“Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.”
—
Kranzberg’s
First Law
I’m a researcher at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. I spend most of my time designing and building astrophysical data systems. Underpinning this work is my preoccupation with all of the ways that computers could be revolutionizing science and society — but aren’t yet.
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Latest post:
2024 November 25
I’ve been playing around with the Pixi software environment management tool for a little while now. After incorporating it into a several different projects, I think that I’m ready to declare: this is the way of the future. You should think about adopting it yourself.
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