ABOUT ME

I hope they would say that I'm interesting and thoughtful---which matters far more than any particulars. Most recently I was working in Philadelphia for the Obama campaign, and before that I worked as a bike mechanic in San Francisco.

PHILOSOPHY

I should probably put a pretentious quote from Wittgenstein here or something.

Interests

Reading, writing, math, philosophy, biking, hiking/camping, art/architecture/design, tea, science, politics, histograms, maps, flannel, sleeping on the floor.

• arts
• writing
• architecture
• design
• politics
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• cartography
• mathematics
• science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving through the Atacama desert. It was my first experience in any sort of desert, and the Atacama is the most extreme. It's just---nothing. Nothing living, and nothing dead. Just flat plains of rocks strewn about. The Pan-American highway---which is two lanes wide---goes laser-straight for 25 miles at a time, and you can see oncoming trucks ten minutes before they pass. I have never been to a stranger or more desolate place.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a fair amount of higher mathematics, for a non-mathematician, and I like talking about it and teaching it. I've also worked as a bike mechanic and high school/college newspaper editor, and have an on-again/off-again relationship with the physical sciences.