Remembering Steve Allison
Drummer Steve Allison and I were trying to learn a Herbie Hancock tune called “4am,” an apt title since it was well past midnight at this point. The problem…
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:…
In Memory
This is a tribute page for my mom who passed away at the beginning of June. She had just turned 90. The accompanying video slideshow is set to…
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.
Linda the Butterfly
A Monarch story
The Many Minis
The Google Arts and Culture website put together this wonderful history of the Moog MiniMoog showing the various prototypes that led to the Model D.
Disco Kroger, Cody’s and Kellye
An ode to Disco Kroger, Cody's and Kellye Gray.
The Avinger Projects
I call him the Avenger because he's a guitar super hero. A collection of tracks from Erich Avinger.
Linda Perhacs
File under lost artists from the early ’70s. Parallelograms, the 1970 debut release by Singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs, is an album steeped in the tradition of CSNY and Joni Mitchell…
Gordo
Gordon Garcia. Physician, musician, storyteller. A tribute to a remarkable friend.
Remembering Dana
A 2021 remix of a beautiful recording by the late Dana Rogers.
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.
Distribution Theory in a Nutshell
A shallow dive into deep waters. What is distribution theory?
Laurent and the Dirac Problem
What is this pesky thing and why did mathematicians hate it so?
Quarantine World
Mid May. The world has shutdown. We’re locked in our pods. Got a text from my friend, singer Danielle Reich, about doing a remote duet. We settled on the…
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
A week in Sayulita
A week-long trip to Sayulita, Mexico in pictures.
An Unearthed Journal Joins Social Media
A lost journal discovered. The fates of books. The fate of fate.
Brain Drains
Learn, forget, learn, repeat
Oregon
My family travels into two rental cars across Oregon. What a state. The place is nice too.
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?
