Blog

Notes & experiments.

Slowly hoping to build up a blog to dump my opinions, hot takes, responses to current issues, etc. For now its mostly an archive of some old stuff. Filter by tag.

Jan 24, 2016
How Neural Networks Learn

A blog post I did for Fast Forward Labs explaining how neural networks learn with a visualization.

#neural networks#machine learning#visualization#learning
Mar 30, 2015
Democracy in the Digital Era - Course Description

Course Description for Fall 2015 Democracy in Digital Era

#curriculum#democracy
Feb 9, 2015
Fractal trees in D3

Fractal Tree Generator I created in Javascript D3. You can make your own (approximate) tree. They are beautiful so I encourage a try at your creativity!

#fractals#javascript
Dec 16, 2014
Everyday Data: An Interactive Data Installation in CU-Boulder's ATLAS Lobby Space

Overseeing a class of 23 students, we created a four-part installation reflective of the acceleration of the data age. The project premiered in CU-Boulder's ATLAS Institute's Lobby in December 2014.

#installation#big data#art#surveillance
Sep 22, 2014
Reflections on Dewey and the Pursuit of Democracy

Short essay about Dewey and how we participate in community in order to create democracy.

#dewey#democracy#participation