academy/Public Tech

Jun 2 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

Public Technology at the Elephant Academy

Finding and nurturing the next generation of tech and AI savvy changemakers

Jun 2 •

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

May 2025

Thinking in Public: The Gender Polyconflict, Part 5

Over the past few weeks, we've shared a four-part series examining gender and development in India through a new lens we call "polyconflict." This last…

May 26 •

Shashi Nagarajan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

Thinking in Public: The Gender Polyconflict, Part 4

The State of Gender

May 18 •

Shashi Nagarajan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

Thinking in Public: The Gender Polyconflict, Part 3

There's a famous quote of Martin Luther King Jr, which reads:

May 12 •

Shashi Nagarajan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

Thinking in Public: the Case for Gender, Part 2

Seeing the Gender Polyconfict in the everyday

May 5 •

Shashi Nagarajan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

April 2025

Thinking in Public: The Case for Gender, Part 1

This article is the first in a series on using data driven case-making to get a grasp on Gender in the Indian context.

Apr 28 •

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Shashi Nagarajan

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Srinivas Mangipudi

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