Archive - Not down in any map

Field Notes: Marching Onward

Butler & Vonnegut, Newsom, Gaining Consciousness

Mar 25 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

Your Kid Should Paint That

An unnecessary defense of modern art

Mar 17 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

Creation Requires Intent

Why we create and how I found my purpose for making things

Mar 3 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

February 2026

A loophole in a fundamental theorem explains where AI is going

Feb 25 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

The Gardener's Paradox

AI swarms, the death of coding, and the new shape of work

Feb 5 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

January 2026

Intro: Not down in any map

it's more important than ever to search for signal out loud

Jan 26 • Gaurav Kaushik, PhD

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