In Blog Precision in the desert: How ancient Egypt mastered engineering millennia before Detroit and Silicon Valley February 22, 2026 9 Mins Read [This is a three-part series on Egypt. The first, speaks to its history and people.… Read More
I went to Egypt for the pyramids and fell in love with its mangoes By Prasad December 21, 2025 [This is a three-part series on Egypt. This, the first,speaks to its history and people.…
The dancing golf ball and the world of typography By Prasad August 6, 2025 I chanced upon a rather intriguing story today on the mystery of Dennis Ritchie’s Harvard…
The hidden history of vegetarianism in India: A 3,000-year journey By Prasad June 24, 2025 Growing up in a vegetarian home in Malleswaram, Bangalore, eating at popular eateries like Kamat…
ChatGPT 3.5, Ashwatthama, truth and honesty By Prasad January 15, 2025 Prasad’s introductory note: I had promised, in an earlier blog, to keep track of the…
Flying with the Maharaja By Prasad December 25, 2024 Co-authored with Prof. Srinivas Akella 15th December, 1980 is forever etched in our memories. It…
Why Paul Revere became famous while William Dawes was forgotten: The all-powerful social network By Prasad December 4, 2023 Back in November 2007, Jeff Stiles, my new manager at SAP, invited me to talk…
My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty By Prasad April 22, 2023 Prasad’s introductory note: This blog was created by ChatGPT, errors and all. The process that…
Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs By Prasad April 17, 2023 This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…
New Research: The State of Human Factory Analytics By Prasad November 12, 2018 (Originally posted on Nov 12, 2018 on the Drishti blog) “I believe there is significant…