Notes, essays, and experiments on technology, democracy, and making things.https://mwskirpan.com/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/fast-forward-neural-network-post/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/fast-forward-neural-network-post/A blog post I did for Fast Forward Labs explaining how neural networks learn with a visualization.Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://mwskirpan.com/blog/fall-course-description/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/fall-course-description/Course Description for Fall 2015 Democracy in Digital EraTue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://mwskirpan.com/blog/fractal-tree/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/fractal-tree/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!Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://mwskirpan.com/blog/atlas-installation/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/atlas-installation/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.Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://mwskirpan.com/blog/dewey-and-democracy/https://mwskirpan.com/blog/dewey-and-democracy/Short essay about Dewey and how we participate in community in order to create democracy.Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT