Constructive Criticism

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Jul 1, 2024
Prints! 2023–2024
Here are some Risograph prints I made in 2023 and the first half of 2024. Apologies for the photos being a bit dim. This is a riff on a NIMBY slogan. This is a tree in Warsaw. For the TANC trip to Cuba. To …
Jul 1, 2024
A vision for bathing in the Bay
Bathing is fun Bathing is already a popular pastime in the bay: from Archimedes Banya to Good Hot to the (sadly gone) Essex tub. It’s a good time and people know it! Bathing provides us with a slice of …
Jun 25, 2024
Imperfect abstractions: On “Software in the natural world”
There is an interesting paper from earlier this month called “Software in the natural world: A computational approach to hierarchical emergence” by Rosas, Geiger, Luppi, Seth, Polani, Gastapar, and …
May 29, 2024
Read a book with me
I added a page to the site of books I am reading, have read, or want to read. If you’re interested in reading or discussing any of them with me please get in touch.
May 6, 2024
“Seeing Red” intro speech
This past Saturday (May 4th) we held the first event in a new series called “Seeing Red”. I opened the event with a speech describing the aim of the series. This speech is reproduced below, …