Choice, the Placebo Effect, and Quantum Superposition

I’ve been fascinated by quantum physics since I was a kid, learning about how reality works just really pushes my buttons for some reason. Or, should I say, learning about how little scientists know about how reality really works…

Quantum Data Visualization in a Sphere

I love new and novel approaches to data visualization. So I’m not sure how I missed this TED talk from earlier this year, but it is way cool:

I love last bit, where you see atoms and electron probabilities visualized (have been into…

A mathematician, an accountant, and an economist

A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.

The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks “What does two plus two equal?” The mathematician replies “Four.” The interviewer asks “Four…

iPhones — social computers

I finally got an iPhone recently and I’m a huge fan, I’m already tinkering with writing some apps. It’s a fantastic piece of engineering, really a work of art in the way they put the whole experience together, AT&T issues aside. It’s inspired me to consider some new applications…

My 5 Most Exciting Technologies of 2010

A couple of glasses of vino on a Sunday night and I got to thinking about what I believe will be the technologies that are going to reshape the world in 2010. After a stagnant year or two in there are some really killer things on the horizon right now.

Creating

There is something magical about creating something. It makes your soul grow, and life richer.
Snatching an idea out of the ether, letting it percolate in your brain for a bit, and then giving it form is extremely gratifying. You’re turning something ethereal into something physical and substantive.

My New Crush: Augmented Reality

As part of my recent love affair with the iPhone, I’ve gotten very interested in augmented reality. 
I LOVE a novel and engaging way to present data to people — it’s been my job for pretty much the last 7 years, so it’s really cool to see some genuine innovation in this…