Profile
I am passionate about: Music, design, literature, art, and other pretentious things
A little known fact about me is: I am a three-time hip hop trivia champion at one particular dive bar in Brooklyn
Show my name on the attendees list for events I am attending: Yes
Location: New York, NY, United States
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwingopi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashwingopir
Student
New York University
"If my life had a soundtrack it would be the theme song from Curb Your Enthusiasm"
I'm a PhD student at the NYU Tandon engineering school. My work focuses on online communities, the sharing economy, and social movements. I am currently studying ridesharing services to understand how the design and use of technology can simultaneously perpetuate and challenge inequality in organizational forms.
Research
1,258pt
Idea
1,227pt
Evaluation
188pt
Collaboration
1,508pt
Total
4,181pt
Closed-looped food-upcycling systems make food healthier and more sustainable - pushing forward the environment & nutrition justice movement
How might we help infants thrive by ensuring that they receive a sufficient amount of physical contact?
Can an individual change society? Perhaps not, but we can always change ourselves. We can start by not taking everything around us for granted, and thinking critically about our own lives. This idea aims to kick start that process in a supportive env
Ashwin Goutham commented on Giving food a second chance. Why upcycled food is better for you, the environment, the economy, and your taste buds. (Updated Visuals ver.3)