Anish Thukral: The ‘water cooler’ conversations at SRI are amazing

A climate research scientist explains why SRI is unlike other organizations.

People talk science here. People talk about different inventions. People talk about different innovations. They talk about Nobel Prize winners. They talk about their inventions and technologies. People talk about new startups that are happening in day-to-day life.

SRI has changed my thinking, how to think about technology. I came from a very different environment.

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