Author: Sadhna Shanker

I think of myself as a wordsmith, dabbling in writing for more than a decade now. I have a full-time job. I am also a mother.

Launch of Continuum

What makes Continuum so compelling is the way it blends diverse elements—mythology, science fiction, romance, and philosophy—into a single narrative.

Getting Closer to Mars

On one hand AI is marching ahead with inroads into all aspects of human life, and on the other humans are marching ahead in their hope to move to other planets. Who or what will survive and where? The debates around these questions continue.

The Pet Story

What has changed is the scale at which pets have begun to consume resources of contemporary households – in terms of money, time and emotions.

The rise of AI in music

Creativity and imagination are the weapons that made humans the supreme species. Only time will tell if AI will also acquire those skills. As of now, AI only trains on what we create.

Breaking Dance: A New Sport at Paris 2024 Olympics

The debut of breaking on the Olympic arena is a matter of hope and aspiration for these young people. Let us hope that Indian B-boys and B-girls will compete in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and bring home medals for the country.

Intelligent Robots have arrived!

Intelligence has a price as we all know. While we make the robots more intelligent, maybe we are also passing on the problems that come with being intelligent and like sapiens!

New Teams in the making

‘Those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed’ It casts a different hue on the technological innovations happening in our present times.

Are chocolates going to disappear…

How the journey of the humble cocoa bean progresses is going to be an indicator as to how we move ahead in our efforts towards mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Who owns AI generated material…

Every area of life is getting transformed due to generative AI, and the issues being thrown up are complex. The debates, litigations and discussions will settle eventually, once laws and notions of ownership and creativity transform in human lives.