In this episode of the Ardan Labs podcast, Dr. Aditya Nagrath shares his journey from a PhD in math computer science to founding Elephant Learning, an online math academy that has significantly improved learning math for children. He discusses the importance of foundational math skills, his early experiences with coding, and his career path, including the birth of Elephant Learning. The conversation highlights the intersection of education and technology, emphasizing the need for adaptive learning methods and the role of coding in modern education.

00:00 Introduction

00:30 What is Dr.Aditya Doing Today?

05:00 LLM’s and Code Gen

8:00 First Memory of a Computer

18:30 College Decisions

24:30 Working at Dish Network

35:00 Learning to Dance Tango

39:40 Moving to Ukraine

49:00 Creating Elephant Learning

1:05:50 Getting into the Classroom

1:14:10 The Elephant Learning Stack

01:17:25 Contact Info

Connect with Dr. Aditya: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityanagrath/

X: https://x.com/nagrathdr

Mentioned in this Episode:

Elephant Learning: https://www.elephantlearning.com/

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