If all of time were a single day, recorded human history would only exist in its final second. What do we want to be tomorrow?

I think about tools—not just their function, but the way they shape us. My favourite tools are extensions of thought: precise, responsive, alive in my hand. A soldering iron, a pencil, an electric screwdriver humming with purpose. There’s magic in the way a good tool bridges what is and what could be.

Still, the human brain is fragile and extraordinary, and capable of things we barely understand. What if our tools were as adaptable as our mind? What if our tools didn’t connect us to machines, but to each other?

What if our tools could make us better at being human?

Shan / Sudharshan / சுதர்சன்

I am a research engineer at Opal where I develop next-generation consumer electronics. In my free time, I conduct independent research on human interfaces, and neurotech.

• Sigma Squared Fellow—founders under 26, collectively raised over 2B+ USD
• CTO at Clay Interface, backed by leading US funds like 1517 fund
• Graduated at the top of my class for EEE from University College London
• Given talks alongside industry leaders like Anil Dash and Chad Fowler
• Published research in swarm robotics at the age of 16

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