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Rajesh Kasturirangan
Rajesh Kasturirangan
Thinkerer | Tinkerer
I am a mathematician and cognitive scientist by training and a thinker (what does that even mean?) by avocation. I’ve held academic positions at institutions including MIT and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), where I led the Cognition Programme. These days, I lead the organization I founded - Socratus, which helps (dis)solve wicked problems, or as we call it, midwife collective wisdom. I write regularly about the future of intelligence and about planetary futures —biological, artificial, and collective—through my newsletter and ongoing research.
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I use my newsletter/blog to trial ideas publicly. Every once in a while, I feel like some of them are worth turning into a polished set of notes, a halfway station between blog and book. Links to some notes below.
The Pauper is my attempt to toss The Prince on its head. Machiavelli wrote for rulers; The Pauper is for the ruled—for the people who live under power, not the ones who wield it. Today’s princes - tech billionaires, fossil fuel giants, and algorithmic empires - have mastered the tools of influence, while most of us are stuck with slogans and broken systems. The Pauper is about learning to see clearly, think strategically, and act effectively—even without power. Think of it as a field manual for the age of AI, climate collapse, and crumbling institutions for those who living the pauper's reality.
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