ABOUT ME
Work & Research
As of 2021 I am a postdoctoral human in Davis, California. My primary academic research, with Prof. Brian Johnson (UCD) and Prof. Tim Linksvayer (Texas Tech), is related to distributed physiology and evolutionary genomics in the eusocial insects. With groups such as COGSEC I am also researching cognitive security and online communities of practice. I am involved in Complexity Science through Complexity Weekend, and previously, the Stanford Complexity Group. Two areas where I consult in are remote work (Remotor Consulting Group) and predictive asset modeling (FM Analytics).
In 2019 I completed my Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution at Stanford University, studying the neurophysiology of collective behavior in ants with Prof. Deborah Gordon. While an undergraduate at UC Davis, I worked on Drosophila genetics with Prof. Artyom Kopp.
In January 2021 I did an interview for the RosyBVM blog, on topics such as art, science, patriotism, and participation.
In 2019 I completed my Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution at Stanford University, studying the neurophysiology of collective behavior in ants with Prof. Deborah Gordon. While an undergraduate at UC Davis, I worked on Drosophila genetics with Prof. Artyom Kopp.
In January 2021 I did an interview for the RosyBVM blog, on topics such as art, science, patriotism, and participation.
Art
I am fascinated by visual patterns. All my art is freehand drawn (mostly during classes - thank you, patient teachers) with ink on paper.
From ~2008 till 11/2014 I only did black & white. Since 11/2014 I have been adding some colors, though mainly just red.
Drawn images offer a unique glimpse into the structure of perception.
Though each pixel is intellectually understood to be binary, static, and flat, these images are living kaleidoscopes: dynamic, rhythmic, symbolic.
Local interactions (between adjacent pixels in a drawing) are much like local interactions between ants - no pairwise interaction can be understood, except in the context of the entire drawing (or colony, as it were).
Each drawing takes between 0.1 and 30 hours to complete. Repetition is beautiful. Repetition is beautiful.
I am also a contributing artist on the NFT art collection known as Curio Cards. This art collection was built and is the very first collectible art series on the Ethereum blockchain. No art project predates Curio Cards on Ethereum. I created 3 works of art featured in this historic collection that has already been sold at auction houses such as Christie's + Sotheby's.
In August 2018, I co-authored a publication entitled: "Partner Pen Play in Parallel (PPPiP): A New PPPiParadigm for Relationship Improvement". The paper is about partner drawing, from the context of evolutionary neuroscience, improvisational aesthetics, and relationship therapy.
Go to my Flickr page to see my whole art portfolio and temporal evolution
From ~2008 till 11/2014 I only did black & white. Since 11/2014 I have been adding some colors, though mainly just red.
Drawn images offer a unique glimpse into the structure of perception.
Though each pixel is intellectually understood to be binary, static, and flat, these images are living kaleidoscopes: dynamic, rhythmic, symbolic.
Local interactions (between adjacent pixels in a drawing) are much like local interactions between ants - no pairwise interaction can be understood, except in the context of the entire drawing (or colony, as it were).
Each drawing takes between 0.1 and 30 hours to complete. Repetition is beautiful. Repetition is beautiful.
I am also a contributing artist on the NFT art collection known as Curio Cards. This art collection was built and is the very first collectible art series on the Ethereum blockchain. No art project predates Curio Cards on Ethereum. I created 3 works of art featured in this historic collection that has already been sold at auction houses such as Christie's + Sotheby's.
In August 2018, I co-authored a publication entitled: "Partner Pen Play in Parallel (PPPiP): A New PPPiParadigm for Relationship Improvement". The paper is about partner drawing, from the context of evolutionary neuroscience, improvisational aesthetics, and relationship therapy.
Go to my Flickr page to see my whole art portfolio and temporal evolution
Presenting on "Music and the Brain", at Santa Fe Institute, 2015
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Dissecting ant brains! (2014)
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Hand-painted ants
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