Avantika MehrainPredictPosthumanity and the Future of Brain-Computer Interface StartupsCompanies have begun declaring human enhancement as the solution to the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence, proclaiming…·8 min read·Dec 7, 2020--1--1
Avantika MehraA Pandemic RantFragmented thoughts on isolation, identity, and technology in the pandemic-paradigm2 min read·Dec 1, 2020--1--1
Avantika MehraDoes urban-ness affect the spread of COVID?A visualisation examining the factors affecting the spread of COVID-19·2 min read·May 8, 2020----
Avantika MehrainTowards Data ScienceHow to prepare for AIThe survival guide to immortality when artificial superintelligence forces us off the balance beam.5 min read·Apr 29, 2020--4--4
Avantika MehrainThe Empty HandKarate-Do: Politics, Secrecy, and Tradition in the Art of the Empty Hand.Exploring the effect of social and political factors on the development and spread of Shotokan karate.·8 min read·Dec 5, 2019--1--1
Avantika MehrainOneZeroAn Open Letter to NonmillennialsThis is not an excuse, but an explanation of how our tech has shaped us·8 min read·Sep 19, 2019--21--21
Avantika MehrainThe Empty HandLetter: Learning to be a Japanese KaratekaThe piece is an adapted letter that I wrote to my Sensei, telling them about my experiences learning karate in Tokyo, and my subsequent…·4 min read·Jul 24, 2019----
Avantika MehrainHackerNoon.comCapitalism, Happiness, AI, Kylie Jenner and the Human Condition.Welcome to a radical, unrefined stream of consciousness.14 min read·Jan 24, 2019----
Avantika MehrainHackerNoon.comAI’s Biggest Crime Yet — Stealing the Freedom of Human ExpressionUnderstanding what constitutes Art, what it means to the human experience, and the consequences of Superintelligence on the freedom of…6 min read·May 6, 2018--2--2
Avantika MehrainHackerNoon.comThe Questions We’re Going to be Asking When Artificial Intelligence Takes OverAn overview of the economic and social quandaries that are likely to dominate our working-memory in the forthcoming years.7 min read·Feb 11, 2018----