Hello!
I no longer know who I am. I lost that along the Way.
Sometimes I write songs. Even somer times I perform them.
I am often dancing.
I’m endlessly fascinated by the relationship between intuition and logic and how charts and diagrams mediate that relationship.
Some of my current work:
Articles that use visualizations to explain interesting algorithms, theorems, and proofs.
Previous projects:
- Bluefish — a web-based diagramming library (bluefishjs.org)
- Animated Vega-Lite — unifying animation with an interactive grammar of graphics
- Mantis — a screen magnification tool
- Benthic — a screen reader tool for charts and diagrams
- Semi-Formal Notebooks — a notebook for semi-formal programming
- Twofish — a direct manipulation editor for Bluefish
The activities that excite me tend to have these three qualities:
postrational
Integrates formal (explicit, technical, abstract) and intuitive (implicit, experiential, concrete) ways of being and doing. Integrated approaches use direct observation to develop just the right amount of structure, which in turn enhances direct observation.
interbeing
Prefers clusters over categories. Identifies larger spaces or fabrics where clusters live. Rather than seeking to separate phenomena, activities that embody interbeing seek to understand how phenomena are connected. (This term comes from the Plum Village Buddhist tradition.)
aliveness
Promotes authentic self-expression, connection, and joy. Contributes to being fully present and engaged in the world. Dissolves “should”s, fear, and other emotional blockers, constrictions, and hindrances.
Three books I’ve liked recently:
