How civilization learned to mine energy and now knowledge. Coal when burned is gone; knowledge when processed remains.

A late-night YouTube deep dive into “Peg” by Steely Dan

YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains

Curiosity With Due Dates

Music play inspired by people (especially Eno, Budd, Nyman, radiohead, Pixies, Beatles, Smiths, ELO), oceans, sailing, scientific discovery, pre-history, evolutionary theory, cybernetics, music and ot

Grieving, Uploading, and the Ancient Algorithm of Holding On

Every question launches a journey. Some journeys stick to the trail. Others cartwheel into the unknown. This series explores how curiosity charts paths, leaps borders, and redraws the maps we live by.

Inventing the Past: Nostalgia as Generative Art

What I’m Reading and Why You Should Care

How Algorithms Are Reshaping Our Information and Music Landscapes

KBLT, Chaos, and the Beautiful Messes Behind Great Ideas

The Trouble with Problems

The Trouble with Problems

from the album Who is the Dreamer? — A Tribute to David Lynch