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Ep.11: Akshay Nagarajan- Empathy, Technology, Skills & Communities


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Hear Akshay Nagarajan, who is currently a cognitive science doctoral student at the University of California San Diego. He is a globally celebrated researcher and has established several maker-spaces in schools across India. Starting off as a tech-skeptic, he went on to develop India’s first haptic simulator to virtually teach plumbing and carpentry skills to thousands of rural people in India. He also fascinates us with his passion for rescuing wild animals and talks about his anthropological experiences while driving a taxi-cab on the roads of Mumbai.

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