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Recap 2023 // In Circles... Maybe Even Backwards

This was a year of grand plans that I spent going in circles… maybe even backwards. Here is a recap. Happy New Year =)

Jan 3 •

November 2023

Couple of New Film Devlogs etc.

Just published a few more devlogs that I've been working on for a bit: film devlog #4 // Shooting with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras. Similar to my…

Nov 22, 2023 •

October 2023

The T-Shirt Shop at the End of the World

Well, last week was back for another talk at MIT, so I guess that means the last one was well received… Here is the full transcript of the latest: The…

Oct 2, 2023 •

September 2023

Another Day in Paradise

At the end of August, I went up to MIT to deliver this talk and I finally got around to posting it to my website today. It’s called Another Day in…

Sep 24, 2023 •

January 2023

A humanities+tech seminar AND film devlog #3

a quick promo… For several years, Rob and I hosted a humanities + technology seminar at MIT for IAP. This year, we're opening it to anyone / doing it…

Jan 31, 2023 •

Recap 2022 // Practice

If 2021 was a back to school year, then I suppose 2022 was a “practice” year. Here is a recap. Happy New Year =)

Jan 5, 2023 •

November 2022

Every once in awhile, I get asked to speak to a group of students – like the Northeastern University Entrepreneurs Club – and I think, Why is it always…

Nov 20, 2022 •

October 2022

film devlog #2: Super Diva! screens @ Cinema Village on Sun 23 Oct

plus, some post-production notes...

Oct 13, 2022 •

July 2022

film devlog #1: Super Diva! short film trailer

As I wrote in my 2021 Recap, I’ve been spending more and more time on film stuff (and publishing fewer long form essays). I do have a few ideas for…

Jul 10, 2022 •

December 2021

2021 Recap // Back to School

In a way, 2021 felt like a very “back to school” year for me. I took a ton of classes (probably one of the reasons I didn’t publish as much as I did in…

Dec 30, 2021 •

September 2021

The hero with 8 billion faces

During the first week of “shelter in place,” I was scheduled to do a talk at The Berkeley Forum speaker series — for obvious reasons, that talk didn’t…

Sep 28, 2021 •

March 2021

Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest

I just finished writing a new essay about music and the heat death of the universe: Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest. You can read it…

Mar 2, 2021 •

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