Feature in The Heights Leader
I was featured in an article on Jazz Appreciation month in the final (gasp!) edition of The Heights Leader last month. Apt, since we moved out of the Heights…
Convolution!
I’m excited to share a project I worked on over the holidays. It’s called Convolution. I hope you’ll give it a spin. Sure was fun making it. Soundcloud link:…
The New Noisy Sky
A decades-long effort to redesign aircraft surveillance systems and some of the good and bad it has created.
How To Count Isomers
Organic chemistry, unlike physical chemistry, is not a natural breeding ground for mathematics. Yet math has a way of lurking in unexpected places.
The Avinger Projects
I call him the Avenger because he's a guitar super hero. A collection of tracks from Erich Avinger.
Prevalence and the Base Rate Fallacy
A deep dive into the theory of PPVs using Bayes' Theorem. Or, how diagnostic test calculators work, the hidden gotcha with blind testing and as a bonus: extraterrestrials.
Engines Guest Episode
No pressure, but can you, a complete radio novice, write and record a tribute episode for your dad that will air nationally?
Green’s Functions Illustrated
There's no shame in admitting this: Green's functions can be a tad bit confusing. The purpose of this post is to provide an overview that will hopefully help you…
Harmonic Functions: Why They’re Nifty
Harmonic functions arise in countless engineering and physics applications. Here's an overview of these mathematical marvels.
Crossedwords
Abseil, Acacia, Adz, Aegis, Aga, Ague, Alai, Alb, Aleph, Anodyne, Arcadia, Arete, Ashlar, Aspe, Attar... To name a few
Resurrecting a Minimoog
A celebration and extended riff on a classic Moog synthesizer. PS, I own one.
A Forgotten Gem: The Voyetra
In 1982, Keyboard magazine began running ads for a new synthesizer called The Voyetra Eight. Was it too far ahead of its time?
The Orgo Experience
It's Wednesday, 5pm, and I'm nervously awaiting my grade in Organic Chemistry, the class I've been quietly suffering through since January. I've been getting anxious, speculative texts from classmates…
The Ten Steps of Glycolysis
Glycolysis (glycol: “sugar”, lysis: “to split”) is the process by which a six carbon glucose molecule is broken down, or catabolized, into a pair of three carbon pyruvate molecules. Doing so releases energy…
Protein Classifications
Tertiary Structure: the arrangement of secondary structure (sheets, helices, and loops) within a single polypeptide. Quaternary Structure: arrangement of several polypeptides within a protein complex that performs a specific…
Amino Acid Structure and Shape
Notes from the edx/harvardX biochemistry class (2015) The amino acid sequence is the protein’s primary structure. The chemical nature of the polypeptide and the constraints creates its…
