The Democratic Interface
Last night I read: The democratic interface: technology, political organization, and diverging patterns of electoral representation by W. Lance Bennett, Alexandra Segerberg, and Curd B....
The Potato Paradigm
What are some things you could possibly know about a single potato? You could know….. Size Color Shape Texture Taste
Tech Threats to Democracy
The New York Times just posted a chilling article titled “Silicon Valley Can’t Destroy Democracy Without Our Help”. In the...
On Guidance
I’m having a little trouble with guidance. Because my interest are so interdisciplinary, it’s hard to find where and how...
Hamilton
Last night I was driving in my car and was signing along to the Hamilton soundtrack. I realized while I...
Down The Rabbit Hole
This quarter I will be entering the rabbit hole of literature to prepare for my qualifying exam in the spring...
Smart Citizens, Smarter State
I finished reading Beth Novek’s book called Smart Citizen, Smarter State. Novek focuses on citizen engagement and calls for more...
To Write About Yourself
“The first draft of anything is shit.” ― Ernest Hemingway Writing and very often talking about yourself is hard. It’s...
Return to the Land of Good Weather and No Real Seasons
After my long wonderful crazy summer in Washington D.C., I have finally returned to Irvine for another quarter of school....
So….what do you research again?
I get this question a lot. What does the word informatics mean? How are you studying computer science but also...