“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:
Awarded a 2025 Better Scientific Software Fellowship
2024 December 18
I’m delighted to be able to share that I’ve been awarded one of five 2025 Better Scientific Software Fellowships by the Better Scientific Software (BSSw) community. It’s very exciting to have BSSw support my efforts to deliver better technical documentation to the world!
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| 2024 December 12 | A Year of e-Biking Safely |
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