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    August 4, 2023
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    April 22, 2023
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    Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan!
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    New topologies, evolved solution-market fit will define manufacturing AI in 2023
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Yogurt!

August 4, 2023 4 Mins Read

Yogurt is a central ingredient in the Indian diet. As my father worked closely with…

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My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty

April 22, 2023 5 Mins Read

Prasad’s introductory note: This blog was created by ChatGPT, errors and all. The process that…

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Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs

April 17, 2023 6 Mins Read

This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…

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Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan!

January 12, 2023 3 Mins Read

My mother was pretty unusual for her generation—she ensured that the entire family visited the…

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New topologies, evolved solution-market fit will define manufacturing AI in 2023

January 10, 2023 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Jan 10, 2023 on the Drishti blog) Traditionally, I’ve taken a look…

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The brilliance of single-piece flow: The allegory of the cakes

October 11, 2022 4 Mins Read

(Originally published on Oct 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) This past weekend, I had…

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Getting workers to collaborate in problem solving the right way vs the fast way

September 12, 2022 6 Mins Read

(Originally published on Sep 12, 2022 on the Drishti blog) For a large manufacturer, everything…

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Tribal Knowledge is the Enemy of the Growing Organization

May 11, 2022 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on May 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) As an organization grows it…

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Yogurt!

August 4, 2023 4 Mins Read

Yogurt is a central ingredient in the Indian diet. As my father worked closely with…

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My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty

April 22, 2023 5 Mins Read

Prasad’s introductory note: This blog was created by ChatGPT, errors and all. The process that…

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Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs

April 17, 2023 6 Mins Read

This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…

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In Musings

Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan!

January 12, 2023 3 Mins Read

My mother was pretty unusual for her generation—she ensured that the entire family visited the…

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To earn a PhD? Or, not.

August 17, 2022 9 Mins Read

A question that often comes up in conversation with friends, the kids of friends, our….
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My first Macs

February 18, 2016 3 Mins Read

Stanford, 1985 I am in the process of retiring my old PowerMac 7100 from circa 1994. (I…

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Does getting admitted to your state public college need to be this hard?

October 9, 2014 3 Mins Read

With Chirag getting closer to college, we’ve been more attention to college admissions….
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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — starting them young!

February 26, 2014 5 Mins Read

The world talks about Silicon Valley, its spirit of entrepreneurship and how unmatched this environment…

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The genius of the Kinder Egg

November 13, 2022 3 Mins Read

I first chanced upon a Kinder Egg (“kinder überraschung”) when in Germany in the fall…

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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — starting them young!

February 26, 2014 5 Mins Read

The world talks about Silicon Valley, its spirit of entrepreneurship and how unmatched this environment…

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Changing the world from the bottom — one village at a time

October 24, 2011 3 Mins Read

As an engineer and closet sociologist, I love stories about cultural change — especially those…

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Writing in the internet age — “calisthenics for the brain”

June 26, 2011 2 Mins Read

In the “10 Questions” section of the June 20, 2011 issue of Time Magazine, historian David McCullough shares…

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Musings

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My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty

April 22, 2023 5 Mins Read

Prasad’s introductory note: This blog was created by ChatGPT, errors and all. The process that…

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In Blog

Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs

April 17, 2023 6 Mins Read

This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…

Read More
In Musings

Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan!

January 12, 2023 3 Mins Read

My mother was pretty unusual for her generation—she ensured that the entire family visited the…

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In Musings

The genius of the Kinder Egg

November 13, 2022 3 Mins Read

I first chanced upon a Kinder Egg (“kinder überraschung”) when in Germany in the fall…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME.

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